Junkyard Dogs

Here is a collection of misfit stories and poems, stuff not worthy of publication, for a variety of reasons. If you're interested in knowing more about these pieces, check out the "thoughts" entry at the end of each one.

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"Wherever the Planes Land," written in 2002 or 2003
Stand proud and wave your dirty flag—
or burn it!
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"The Edge of the World," written in 2011
The wrought iron staircase rattled beneath her feet, as if it were the bones of some great beast dying alone in the cold.
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"Long After Sunset," written in 2011
Mary stumbled through the snow, heading deeper into the endless night.
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"When the Cold Wind Blows," written in 2011
At the living-room window, Zach got a glimpse of a beautiful, fantastical kind of horror.
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"Love in Slow Motion," written in 2008
Bill stood in the kitchen doorway. A horseshoe hung on the doorframe above his head. He watched as his wife prepared breakfast. He smiled, thinking of better times.
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"A Promise," written in 2008
Purple eyeshadow,
and blush to match,
her skin dictating her choice.
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"So Sweet," written in 2008
"Oh God, you killed her!"

"She's not dead."
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"Twitch," written in 2007
He hadn't been up there in months, but as Kyle stared at the hatch to the foldaway ladder leading to the attic, he felt a little uneasy. He laughed to himself. Obviously Kim's insistence that something was up there had gotten to him.
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