The Artists

We were translations, shattered moons shimmering on waves of dark applause. We were breath, syntax, pause, lines unpegged, the language of slow flowers fluttering between the lion’s mouth [...]

Ink

The doors are locked tight, blinds dropped like shutters. Candlelight. I’m at the table, heart pounding, breathless. The clock ticks in the corner, huge arachnid slowly cracking its [...]