Briar Prose: fiction and poetry

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Sunday, July 13, 2008

Poem: misadventures at the mall

mist What happened to the substance? The cloud at our feet Can be called neither fog nor steam Nothing left that’s chilly. You see that you’ve misplaced it, It belongs outside, Not below gumball machines Or where food courts reside. Lovely escalators But will they turn on? Centered is a book to... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, July 12, 2008

poem: Brave the Depths

Brave the Depths Drive me to the shallow edge. No! drive me to the deep end. Lie by me an empty aid kit. Lie by me a thing sharpened. Entrust me to a bitter fiend-beast, Licking its chops for fresh kill. Or thrust a haughty finger to’ard me, And stick to my name, ill will. Has the Evil Eye gotten... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, July 11, 2008

Salaah: Finale! (2nd half 15 & 16)

(Note: I'm a writer, not an artist...Salaah resembles Maribel Verdu, the gorgeous spanish actress) MA 15(continued...) The Man is standing in the doorway, and Kat’s knees knock. “Salaah?...Salaah?” She calls out, as her predator’s jaw clenches and his eyes glimmer in rage. He begins to move forward.... Sign in to see full entry.

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Salaah part 14 & 15(of 16): The Bird & The Bear

Sal aah in the Cav e 14 When a little bird hops into Kat’s sight, she wonders if it is Salaah. “Yes,” the bird twitters, “it is me.” Does the man always leave the door to the panel room unlocked? “I created it with no lock.” You made this place, Salaah? “Only as he wished it. But he did not specify... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, July 10, 2008

Salaah part 12&13 (of 16): the Fox & Houndini

MA Salaah in the Cave 12 She lay in the cave again, bound more tightly than ever. But he had said things to her last night. After the wolves and the Blonde were dead, the Man told her that soon she would need to leave, and he would have to find another girl. She did not know why he called her... Sign in to see full entry.

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Salaah part 11(of 16): the Wolf!

MA: See 'Note' from first entry of story, about the subject-matter here, and the author's intentions. The story is about a brave little girl and does not encourage or condone of the situation she is in. Salaah in the Cave 11 “Wake up, Kat. The door is unlocked.” Kat opens her eyes to the cave. There... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, July 9, 2008

Salaah part 9&10(of 16): meet Salaah*

MA Salaah in the Cave 9 They have let her alone for a time now. But she starves in their absence. They return and finish with her. Then and only then do they feed her. Kat lay soaked tonight. The Blonde emptied a bucket of water on her, calling her a ‘stinky bitch.’ Sarah used to say that ‘bitch’... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, July 8, 2008

Salaah part 8 (of 16): the map! (very short)

MA Salaah in the Cave 8 The Man came for Kat. Now the Blonde comes. The Blonde is worst than the Man. He speaks when he is with Kat, and, when he does so, she wishes to die. She wishes to join her parents beneath the earth, whether there will be God waiting for her or not. Death itself would be a... Sign in to see full entry.

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Salaah part 7 (of 16): the bee

MA Salaah in the Cave 7 The Man only bound Kat tighter. The penalty for fleeing stirs her desperate stomach, making her vomit more than she knew she could. She thinks of Sarah and her warnings. She thinks of Little Red Riding Hood, who lacked malice but paid a price for this reason. She thinks of... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, July 7, 2008

Saalah part 5&6(of 16): The elephant's offer

MA Salaah in the Cave 5 The Man feeds Kat usually once for every measurement of time that feels like a day. But the hollow growls of her stomach tell her that these meals arrive less and less. She’s watched him leave before, disappearing into the corner, descending. He is immensely stronger than... Sign in to see full entry.

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Morbid subjects tend to come to my mind, but if you give my stories and poems a chance, you'll probably like them!Short stories (macabre, humor, drama, fantasy) and poems (abstract, morbid, character). I am devoted to writing, and hope to make it my living someday, so please enjoy what I hope will be entertaining!

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