Steven Petrella
Bio
I'm in love with the strange.
Stories (2/0)
The Family Tree
A carcass of metal and scrap lay silent. Green nature snuffs out the structure covering its lifeless walls with life. A tree stands powerfully in the middle of the ruins. Its branches and roots hug the structure like a mother embracing her child. The tree’s leaves sing a lullaby in the wind as its branches sway back and forth, lovingly caressing the surrounding wilds. Patches of flowers create figures from mounds of earth. The flowers of every color imaginable surround the tree with admiration as she opens up her leaves to let beams of light softly kiss their petals. Dark clouds slowly crawl across the sky blocking the rays nutrients. Rain begins to quietly fall first hitting the tree and then rolling off the leaves and branches like tears. The tears land atop the flowers and the rest of the surrounding wilds, quenching their thirst. Faint whispers come from the tree’s trunk emitting ghostly memories. Rain continues to drip and run down the tree as if it softly weeps for the past and nurtures the present.
By Steven Petrella4 years ago in Horror
Crevices
Six Mommy said your lips are all blue as she bent down and tried to wipe the color off with a wet napkin. Yeah and my teeth hurt a little I said. Daddy said that’s what too much sugar can do to your teeth. Lights flickered and loud music played. It all made me dizzy and I tweaked from the sugar high. We spun on rides too many times and my tummy hurt. I told Daddy that I wasn’t feeling so good. He said let’s get out of here; maybe grab some good dinner. Mommy held my right hand and Daddy held my left hand. They swung me back and forth. I said weeeeee weeeeee like the stupid little piggy. We skipped to a restaurant called Antonio’s. We ate pizza. Italian music played in the restaurant and Daddy and Mommy took me to a spot without tables. We danced. Mommy picked me up and kissed me so many times. I said stop it and laughed. Daddy took me by the arms and spun me around and around. Lots more laughter. The day shouldn’t have ended, but it did.
By Steven Petrella4 years ago in Families