Short Story Base on the Song “Mad World”

The buzzing of fluorescent lights above the table feels like static in my brain. I sit there, eyes half-shut, staring at the food that I’m not even sure I ordered. The waiter asked me if I wanted the chicken or the salmon. I think I said chicken, but it doesn’t matter. Nothing does. I haven’t […]

A Short Story Based on the Song, “Ballad of Jayne” by L.A. Guns

Ballad of Jayne I heard Jayne died last week. They didn’t say how, but everyone’s whispering it was the usual way—too many pills, too much booze, or maybe the fall. The details blur, like her life did toward the end. She’d been gone for a while, checked out in every sense. I hadn’t seen her […]

A Short Story Based On “Mr. Brownstone”

Mark stared at his reflection in the grimy bathroom mirror, eyes hollow, skin stretched tight across his face. The man looking back at him seemed like a character actor in a zombie show, a shadow of who he used to be. A laugh bubbled up in his throat, dry and humorless. He looked ridiculous. Like […]

A Short Story Inspired by “Nothing Compares 2 U”, by Sinéad O’Connor

Nothing Compares 2 U It had been 15 days since she left, and JM still felt the echo of her absence in every corner of his life. The calendar marked the time, one day after another, each number mentally crossed off in thick, frustrated lines. But it didn’t matter how many days passed. It didn’t […]

A Story Inspired by “Letters to Elise” The Cure

Letters to Elise The letter sat on the table, untouched for days, a pale envelope edged with creases from where his fingers had traced the outline. It had been weeks since he’d written it, but he couldn’t bring himself to send it. The words inside were a tangle of emotions, regrets, and apologies—too much and […]