Life cycle Stories

Gulp. Gulp. Gulp. By the trillions we rushed from our hold below their world. A gate stood wide and a slide we would find. Another cavity to fill until it was time. Pump. Swirl. Pump. Swirl. Diameters fall and pressures rise, uncompressed I go. The pipe shrinks faster as a brilliant flash starts to build. A poppet to slow and explode in a spray. My world turns to flames. A loud screech escapes in the distance and I am pro...

I lie back in thegrass wekeep long forthe butterflies.watching theclouds scudding across the skyfeeling the tall stalksswaying inthe windRemembering when I was achild runningbare leggeddown a grassyslope,falling and grazing my kneeswith greenblood of thegrass embeddedin my skin.An ant crawlsinto my ear.A blade ofgrass ticklesmy face;the only placethat I can feelIf I couldonly turn andtaste the sweetjuicy stem again.Now I...