Author: Pyre

It never works out does it? Taking a mistress. It doesn’t matter how fucking good you are, how much clout you have, or how handsome you truly are… You always lose. But it all starts cause you get greedy. You’re on top of the world,

Time. We all perceive it differently, depending on our perspective. Some people view time from the lens of the past. Using their collected experiences, they determine the best path forward. Their successes, their failures… …especially their failures… …contribute to the very person they are

I remember going camping. The best part was the campfire. We’d go around the forest, collecting random sticks and brush. Refuse that had been abandoned by whatever tree it grew off of. When we had enough, we circled up and laid it all

A year to live. My Papaw had cancer. He was going to die, and the doctors gave us the timeline. It broke me to hear that. He was such a strong, stubborn old man who had been so full of life. So when

The most misunderstood insect is the Praying Mantis. More specifically, the female Praying Mantis. Some scientists decided to stick a bunch of Praying Mantis in a lab and observe their mating trends. The males would look for the most well-fed and satisfied

Her feet hurt. Of course they hurt. She was barefoot, running down a cracked city sidewalk. Running for her life. As fast as she fucking could. Pam Hart thought her legs were going to fall off. They hadn’t been used in over a

When there’s a shootout, what does everyone reach for? Weapons. People love a good weapon, don’t they? My hubby Simon uses a sledgehammer, and he knows how to handle it. But there are other weapons out there. Some favor guns, others favor blades,

After a great battle, the six survivors were gathered to a great banquet, one they were told would be cause for acknowledgement, healing, and even celebration. Furthest from the dais sat the first couple. Strange bedfellows they were, united by happenstance

I’m on this new twelve step program. It’s called the Hero’s Journey. Step one is the Ordinary World: the status quo that the hero lives in. For some it’s an ashen world, or even another time. Step two is the Call to Adventure:

Don’t be like Tom. Tom was this guy I used to know. He was always the “good kid,” the one who did exactly what his parents asked of him. In fact, our whole childhood he was the picture of conformance, slavery to