Scribbles

The Absurd Girl Writing Archive

  • A Cure for Maladies of Madness

    You must remember that it will scream. But that is to be expected. So don’t worry about it and just roll-up your sleeves.  It takes a bracing mind and a steady hand to cut them up. Don’t be afraid to… Continue reading

    A Cure for Maladies of Madness
  • The Yarn That Felt Too Much

    I sit here in my bundle, all coiled up as thread. The dye is red with flecks of orange, and the unspoolingis only ever in my head. The hands that hold me click and clack with soft delight. Some are… Continue reading

    The Yarn That Felt Too Much
  • Brake, Brake, Baby

    Brake, brake, babyAll I see are hivesThe world is giving crazySure can’t wait to be aliveBrake, brake, babyGive me all your triesIt’s only fair you sue me’Cuz I’m nothing but the liesBrake, brake, babyGirl, I’m feelin’ hazyPour me slower, honey’Cuz… Continue reading

    Brake, Brake, Baby
  • Drinks with a Yeti

    I once had drinks with a yeti. It was late, a Tuesday evening. He was tall, more beige-white than pure-white, and surprisingly lean. The bar was a local place. The kind of watering hole I went to when I needed… Continue reading

    Drinks with a Yeti
  • The Night Platform

    I rode the metro one stop too far.  I got off the train and spun around on the platform to find myself cloaked in night, with stars sunk low in a hazy light.  I whispered to the darkness but only… Continue reading

    The Night Platform