M. A. Mehan

Joined June 2022

120 stories

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"It simply isn't an adventure worth telling if there aren't any dragons." ~ J. R. R. Tolkien

storyteller // vampire // arizona desert rat

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Foxglove Public Library . Top Story - December 2025.
First off, congratulations! You have been selected for this position as overnight library security based off your unique qualifications, indomitable spirit, and impressive mental fortitude. We would like to offer you a few instructions and helpful tips to make your first and future shifts here as smooth and easy as possible. Read thoroughly and keep this sheet on you at all times. The last thing you want is for the shadows in the corner of the breakroom to find it. Once again, welcome to the team!
By M. A. Mehan 21 days ago in Fiction
Roasty Toasty
Lacy steam swirls away Roasty warmth melts frozen hands Comfort in a cup
By M. A. Mehan 21 days ago in Poets
The Phoenix
The last of my fire flickers and dies, A life fading in ashes before my dark eyes. It is here that the phoenix is destined to rise,
By M. A. Mehan about a month ago in Poets
Netted Stars
For every star my branches reach, Know my roots spread just as deep. However gnarled they may be, However twisting my beginning,
By M. A. Mehan about a month ago in Poets
Unwritten. Winner in Villanelle of Regret Challenge.
My pen hovers o’er paper as white as the snow, But my mind is a captive, my heart has been bound. Worlds slip through my fingers that I’ll never know.
By M. A. Mehan about a month ago in Poets
Dawn
Shadows suffuse in softened silver, Air so sweet it stings, Winter flirts with the chilly river, Frost embraces flower and splinter,
By M. A. Mehan 2 months ago in Poets
City in Ashes
The east gate hung open, the thick wrought iron bars bent and broken. Instead of retreating back to their ships, the Zandeer raiders had set out towards the Wilds and some unknown purpose beyond, captives in tow.
By M. A. Mehan 2 months ago in Chapters
Honest Rest
It’s quiet now, the moon is full, Clouds cross the sky like thin, carded wool We gather under her orange light, like birds back to a nest,
By M. A. Mehan 2 months ago in Poets
A Flash of White
Teeth bared, feet on the ground, Baited breath that makes no sound Hearts beat for a moment as one Hunter and prey and a low, dying sun.
By M. A. Mehan 2 months ago in Poets
Prey
A breath down my neck Wolf’s claws, sheep’s wool, trace my spine “Going so soon, love?”
By M. A. Mehan 3 months ago in Poets
Eyes Up. Top Story - October 2025.
Eyes up, little one, don’t tremble. There is darkness all around you. Eyes up, little one, don’t tremble. Heed not the whispers that surround you.
By M. A. Mehan 3 months ago in Poets
A Light Unto My Path
Your Word is a shining lantern unto my wandering feet, It guides me through the darkness where the gnashing monsters meet.
By M. A. Mehan 3 months ago in Poets