Hi everybody! Blurbs are back! Well at least for this week anyway. Took me a while to outline this one and it did get a full revision before I started writing it but its done now. The full short story will be posted tomorrow as normal. But here is the blurb. Hope you like it!Continue reading “Blurb: Ill-Gotten Gains”
Author Archives: Simon A Jackson - Writer
Arachnid
Creeping, crawling, are they calling?As they weave from up aboveWatching without an ounce of loveFashioning reams of silk to throwSoon you’ll meet their fangs of woeSilent as the air aroundWill they ever be seen or found?Making home in dark cornersWaiting for prey to cross bordersTrapped within the web of liesUntil the spider collects its prizeCocooningContinue reading “Arachnid”
Deceive
A blank mind in a blank skinThis world is doing me inWith fractured calls and shattered criesWhen will something surprise? Worming through the empty daysI feel the void eating awayEven as the cacophony continues to riseCan we just end this demise? Sleight of hand beneath the noseBut soon you’ll be stealing thoseWhile the bones constantlyContinue reading “Deceive”
The Search
Story day has come round again. This time I’ve got a modern day fiction story for you. No blurb again this week. Didn’t feel that it needed one. It’s another shorter story (at around 5800 words). Hope you enjoy it! Derrick Williams is a middle aged caucasian man who is at this moment speeding downContinue reading “The Search”
Surrendering
Pound my face into the concreteStill feeling completely weakWhen will the rage abate?At this rate I’ll need to medicate Brevity begins to force its actAnother stab of hate at thatFeeling the itch surface againI know I’ll soon be withdrawing Hours pass while I descendI know I can’t climb escape this thingThe itch has now decomeContinue reading “Surrendering”
Spiralling
Passing the river with another cryA whole life of nothing but goodbyeSeeking a glimpse of the night skyYou still haven’t found your own wayA mirror of shade that you keep insideGlances of what you once called prideNo option to be more than a prospectStabbing out with a lack of respectBuilding up walls of hate andContinue reading “Spiralling”
Bloody Banquet
Hey everybody! Story day is here again. This time I’ve got a fantasy story for you. There’s no blurb for this one as it was based off a single line I wrote (though I did do an outline before I wrote it). It’s not too long (about 9300 words) and there are no page breaksContinue reading “Bloody Banquet”
Phantom
Will you call into the night sky?Ask for the reason you had to fade awayCursing out every single solitary dayBegging for a chance at a redemption storyBut all you get are the night soundsWhispers and shadows sit all aroundNo words of remorse or a shred of respectThis madness will consume your every momentWhat sad taleContinue reading “Phantom”
Dig And Weave
Digging in deeper to find the creeperA whole new persepctive on the lostWith stars still falling from the skyWill there ever be a reason why?No point on dwelling as the tide comes inSoon everything will be wiped cleanBut still the voice continues to dwellUntil I demand that it does dispel Weaving between the woven roadsStillContinue reading “Dig And Weave”
Oppressed
Path of least resistanceWhat a cruel mistressHunting for your headWanting you to be deadStabbing at the eyesBringing hated criesBite the hands that feedsBreeding of miseriesTrue tale to tellTo the ground you fellPuncture to the mindNo hope to findLocked within a dreamBeing left to screamTortured by the hoursRestrained under powersNo choice for your daysAs each oneContinue reading “Oppressed”