Arden FallsUsed, to AnythingThe cicada twists, humming and breaking leaves. Not falling, not flying, jittering like driving too fast down a neighborhood street. It has…Dec 17, 2022Dec 17, 2022
Arden Fallsinthe CafeSpoken StaticBite the wire that makes me vibrate Ringing static leaves me numb Better than the maw Breathless, frigid, old.Nov 23, 2019Nov 23, 2019
Arden FallsinThe JunctionFlicker Flight Part 05The drive home is uneventful, but my mind swirls with a million thoughts, overlapping and stacking over each other until they threaten to…Nov 16, 2019Nov 16, 2019
Arden FallsinThe JunctionFlicker Flight Part 04I try to avoid going to my parents’ house as much as I can. It’s not home to me now, and if it has ever been, memories of a time when I…Oct 28, 2019Oct 28, 2019
Arden FallsinThe JunctionFlicker Flight Part 03My office building greets me as it does every day. I have always thought the architect could have put some effort into making it look less…Oct 15, 2019Oct 15, 2019
Arden FallsI started this piece under the title “What it Means to be Me” and immediately felt the weight of…Depression and anxiety have been a part of my life for as long as I can remember, masquerading as intrusive mental images I blamed on an…Oct 11, 2019Oct 11, 2019
Arden FallsinThe JunctionFlicker Flight Part 02I sit there much longer than it seems; I have to stop looking through the photos because it’s too dark to see with the sun setting. I…Oct 5, 2019Oct 5, 2019
Arden FallsinThe JunctionFlicker Flight 01My father died the day I was born. I don’t believe in ghosts or anything, but I think I could adjust to the idea pretty quickly; that’s…Sep 28, 2019Sep 28, 2019