Tag: writing
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In the Pits
The Man Upstairs A Fictional Series LARRY FERGUSON, UNIT 101 I’ll tell you one thing, this country is going to hell in a handbasket. Back in my day, folks knew right from wrong; they had morals. Now they just go about – doing whatever it is they want to do – without a care in…
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Natural Healing
A Haiku Deep crimson sunset, Fiery sky restores the soul, And woes turn to ash. Ronovan Writes Haiku Challenge: Deep & Woe.
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Everything Zen
The Man Upstairs A Fictional Series STAN PHILIPS, UNIT 103 I hear Jack’s been talking smack again. Don’t believe everything he says. I’m not high half the time – just once or twice a week, and that’s it. Hey, a man’s gotta unwind now and then, and cannabis works for me. Everybody’s got something you…
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The Hot Shot
The Man Upstairs A Fictional Series JACK ROGERS, UNIT 104 I’ve been at Fourth and Main for a year and a half now. I love living here because it’s so close to the college. Plus my parents are paying the rent, so… hey… I can’t complain. It’s not a bad place, really. It just needs…
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A Sleepy Child
The Man Upstairs A Fictional Series CARLA FERNANDEZ, UNIT 102 My baby girl, Lucita, has been very difficult lately. Something is making her unhappy at night, and I cannot soothe her. I feed her, change her, rock her… and still, she cries into the darkness. When the sunrise peeks into her room, she stops crying.…
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Watch the World Burn
The Man Upstairs A Fictional Series LARRY FERGUSON, UNIT 101 I moved into Fourth and Main twenty years ago and it was the best complex in the city. At the time. Over the last few years the building has either gone to shit, or I’m just more particular about my surroundings. Maybe both. The pipes…
a sprinkle of faith 