Addiction – Out of the Gutter Art

The Dark Unicorn

(A Memoir) I want the words to pour forth from my broken teeth, I beg my mind to recall the past blur of a life, my life Nearer to end than start, or even middle I ask for a kind ear to bend, Listen awhile to this heart… The pavementContinueContinue reading “The Dark Unicorn”

Back to the Story:

IT’S HOT, I’M TIRED.. Night fell, and we were ready by Burt’s golden chariot. What an amazing vehicle it was. Huge, glistening, bearing his name proudly on the door in script as the owner/operator. This was no drugged-out short-timer. No, Mr. Burt was the real deal, hauling real steel. A true gentleman, he helpedContinueContinue reading “Back to the Story:”

It’s Cold, I’m Hungry

chapter 2 Sleep never came that night, and morning had our breath turning to steam in the frosty air. Dear Danny had laid across my freezing feet for the hours before dawn…I hadn’t left Palm City prepared for this experience. I was still resolute to keep heading west, car or no car. I had burnedContinueContinue reading “It’s Cold, I’m Hungry”

We Lost Her

“Where I was Found is Where I Remain, a Scar on the Ground in The Land of Lost Names”©STMartin2022 ***Trigger Warning* This post contains adult subject matter such as mental illness and loss of life by one’s own hand*** ANOTHER FRIEND GONE: She is young, strong and beautiful. A gymnast, so good that she teachesContinueContinue reading “We Lost Her”

Peeping Out

“Hold on for dear life my friend.”

UPDATEHello Fellow Fellows of Art

The Water Plant (sold) ©SusanTMartin2019 ******To all my dear friends who were worrying about me, I am doing fine and I did have a Covid test 4 days after I first felt sick, and it came out negative! So, yay, for that, and yay for feeling so much better! I hope this finds you allContinueContinue reading “*UPDATE*Hello Fellow Fellows of Art”

A Neighbor’s Dying

“…Poor, poor Chris…I guess maybe your train finally came…”