Author Archives: LynnAlexander

Posted on 08/15/2009 by LynnAlexander

Our final attempt

We drive down from the cold mountains at night because the heat of the day in the desert will kill us. Any songs we memorize as we travel are forgotten beneath the sand where we bury ourselves in our final … Read the rest of this entry →

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Posted on 08/14/2009 by LynnAlexander

Cold Night In Hell

The moon hung fat and gibbous as Nathan Draped Oliver’s cold, dead skin over his own pallid flesh. Shivering, he breathed in the scent of cheap aftershave, cigarettes and booze as sour memories trampled over his thoughts with bloodstained feet. … Read the rest of this entry →

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Posted on 08/13/2009 by LynnAlexander

Oblivious

David looks upon the supine form of his wife, lying in a drunken stupor on the couch.   He curses the traffic that delayed his journey from work.  His horrified gaze returns to the frozen chicken, nestling in his baby son’s … Read the rest of this entry →

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Posted on 08/11/2009 by LynnAlexander

Denouement

He left just like he came, one messenger bag, one suitcase, one book for passing time on the Turnpike. No embrace, just a mumbled “See ya” in the basement of Port Authority, a slinking away from their possibilities. In Brooklyn, … Read the rest of this entry →

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Posted on 08/10/2009 by LynnAlexander

Coping

And so he’d buried his dad. Shattered, Vince switched off the bedside light, eerie darkness causing a shiver.  Relieved his wake speech went well, he wondered how he’d cope. Where was dad now? So much vitality, dispersed.  Suddenly he was … Read the rest of this entry →

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Posted on 08/09/2009 by LynnAlexander

Cold Tea

By Joe’s bed sits his favorite mug full of tea, now cold tea.  It’s days before they find his body and take him away. Another week before the landlord comes and removes the tea, pouring the fluid down the drain … Read the rest of this entry →

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Posted on 08/08/2009 by LynnAlexander

Plump and Interesting

She hoped he would smoke a pipe, smell of tobacco. “I’m plump and interesting” she told him. They’d never met, and she loved to lie. May have been the wrong thing to say. Not many like plump…   She craved the … Read the rest of this entry →

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Posted on 08/07/2009 by LynnAlexander

Whoops

The large, enthusiastic crowd was overwhelming. He was exhausted, but excited and proud. He stood there drained of all energy, but he knew it all had been worth it. He threw up his arms in victory, but then he remembered … Read the rest of this entry →

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Posted on 08/06/2009 by LynnAlexander

Tusk

The sky is an endless tusk. Ivory is being traded at five cents per share, a real bargain in a bull market, while your wife moans that she can no longer play Chopsticks at the piano keys. You call each other different … Read the rest of this entry →

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