The Beast

They’d promised $1,000,000 to the first to hold onto the island, that’s what I remember as our aluminum boat motors through the oil’s rainbow swirl. And our chattering teeth and ARs’ butts and boots scraping the bottom, I can’t help but ask, “Is this the best way to do this? Couldn’t like, the professionals work …

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Everywhere Nails

Prized the hammer from his mummified hand and let it you speak! The tower needs must riveting, stulting, grows to pierce the heavens. Yours is the task to climb the walls to seek the loose ramparts. What do you mean accident? Shiny, well sure yes, I have been told that the black embossing upon my …

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Myrmidon

With the hotel’s last last century windows peering from amidst the jungle to look down the waterfall’s terrible throat, I should have been satisfied on the last bit of morcilla riding my caipirinha down my gullet. How could I be with Cybulski on the deep drum pin – a mosquito whining constantly “Room service bug …

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