Tag: #Tarot
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Ace of Pentacles | In Trouble
Tina was filled with a jealous rage as she watched her neighbor, Shawna, going out on yet another date. This time it was a swarthy yet handsome young man driving one of those new low-rider chariots. He had too much grease in his hair. Even his horses looked greasy. Yeah. Shawna and her bad boys.…
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Two of Pentacles | Pride & Panic
Arnold stopped wearing clothes when he was around 13 years old. He caught a glimpse of himself in the mirror during gym class and decided he could no longer deprive the world of his tantalizing physique. His parents tried everything from grounding Arnold to psychiatric counseling. Grounding him was a joke. He simply spent all…
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XIV Temperance | Horticulture 101
Danielle had always fancied herself as having a green thumb. Until now. This poor little plant seemed to be dying before her eyes. What have I done wrong? How did this happen? Before this, everything she touched turned green. People would bring dying plants or flowers to her, and she had always been able to…
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Nine of Swords | Ali Baba-Lu
Donald thinks he was ripped off at the annual Greek Renaissance Festival and Bazaar. He was walking around, perusing all the little shops for something special. Donald didn’t know exactly what he was looking for but when he saw it, he’d know. Eventually he came to the end of the marketplace. But hidden in the…
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XVI The Tower | A Doll House
Darlene was a Titan — a very large Titan. Out of five children she was the only one born with the Titanism gene mutation. By the time she was ten years old, Darlene could no longer live in the family home. Her father found an abandoned shipping container which he somehow brought home and left in…
aka, The Abject Muse 