Tag Archives: Fear

Hagged

Posted on Tuesday, April 13, 2010 by Paul Andrew Russell

. She came again last night, shadows, creaking boards, heralding her arrival. . She jumped upon the bed, slithered onto my heaving chest. I lay immobile, waiting. . Her cold, clammy, claws gripped my throat like a vice, squeezing my … Continue reading →

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Robin

Posted on Thursday, April 8, 2010 by Paul Andrew Russell

I remember climbing the smooth, sheer face of red bricks that was the Everest of my old primary school wall; in reality, all of twenty feet in height. Pushing and pulling on limbs, clothing, belt loops, mops of unruly hair, … Continue reading →

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A Boyish Grin….

Posted on Monday, March 22, 2010 by Paul Andrew Russell

Summer sun high in the sky; a skylark singing way up high, a gentle breeze whispering through the grass then, all at once I’m knocked on my ass with you looming over me, menacingly, blocking out the sun. My eyes … Continue reading →

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Spike

Posted on Monday, March 8, 2010 by Paul Andrew Russell

I danced a jerky juvenile tarantella while you threw rocks at my pre-pubescent body, whipped me with sticks torn from the nearest tree. “Dance, cry-baby, dance!” you shouted; I bawled like a baby then. I’m a man now; I no … Continue reading →

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Dream

Posted on Friday, February 26, 2010 by Paul Andrew Russell

Last night, I dreamed of a guy with red eyes; mean as Hell. I watched a tornado through a window. He laughed over my shoulder. “You asked for it,” He said. “No I didn’t,” I answered, “You cheated me.” He … Continue reading →

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