Ticking Stories

frogprince

12 Dec 2014

Smokey's Christmas

Smokey learns about Christmas.

The Christmas present ticked. It sat under the very front of the tree and attracted Smokey's attention. He sniffed at it, walked around it and poked at it with his paw. The glowing ornaments above the present shook, causing the light reflections to dance...

Sisyphus

30 Apr 2012

The Clock

Looking at the clock ticking my life away

Sitting at my table, looking at the clock, its long finger pointing at the minutes, while the shorter finger holds the hours down like a thumb pushing in a tack to hold time still, but nothing stops the orbit of those fingers. Outside the wind is blowing...