A Creative Nonfiction Piece by Luke Nelson You should be grateful. You should feel blessed. Look how beautiful this place is: Wide open skies, Finely trimmed hedges, Pretty little houses. Look at how good you have it. See this utopia of American dreams? Feel the lull and the sigh? You are perfect in the beauty.Continue reading “Melrose”
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The Eyes of God
A Poem by Luke Nelson In a foreign land there lie mountains of rock and of stone. A Wind blows through the gullies, A Hum through the towering trees. In these mountains there is a deep gorge ascending downwards. No man has been to the bottom; It is observable only by the strong-willed thrill-seeker, TheContinue reading “The Eyes of God”
Born to Kill
A Poem by Luke Nelson Open up one eagle eye For you were born to kill Arm yourself against the night For you were born to kill Sip the sweet scent of nicotine For you were born to kill Wish away the silent screams For you were born to kill Bandages wrapped around bloodied handsContinue reading “Born to Kill”
In a Sentimental Mood
A short story by Luke Nelson Jack: Gisborne, New Zealand, 1977 Jack stood right at the spot where his mother had shot herself. He looked for spots of blood in the golden sunlight leaking through the windows, but could not see any. He wondered what it would have felt like to be his father, comingContinue reading “In a Sentimental Mood”
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