You might not think there’s much special about Normal, Illinois. Aside from a brief mention in Neil Gaiman’s /American Gods/ and Ben Fold’s /Effington,/ what is there to really to say about Normal? In many […]
Author: Gray Winsler
The Origin of Gravity
“Dad?” “What is it?” The boy’s father whispered. “Why do we stick to the ground?” His father chuckled. In the dark of the tent he could not make out his boy’s face, but he knew […]
The Origin of Fear
“Humans have got things right, more or less. There was an explosion to start the universe – a Big Bang as it were. Not the biggest of bangs mind you. A rather tiny bang actually, […]
Orson and Wells
Hooves. Dust. Cracked red rock. The heat of July. The heat didn’t bother Orson or Wells. They were surrounded by a 115 degree haze and yet acted as they always did: playful – racing through […]
Christmas
It’s funny the stories we tell ourselves,As children,And how easy it is to believe them,Wholly, completely, without reservation. The closet is filled with monsters,Creatures of the night,Who lurk in the dark,Hiding from light,Awaiting their moment,Of […]
Howl
The fire crackles before me, somehow more captivating than any screen.Beyond its light, only night, and the noises of things unseen.A playground for the imagination,And fright, its primary creation. But the wild never scared me, […]
The light I seek—
Will there come a time,I’ve often wondered at night,When those who live in darkness,Blind,Will be awakened by a light. What light? You ask,Not one of year’s pastClinging to nostalgia, inertia, in reveryFor what never was,But […]
Fruit of the Gods
Fruit of the gods!(and Of The Loom)(balls we cradle)When in full bloom. Grapes they call us,Juicy and expensive,Our ability to take on new forms,Is rather extensive. Wine, bitch,Parents need to us live,So much fermentation,We’re ready […]
The Arrogance of Clouds
How arrogant of you,Blotches of white in a sea of blueThinking you can interfere with me,and what I intend to do You are but vapor,and I am the sunBringing life to your planet,for billions of […]
The Origin of Wind
“Hello?” I called, taking a hesitant step forward. Surrounding me on all sides was nothing but darkness, an infinite void of black save for the glow of my own being. “Hello?” I called out into […]
