Wish List You were in the waiting room anxiously anticipating what diagnosis they would give Madi. If only I could have been there to take your hand as you made the hard decision to put her down. As you stood over your first cat and watched the life leave her eyes. I could have been the one you confided in, when you felt you had no one.

Thanks, Snake! "You're a cat," I proclaimed confidently between giggles. You weren't actually a cat but the way you stretched, eyes mostly closed, hands clawing slowly at the wall was absolutely feline. Earlier we'd indulged in a luxurious dinner and some of my father's garage made whisky around a bonfire in my backyard.

Late Night I couldn't face the way you looked that night when I put myself on display, shared myself with a crowd of pigs. It was more than jealousy. It was the look of someone who'd realized just what my game was and how soon it'd swallow me up.

First Meeting The pieces coming apart and bubbles rising to the surface like an alkaseltzer tablet in water. What little was holding me to him had become water soluble and now I was just waiting for it to end.

Blas-phở-bánh-mì There's no "prose poetry" option. You toss the seitan with some soy sauce and black pepper. Expertly luring it around the skillet as the ingredients sizzle in coconut oil. Preheating the oven with your third hand you toast the bread. I prepare the supporting cast: chopping jalapeños into thin slices, pulling pickled daikon and carrots from the refrigerator, finding the softest st

Beauty Rest I nuzzle in closer, wanting to burrow into him, dig my way through his skin and take up residence in his ribcage. To become the ink in his skin, to leave my mark on him.

1 Thank You Very Much As they sip on cappuccinos made by invisible ghosts they chit chat about who's kids are moving back in with who, the botched Botox that their "friend" had done and the best way to make more money on the backs of the downtrodden. Please read and review.

1 Dive In Written for the prompt "dive in". Please read and review.

Time and Place The assignment was to use three sentences to show an event from up close, medium distance and far away. Or something. This may end up being fleshed out into a longer piece. Please read and review.

Speechless The assignment was to write about a conversation between two characters where one can't talk for whatever reason. I was semi stumped but this is what I came up with. Enjoy, please read and review.