Slaidey Valheim

·May 10

Observer

Nightmare — I wake up and roll over. My partner is snoring lightly beside me so I’ve spun myself and put my head at the end of the bed. We’ve gotten accustomed to laying foot-to-head so I can’t hear his wheezing nasal passage and I don’t have to sleep on the couch. …

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·May 3

Sleep Demon

Nightmare — There’s a demon in the living room. I don’t know how it got there or why it doesn’t venture to other areas of the house. It only comes out at night, and I only know this because of the few times my partner’s snoring has been so bad I had…

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·Apr 26

Atomic Monster

Nightmare — I wasn’t born a mistake, I was made one. That bomb was never supposed to go off and more-so, if it did, no one was ever supposed to survive it. More than survive it, I devoured it. This destructive atomic power and I are now synonymous. In the eyes of…

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·Apr 19

Final Exam

Nightmare — We assemble for the exam. You know, the easy-don’t-worry-about-it exam They host every couple years. You’re not supposed to study. You can’t really, because all the questions are about you. …

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·Apr 12

Hold My Hand Goodbye

Nightmare — Car crash. Shoot out. Hold up. People with guns pointing at my partner and his parents; Our family vacation held hostage. I am broken bones and bullet holes, laying on the grass, reaching for my lover’s hand while they’re frozen stiff at the end of an AK-47. The blood in…

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Scuzzbucket

·Apr 9

Prejudice

Nightmare —

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·Apr 9

Going Down

Nightmare — I’m with my partner in a superstore during rush hour; everyone just got off work for the day and they’re scrambling for last minute groceries before they go home. It’s crowded. It’s chaos. I know that if I let go of my partner’s hand — for even a second — they’ll…

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