Serpentor

I walk into the sandwich shop. I was starving. I just wanted to grab a quick bite, something somewhat healthy, before I get too grouchy and start crabbing at people for no reason. It happens whenever I’m hungry, I start to lose my shit and all I can do is eat before I end up going postal. I was already pretty out of it. Working nights always tweaks my mindset – I float through the days in a valium haze. The woman behind the counter was pretty... Read More

Colossus

“This is the voice of world control. I bring you peace. It may be the peace of plenty and content or the peace of unburied death. The choice is yours: Obey me and live, or disobey and die. The object in constructing me was to prevent war. This object is attained. I will not permit war. It is wasteful and pointless. An invariable rule of humanity is that man is his own worst enemy. Under me, this rule will change, for I will restrain man. One... Read More

El Dorado

I got a phone call from a special lady who was very close to me a long time ago.  Her mouth was a knife, a scalpel, and she performed surgery on me. “Honestly, I feel sorry for you.” “What? Fuck you!? Why!?” “Well you used to be insightful and funny and awesome, but now you exist on the dark side.” “Whatever, I dance the line just like you do with your painting.  I peer into the void but I don’t live there.” “No.  I go to... Read More