Huginn and Muninn (A Midgard Sonnet)

    Yes, I promise ... Beowulf: The Midgard Horrors will be return. I wasn't ready to get back into it just yet. I'm still celebrating the release of the special edition Beowulf: The Midgard Epic paperback with illustrations from Stitched Smile Publications!!! (Here's the link ... ) https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/1945263075/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1481325855&sr=8-1&pi=AC_SX236_SY340_QL65&keywords=beowulf+the+midgard+epic&dpPl=1&dpID=51mNBmU7MPL&ref=plSrch So for FFS (Flash Fiction Saturday) …

#StitchedSaturday James Matthew Byers, the Darque Bard

Pork Rinds I heard him squeal in ecstasy;I saw his nostrils flareAs he dismembered part of meWhile spitting out my hair.The stench of dead was lingeringAmong the corpses hung.The bodies he kept fingeringWere licked by his foul tongue.I squirmed to try and loose the knot,But sadly, no avail.Around me in the hazing rot,I knew that …

#STITCHEDSATURDAY- James Matthew Byers, the Darque Bard

The Necromancer's Fancy Upon the edge of HalloweenWith midnight closing in,I marveled at what I had seenAs much to my chagrinAnother corpse refusing lifeIn limbo flatly lay.Incisions marked by blade of knifeConfounded disarray.A coroner, my trade by day,By night, a maddened fool,For many years, I lived this way.I steadied up each tool.Intent to be as …

Beowulf: The Midgard Horror Part 6

Flash Fiction Saturday is upon us! Welcome back to Midgard ... The remnants of Cain's vast descent Examined her with their knees bent. As Alva Dagmar came to be, The offspring of a deity Inbred with such a demonic flare. The child of Angrboda's dare; Her father Loki's lavished glee, And thus she shared her …

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The night before Christmas, and in the truck bed A body or two and a dismembered head A hand flailing outward to hold up each light An axe for the grinding should anyone bite The zombies had plagued us with what's in the curse But I'm not a zombie, no I'm something worse And no, …

Hide and Seek

As I recover from the flu, I'm finding my creative juices are flowing. Here's a little Tuesday Terror for you! The terror that she felt inside her heart Succumbed to numbness as she hid her fear. Behind her, something ripped her child apart. A sofa kept its image from the clear. The panic sinking deeper …

Flash Fiction Saturday: Sweet Revenge

Unfortunately, Beowulf: The Midgard Horrors will have to wait one more week. We all have the flu in the Byers household. Here's a little revenge piece to end your Saturday with ... Soumya painted on the bed. The thousandth time her canvas, red, Exploded in the splotchy scene- A dying man bereft a spleen. Eternity, …

Dead Fish

I'm still working on Beowulf: The Midgard Horrors. I should have something fun and deeply engaging for next Saturday's post. In the mean time, here's an abstract poem dealing with the nature of vampiric sensibility. I broke from my traditional poetry style and penned this one free style. It's time to get your flash on! …

Jacksonville State University

Greetings! It's been an exciting week. I had the privilege and honor of speaking at Jacksonville State University in Jacksonville, Alabama. As an alumnus, it felt great to come back to where I received my undergraduate degree and my Master's. A former English professor, Dr. Joanne Gates, invited me. I was able to speak to …

The Mirror

While I'm sifting through the plot and direction of Beowulf: The Midgard Horrors, I appreciate your patience. Here's a piece for reflection ... #FlashFictionSaturday The Mirror The mirror hung upon the wall, A symbol in a darkened hall. The path on which the living stall; A madness lurking came to call ... No person knew …