Weasel words.
“Once learned, such truths cannot be unlearned, they can only be stubbornly denied.”
Red String.
“…on yet another level I am horrified by the tension that comes with seeing one too many coincidences; having read and remembered one too many familiar stories.”
An architectural allegory.
“Consider a home that should have been condemned years ago; a home that should never have been built in the first place.”
Questionable choices and dictionary definitions.
“I come back to this quote now and again — not verbatim, just the operative tones and phrases of it.”
Crisis modes.
“How?” we ask. “Why? Have you not seen and heard this buffoon?”
Long Cons, Short Memories.
“Wait,” you will say. “That’s not right at all.”
Rush; To Conclusion.
Of complicated emotions and the worst of our fellow citizens.
WRITE CLUB: MARTIANS
Write Club is a monthly, literary bloodsport in which contenders face off against each other with 7-minute essays on competing topics. This was the combatant essay for MARTIANS.
Creative Control 