Author Archives: Alice
Suzie’s House 514 : It’s Alright My Boy, You’re Here Now
The cars whizzing past trailed streamers of light like a high budget art movie. Sunlight in the air put brilliant gold on every speck of dust and time became a relative thing. As far as flashbacks went, this one was both much better and much worse than the average. Better simply from the sheer beauty of Madison Wisconsin in the early Fall. Most trees still shone green, and a clear, powder-blue sky loomed overhead. The hoards of high school kids […]
Sleepy Hollow Take 2
Old man Matheson flicked his rod, letting the line out fast so the floater could land in the river’s current. That should get the hook and fly into the eddy far enough away that his daughter’s shouts wouldn’t disturb the fish. Not that it mattered. Really, he should probably shout back to her, calling her to enjoy this glorious sunset. But sunsets were for quiet, and thinking of all the times you were too foolish to take them in, and […]
Sleepy Hollow
Liam, Alicia, and Sally walked home from school along the twisting dirt road. Already the days grew short and cold. The ordinary became spooky. “I heard there is a haunted tree along here,” Alicia glanced over her shoulder. “Oh! I know just the one. It’s right around the bend.” Sally pointed ahead. “Who are you trying to fool with a story like that.” Liam sneered, but he also walked faster. “Whoooo!” called an owl from the depths of the hollow […]
13 Leaves
Ok, so maybe it’s a bit more than 13. My eyes blur when I try to count. As to the ones in the background, they don’t count at all, do they? What amazes me is that there are still so many leaves on the tree when so many more are already on the ground. They are like pretty snowdrifts on my sidewalk. Now where did I put my rake?
Suzie’s House 513 : Frozen
Ben and Lisa walked home from school together – home being Ben’s house. Lisa’s mom had been kind of busy the last few days, so Lisa and Tracy both ate with him. Tracy’s mom even paid for it, like it was a business deal. Board without the room. Ben mostly didn’t care. It was only for the next month anyway. How many times would it be his turn to cook? Besides, Lisa and Tracy took turns too. “So I think […]
Icelandic Music
I’ve been playing with youtube playlists lately. I made myself one of Icelandic musicians. Here are a few from the list. 1.
Ship of Fools
While the party raged below decks, Anita considered her next art showing. It wold be in SoHo, of course. If only she had some idea what to put in it. Despite the balmy, moonlit night, all she could think of were out of season icebergs, homicidal gun collectors, and crazy presidents. By the time she’d made enough pieces to show, would there be a world left? “That’s it!” She shouted, overturning her deck chair. “Zombies! Everyone loves zombies.” The Challenge: […]
Suzie’s House 512 : PDA
“I don’t like it,” Gene mumbled to Tracy as they sat across from each other at a long table in the lunchroom. He could see a dozen girls looking at him from different parts of the room. Normally he’d have focused on the others at their table instead, but none of them had shown up yet. “Just ignore them.” Tracy shoved her sandwich into her mouth like she couldn’t care less, but Gene knew she’d been getting looks from guys […]
Daily Spy Thriller
Matt slipped out the hidden door to the tin roof of the tenement building. The door groaned and chattered closed before the lock clicked home. He paused to be sure no one heard. No sound came from inside. No motion from outside. The clerk of the Quickmart gave him an odd look as he rang up the chips and cigarettes, but none of Matt’s enemies came to thwart him in his quest to free the universe of tyranny and hunger. […]
