The Feeling Underground

Simon Holloway had arrested forty-seven people for emotional expression in his twelve years as a Suppression Officer. He remembered each one with the perfect clarity that came from a life lived in chemical equilibrium. The woman who had laughed at her daughter's drawings—six years in rehabilitation. The man who wept at his mother's termination ceremony—four … Continue reading The Feeling Underground

Monarch

Once upon a time, there was a kingdom without an heir to the throne. It isn’t that the king didn’t have a son who would have been fully capable of ascending to the throne. It’s that the king’s son escaped that fate long ago, leaving the king no one to whom he could pass on … Continue reading Monarch

Another Parenthood Post

I recently wrote about how I had been binge watching the Parenthood TV series via Netflix. As I have navigated my way through the latter seasons, something occurred to me which caused me to connect a character in the show to my personal life. Actually, not so much my personal life as the personal life … Continue reading Another Parenthood Post

Messenger

Originally written in April of 2011... Allen ran as fast as his feet would carry him through the tall grass of the open plain. His lungs burned as he tried to breathe in and out, but he knew he couldn't stop. The message he was carrying was far too important, and his enemies were far … Continue reading Messenger