shorts – highest in the room

where do we go from here?

The breeze was warm. The beach had no swarm of people around it. Summer is almost over. People are going back to their usual lives. Charles was sitting on the sand watching the waves crash to the shore. He felt the gushes of warm wind to his face. He closed his eyes and tried toContinueContinue reading “where do we go from here?”

sleeping sorrows – jd (with NGYN, Esydia)

i woke up one day and you’re already gone. man, I was really dumb. the other day I was just kissing you. but today, babe Im just missing you. whatever happened to me keeping my promises. i dont blame when you left when you got your chance. i know what i did was on yourContinueContinue reading “sleeping sorrows – jd (with NGYN, Esydia)”

i dreamt that one day, the bad stopped existing.

i dreamt that one day we suddenly stopped feeling sad. no more envy, hate, sorrow. i dreamt that people stopped arguing about racial differences, religion, politics. everybody became neutral. i dreamt that no war happened. nothing was fought for and nothing was kept. everything was for everyone. i dreamt that love was never ending. noContinueContinue reading “i dreamt that one day, the bad stopped existing.”

if you don’t want to talk i can respect that

The night was cold and late but Harold was wide awake. Nights turned morning for him and it was something he despised. He hated the night. It seemed endless for him. By the time he goes to sleep, the sun was just dawning. He has been like that for quite a while. He hasn’t seenContinueContinue reading “if you don’t want to talk i can respect that”

compromising – a short story

Emmy and Ryan have been on a relationship for 5 years. They live in together, and they basically know everything there is to know with each other. For 5 years, they have argued and fought about almost everything. This night, that 5 year relationship might be in jeopardy. Due to the pandemic, they have beenContinueContinue reading “compromising – a short story”

i made a short film

https://youtu.be/DkGXERnbhYI Let me know what you think. If you love short films…. you’ll probably hate mine.

slacking off

The restaurant I am working at has a small storage room located at the basement parking area. It was a good 2 minute walk from the basement entrance. Its where we store some of our products. We can’t fit everything inside our kitchen. When needed, I go down there myself. Sometimes, even when I dontContinueContinue reading “slacking off”

white walls

Shutting down my computer is the best feeling in the world. It can only mean dismissal time. I work the graveyard shift. It was only two minutes before the clock strikes 3:00 AM. I’m already packed up with my things and I have already tidied up my desk. There were only two of us inContinueContinue reading “white walls”

i wish they burned my body

It has been 4,365 days since they buried me. I ran out of things to imagine. I never saw anything but pitch black darkness no matter where I turn my head. They gave me a nice coffin, so that’s one good thing I got going for me. I can hardly hear my neighbour. The thickContinueContinue reading “i wish they burned my body”

the dream that changed his life.

dreams are not real. whatever happens in your dreams are figments of things you’ve done, things you want to do, and things you wish you did. “Good night”, Riz said to his girlfriend, Ari. They were both lying comfortably under the sheets on their queen size mattress on the floor of their flat. “Good night”,ContinueContinue reading “the dream that changed his life.”