Killian

Joined January 2021

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For a Cup of Joe
At 6:30 am, Irving slid his feet into his slippers and cinched his sunflower yellow dressing robe at his waist. He shuffled towards the kitchen, straight for the coffee pot. Life was always better after a cup or two.
By Killian10 months ago in Humor
What Happened on February 14, 2013
It was Valentine’s Day When that baby first drew breath When that mother first felt The scampering heartbeat First smelled
By Killian11 months ago in Poets
Fathomless
Arctic Ice Shattered A touch Like a javelin thrown Now I’m awake And little I knew How deeply I slept Shadows vacated
By Killian11 months ago in Poets
Hope Borne of Misfortune. Runner-Up in The Moment That Changed Everything Challenge.
Rebecca Reedy was a doctor. It was a calling she had felt from a young age. By 27, she was practicing medicine, and she was content for a time. Then, one day, in her second year, her father became a statistic. He became one of the 75% of individuals who lose their battle with lung cancer.
By Killian12 months ago in The Swamp
Moondust in the Daylight
I galloped through the night, and my breath puffed out before me. Brother bounded along at my side, and I could hear him panting as his steps pounded against the ground. We heard them in the distance, the pack of coyotes, and we ran out to secure the perimeter.
By Killian12 months ago in Photography
A Day in the Life
In every age, there are two sides of society: the light and the dark. Each person exists somewhere in the balance between the two.
By Killianabout a year ago in Futurism
A Hundred Tiny Miracles. Runner-Up in Tales of Hearth Challenge.
“Twenty-three, twenty-four…” The young girl crouches in the corner of the old wooden treehouse, careful not to budge an inch. Cold wind blows through the cracks of the wooden slats. She takes a breath and holds it in, feeling the icy blades of winter in her lungs. In the distance, she hears the melody of music sprayed with laughter.
By Killianabout a year ago in Families
Around the Fireplace
Family, all settled around the fire where Grandma used to darn the stockings while Grandpa played his guitar. Ignited with a match, the fire burns, casting a gentle glow on the faces of all who gather there
By Killianabout a year ago in Poets
Glaze of the World. First Place in Frosted Verse Challenge.
In a race against the dawn Tiny fae rush out into the night To scatter enchanted faery dust The darkness: cold, silent, august
By Killianabout a year ago in Poets
In the Air
The door creaks open But an inch Already A waft of air Intrigues the senses Inhale The first frost *** The air feels different, somehow
By Killianabout a year ago in Poets
Crystal Glades
Glittering silence Diamond plated armour Each blade, each crevasse
By Killianabout a year ago in Poets
In the Name of Science
The humming intensified as she pushed her way through the underbrush. The woods were out to drive her mad, and she couldn’t let them. Screwing her palms into her ears, she stumbled along through clawing briars. It was bright outside, but she was in darkness, stripped of meaningful sound, filled only with the drone of madness.
By Killian3 years ago in Fiction