short stories and poetry by Andrew Brown
Verbose chronometry doth mockOur fervent endeavors to unlockThe secrets of the fleeting hoursThat pass by while our spirit sours In […]
“An object at rest stays at rest and an object in motion stays in motion with the same speed and […]
“But it is my firm conviction that the ‘Hell of England’ will cease to be that of ‘not making money;’ […]
I visited mon island de Chattel last September,restationing from the wet land of prattle, Seattle,and I ended up vacationing accidentally through December,living off cattle […]
The grassy path was long and winding and seemingly never-ending — exactly how he remembered it from his childhood. Abu […]
I had this delightfully wondrous ideato write a poem rhyming idea with tortilla;but — like an abundance of other cumbrous […]
The young in olden years,Unaware of the fires we keep,Will have eyes that will not see,And ears that will not […]
It took nearly a hundred years of social movements, radical regulation changes, and vigilantly rooting out the problem by each […]
Carol leaned against the wall, watching her little brother play with the family’s big golden retriever. The boy had learned […]
Felix woke from the grip of a horrible dream and found himself staring into the crimson eyes of the hungry […]
When Kathka finally woke, he didn’t recognize where he was. He didn’t remember falling asleep on a rocky ridge overlooking […]
Howard Benson hobbled down to his favorite bench by the lake after sunset, clutching a bag of old bread close […]
“Hey boss,” Dave knocked gently, respectfully, “do you have a minute?” From behind his desk, Eli Moss glanced sharply at […]
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It’s the year 2028 and the country’s divide that’s been growing for the last decade has only gotten worse. Now […]
The kind of dream you wake up from heaving,abruptly leaving the reprieve from your grieving,It’s not real, you repeat. It’s […]
I like to think I’m the ideal dwelling cohabitant,I’m quiet, respectful, confident, and competent.I step quietly, put the toilet seat […]
Beth pulled into her local Web-Mart parking lot in a silver 2009 Ferrari 612 GTO. It didn’t have a lot […]
The average adult person reads approximately 250 words per minute, a little over four words per second — a speed […]
Cid and Sierra Desmond were sitting on opposite sides of a big, oak table in the middle of an old […]
Jane’s mother birthed her in an alley, surrounded by cats,but such was normalcy for the poor in a valley of […]
The capital city of Arthropolis had been on edge ever since the First Attack that left more than half the […]
The floor is shakingThe walls are wavingThe windows are breakingI am not safe The books are flyingThe work is stoppingThe […]
The Johnsons were the model nuclear family at church and at home. They were a close-knit, loving Catholic clan consisting […]
In a land not far from our own and a time not too far from now,the courts finally ruled for […]
At Cryerve, the bodies are kept in a secure, climate-controlled location over fifty stories beneath the main lobby. As Damien […]
Part I: Life on the farm “Life on this farm sucks!” cried the little rabbit Hopper to no one in particular, […]
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The source from whence the worm came from has been a hot topic ever since the fall of America. Most […]
Among an endless sea of plain cubicles, a junior developer hired straight out of College 3 sat up straight, pulled […]
The lights were out, the candles were lit, the night’s general plot and actors had been chosen, and the party […]
Marcy was the last to arrive at Peter’s apartment for November’s monthly movie night. She had moved from the small […]
Told no yet again, a boy quite brightyearns for adulthood and its vast opportunitieswhile his teacher, contrite, prays each nightfor […]
While I was wandering within the wintery woodland,a Sylvan sylph emerged gracefully from the marshland,while a wisp woefully slipped through […]
“The tree casts its shadow on everything, even upon the woodcutter.” Indian proverb Aoi slipped into the cold winter night, […]
I awoke, groggy with a thick and milky haze over my eyes. Something’s not right, I thought… slowly. I blinked my […]
The front door slammed shut behind Erin and she immediately froze in place at the noise, tensely holding her backpack […]
Augustus Abraham walked briskly across the acrid playa, holding the hand of a young Cid Desmond tightly so the boy […]
When I was a kid, my father would read me tales of adventure from long lost tomes he’d acquired over […]
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The patient looked hopelessly skeletal, lifelessly lying on one of the few relatively-comfortable beds in Kundalini reserved for routine awakenings. […]
The girl nervously idling in the storatorium’s gated entrance couldn’t have been more than eight years old, yet even from […]
A twisted, tangled mangle of brambles stretches unassisted, unwisely enlisted by Shiva’s wistful, star-spangled mistress. Her call—a gnarled preamble most […]
Through hard rain and dark woods and across quaggy plains, A patrician knight snuck out from his dad’s zymotic thought […]
“The last one’s up next”, Shepard announced, the faintest sliver of nervousness slipping into his voice. “Come on, she’s down […]
I’ve been under surveillance for at least two months now. Probably longer, but I made an eyeball for the first […]
Sabrina stepped in front of her little brother on his way to the kitchen, and looked down at Ian’s pudgy […]
Fibonacci stood over his agonizing mother, deeply sick from a terrible flu. “I’ll get the money we need for your […]
“A jet. I think I want a jet.” Brandon’s green eyes glazed over as he looked upwards, imagining a jet—his […]
While he focused on the wooden carving laying in progress in his lap, a pink splendor just out of view […]
“Has it happened yet?” Dr. Douglas Adams beamed down at his excited daughter as she repeated the question, twitching her […]
You arrive at your favorite store: Walmart, Target, Macy’s, IKEA, Costco, etc. You grab a smart cart from the […]
With an ocean of players eager to play war games more,Each year we saw our games became more and […]
CARS Cars can be great. They’re something wild to look forward to while drudging through school, and represent a new […]