Enter The Woods – 7:9

7:9 Kim A carbon nanotube beach-tumbleweed, a kinetic sculpture that never stops shifting and changing its configuration, it is easy to get lost in the chaos of her mind. Unless someone was incessantly combing her hair, and whispering, “Rapunzel.” Kim turned her head slightly away from the tug of the comb, slight being all theContinue reading “Enter The Woods – 7:9”

Enter The Woods – 7:8

7:8 Kim A carbon nanotube beach-tumbleweed, a kinetic sculpture that never stops shifting and changing its configuration, it’s getting harder to get lost in the chaos of her mind. The chaos would be a gift. Instead she’s found the cold, dead, empty place that used to be her retreat. That place that used to takeContinue reading “Enter The Woods – 7:8”

Enter The Woods – 7:7

7:7 Kim A carbon nanotube beach-tumbleweed, a kinetic sculpture that never stops shifting and changing its configuration, it is easy to get lost in the chaos of her mind. Eyes closed, breathing deep and slow, Kim traced the patterns in the darkness behind her lids. Bright flashes of neon dragged her mind from the swirlsContinue reading “Enter The Woods – 7:7”

Enter The Woods – 7:6

7:6 Kim A carbon nanotube beach-tumbleweed, a kinetic sculpture that never stops shifting and changing its configuration, it is easy to get lost in the chaos of her mind. Keep your feet moving, your arms churning, and always keep a step ahead so the spun-sugar strands the color of a happy childhood don’t catch you.Continue reading “Enter The Woods – 7:6”

Enter The Woods – 7:5

7:5 Kim A carbon nanotube beach-tumbleweed, a kinetic sculpture that never stops shifting and changing its configuration, it is easy to get lost in the chaos of her mind. Keep your feet moving, your arms churning, and always keep a step ahead so the spun-sugar strands the color of a happy childhood don’t catch you.Continue reading “Enter The Woods – 7:5”

Enter The Woods – 7:4

7:4 Kim Your mind wants to convince you the strands, the color of a happy childhood, are spun sugar that will dissolve beneath the liquid spill of tears, releasing you from their sticky, cloying cocoon. But they’re not. They’re fiberglass caught in a whirlpool; each strand a gossamer fine razor leaving microscopic slices as theyContinue reading “Enter The Woods – 7:4”

Enter The Woods – 7:3

7:3 A carbon nanotube beach-tumbleweed, a kinetic sculpture that never stops shifting and changing its configuration, it is easy to get lost in the chaos of her mind. Keep your feet moving, your arms churning, and always keep a step ahead so the spun-sugar strands the color of a happy childhood don’t catch you. “HitContinue reading “Enter The Woods – 7:3”

Enter The Woods – 7:2

7:2 Everyone started talking pretty much at once, their voices overlapping into the buzz of angry insects. Dempsey’s “Faith is great but how about a plan?” was met by Ben’s scowl and a snapped, “Since when are you making the calls, new guy?”. You knew it had to be bad when Ben snapped at hisContinue reading “Enter The Woods – 7:2”

Enter The Woods – 7:1 – Part 2

7:1 – Part Two Dan kept his eyes on the paper, taking several long breaths, after reading the last line. Ivan thumped his head against the arm braced against the wall and gave a muffled curse. Siobhan looked everywhere except at her friends. The wall, the table, her hands, the table, the door. Her headContinue reading “Enter The Woods – 7:1 – Part 2”

Enter The Woods – 7:1 / Interlude – Kim

7:1 – Interlude – Kim Kim A carbon nanotube beach-tumbleweed, a kinetic sculpture that never stops shifting and changing its configuration, it is easy to get lost in the chaos of her mind. Keep your feet moving, your arms churning, and always keep a step ahead so the spun-sugar strands the color of a happyContinue reading “Enter The Woods – 7:1 / Interlude – Kim”