Stormy Weather : Writing

Loosening the Bolts.

Loosening the Bolts.

A Story by Stormy Weather


She stood with stripes of sunlight painting her body from the cracks in the blinds. Her expression was that of anguish and I recognized it as her re..
More.

More.

A Poem by Stormy Weather


I don't want to be a word; an adjective, nor a comma.I don't want a hyphen at the end of my sentence.The lazy, blue-white gradient of the sky is what ..
Faux Fur.

Faux Fur.

A Poem by Stormy Weather


Sky-high eyebrows and neon lights. You can’t see the rain through a painted window. No one ever asks you if you can, anyway. They assume..
Nostalgia.

Nostalgia.

A Poem by Stormy Weather


In the times of bloodshed and fear, what am I? I say my eyes are dry, my legs are strong, and that I’m always looking towards the horizon. ..
Pets.

Pets.

A Poem by Stormy Weather


I never wet the bed. So I pushed it down, down, down. I was always well-behaved. So I pushed it down even further. My cat scratched at t..
Sick.

Sick.

A Story by Stormy Weather


I could talk at a million miles per hour. But my words eventually slowed. The wind blew too fast, and the trees were too gray. I knew I was c..
I Need You.

I Need You.

A Poem by Stormy Weather


I need you. I need to feel your skin-hot with naked lust as you quiver for my touch. To see the birth of a galaxy within your sleepy eyes. ..
O Lord, Now is the Time to Prey.

O Lord, Now is the Time to Prey.

A Poem by Stormy Weather


She shares the sting of each teardrop and smothers with questions. Why am I any better? I don’t know how to answer that. I shared with yo..
My Grandmother's Garden.

My Grandmother's Garden.

A Poem by Stormy Weather


My grandmother’s garden grew wild Within the confines of her chain-link fence. She would plant, but never weed. Grow; but never harvest..
You're Going Away.

You're Going Away.

A Poem by Stormy Weather


You’re going away now. The days when I was reduced to a crying lump of a person on my bedroom floor flood back into my brain. When I waved m..