a checklist for writers

Writers, eh? Whatcha gonna do with ’em?  Bung ’em in a hole, and fill it with dirt.  Stuff their mouths with dirty socks to be safe.  ‘Cause writers, well, they ain’t always talkers, but sometimes they are, and you can’t take any chances. 

Becoming

He appeared in the mirror over my shoulder as I brushed my teeth.  An eyeless face, glistening fishbelly white; a flat, tiny nose and thin, bloodless lips; long, thin, greasy black hair.  I felt that my reflected gaze was met, somehow.  Certainly, my attention was fixed, immobile.  I could no more move or complete my dental hygiene routine than I could fly.