1The Mirror What seems like a simple night at the bar takes several unexpected turns for a middle-aged man named Adrian. Prompt (via reddit): "Certain actions you make drastically alter your physical appearance - the worse you are as a person, the worse your appearance becomes and vice versa. One person, who had always been terrible, decides to make a change."

2Safe handling of hazardous materials: POETRY First author bard, t. w.; Published in the Journal of Irregular Chemistry, vol 213, issue 21, p 11-12. Reprinted with permission.

1 How She Met My Mother Without over a decade of filler. A haiku. /imh/

2 Aurum "We are defined by the moments we host, so we fill our regrets with because".

1 Doctor Seuss A nursery rhyme in which the author is honest with himself.

Nicancerotine A one-sided conversation between strangers. For the September 2013 WCC.

1 Pillars "And normally I write about she / but she isn't. She just isn't." Of fingers, seasons, and possibly a woman.

4Objects In each of these inanimate things, I will store their memories. A chronology.

4 Eldest For the Review Game's November 2012 WCC. Dedicated to my mother.

2 Blacked Out "Woman is the gateway drug." For the RG's September 2012 WCC.