butter cup
i was walking home yesterday evening when out the corner of my eye i saw the prettiest yellow flower of my life. the most delicate little buttercup i’d ever seen growing right through the sidewalk. i was immediately taken by the compulsion to pluck the flower and care for it to the best of my ability. i hesitated only for a moment as i tried to decide whether or not it’d be better served in its current environment, but a fear of the hurried steps of passers-by assuaged my concerns. as soon as...
butter cup
i was walking home yesterday evening when out the corner of my eye i saw the prettiest yellow flower of my life. the most delicate little buttercup i’d ever seen growing right through the sidewalk. i was immediately taken by the compulsion to pluck the flower and care for it to the best of my ability. i hesitated only for a moment as i tried to decide whether or not it’d be better served in its current environment, but a fear of the hurried steps of passers-by assuaged my concerns. as soon as...
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the water sounds nice but it’s convincing me i don’t have anything to say. i have lofty ideas about writing by the ocean and figuring it all out in a rush of nautically induced inspiration but the waves crash harder than i expect and put me to sleep without fail. the more people i meet the more i think all that matters is knowing who you are, i have more respect for the little bird chasing waves 24 hours a day than the man that leads two lives. i want to be the bird but i’m always making excu...
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the water sounds nice but it’s convincing me i don’t have anything to say. i have lofty ideas about writing by the ocean and figuring it all out in a rush of nautically induced inspiration but the waves crash harder than i expect and put me to sleep without fail. the more people i meet the more i think all that matters is knowing who you are, i have more respect for the little bird chasing waves 24 hours a day than the man that leads two lives. i want to be the bird but i’m always making excu...
walking2
Public executions have a variety of effects on the different towns they occur in. Although the common denominator seems to enjoy the spectacle, there remains pockets of quiet detractors who sit in silent judgment of their peers who enjoy the show. In the town of Bethel, however, this is not the case. Each man woman and child that isn’t imprisoned walks to the gallows each Saturday morning with a look of blank anticipation dripping from their faces. in most cities, executions are comprised alm...
walking2
Public executions have a variety of effects on the different towns they occur in. Although the common denominator seems to enjoy the spectacle, there remains pockets of quiet detractors who sit in silent judgment of their peers who enjoy the show. In the town of Bethel, however, this is not the case. Each man woman and child that isn’t imprisoned walks to the gallows each Saturday morning with a look of blank anticipation dripping from their faces. in most cities, executions are comprised alm...
walking
In 2032, standing president and well-respected businessman Lindsey Graham passed an executive order that outright banned the private prison industry. the American people, frustrated by the idea that they were paying taxes that ultimately never reached the prisoners themselves, were exhausted and had vied for this decision for the better part of a year. for a time, this decision was well-received. the government took control of the prison system, publicized the prisons, and swore to use tax do...
walking
In 2032, standing president and well-respected businessman Lindsey Graham passed an executive order that outright banned the private prison industry. the American people, frustrated by the idea that they were paying taxes that ultimately never reached the prisoners themselves, were exhausted and had vied for this decision for the better part of a year. for a time, this decision was well-received. the government took control of the prison system, publicized the prisons, and swore to use tax do...
molt
nothing grows in the right direction here but no one seems to notice; i don’t know if it’s inattention and i don’t know if it’s corroboration but it seems to get worse daily. trees and plants and people and pets, anything organic within these walls grows incorrectly. the trees only grow wider, the plants only grow taller, and the pets become aerated. the people don’t grow at all, there’s no mental physical or emotional growth to be found. when you inevitably leave you will always be the same ...
molt
nothing grows in the right direction here but no one seems to notice; i don’t know if it’s inattention and i don’t know if it’s corroboration but it seems to get worse daily. trees and plants and people and pets, anything organic within these walls grows incorrectly. the trees only grow wider, the plants only grow taller, and the pets become aerated. the people don’t grow at all, there’s no mental physical or emotional growth to be found. when you inevitably leave you will always be the same ...
