Melissa Ingoldsby

Joined February 2021

1325 stories

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My work:

The Job , The Space Between Us , Green,

The Unlikely Bounty, Straight Love, The Heart Factory, The Half Paper Moon, I am Bexley and Atonement by JMS Books

Silent Bites by Eukalypto

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The tourniquet of twisted emotions
Part one, Empty I am standing here in this desert, Looking up at that piercing, unforgiving star. I keep standing here, always feeling that deep sense of lonely around me,
By Melissa Ingoldsby4 years ago in Poets
Locked up
im locked up dont loosen my heart it’s stuck on your notes like a chain gang(chain link) your shrill, sick, baby Baby, baby notes,
By Melissa Ingoldsby4 years ago in Poets
Lemon Pop!
Your lemon pops(!) Your balm pops on my lips, I wanna read your eyes And get out that pulpy lemon balm. It was a mass growing, benign
By Melissa Ingoldsby4 years ago in Poets
Screamland redux
Early in the morning, every morning, just before dawn hits, they like to hold each other so tight, and kiss. Popee demands to be held longer than a dew drop is held by a blade of grass, a new rose petal, a silky green leaf in spring.
By Melissa Ingoldsby4 years ago in Fiction
Screamland part 7
Kedamono comes out of the public bathroom, dizzy and depressed, having thrown up from an all day nervous deposition, he goes to the front of the local diner and gets a table to sit down to get a drink of soda. His face is red from crying and the waitress notices.
By Melissa Ingoldsby4 years ago in Fiction
Screamland part 6
Kedamono leaves the building in bout of fury. He’s angry but mainly he’s heartbroken; and by kicking a large rock nearby the building, he hurts his foot.
By Melissa Ingoldsby4 years ago in Fiction
Screamland part 5
Popee is trying not to cry. His heart feels like a rock tumbling around in his chest. His chest is racked by guilt, fear, apprehensive, excitement and the worst most potent feeling of all:
By Melissa Ingoldsby4 years ago in Fiction
Screamland part 4
Popee is feeling out of place in this town, in his brightly colored kimono. He is feeling scratchy and uncomfortable and feels like everyone is looking at him. He looks at the list Kedamono gave him, and he crumbles it up a bit.
By Melissa Ingoldsby4 years ago in Fiction
Strawberry, dark, bright blue sea
beneath your shining, piercing tone Your rainstorm brewing, Your thunder stewing there is so much loud In you, it cascades out, slowly, painfully
By Melissa Ingoldsby4 years ago in Poets
Screamland part 3
The day came when Kedamono knew the order for all the furniture was in, and he was super excited. He even bought Popee extra cooking appliances and some other things—-some new outfits and other cute accessories for his hair.
By Melissa Ingoldsby4 years ago in Fiction
Twilight Lip Balm
Girl I’m chilly, cold Breezy That’s not bad I love the cold But today I was sitting in heat And felt cold And I thought of your lemon balm
By Melissa Ingoldsby4 years ago in Poets
Screamland Part 2
Kedamono is tired. And not “dog tired,” because that’s just offensive. He knew Popee wouldn’t say it anyway, but when he came in from his second job, Popee told him he looked tired. Just tired. Kedamono agreed.
By Melissa Ingoldsby4 years ago in Fiction