Paytan Douglas

Tall Teller of Tales

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  • Crosshairs

    Never before have I met a person as conceited as God. Though that may be a lie, since I have met you. Read more

  • Welcome-ish

    A doormat for you since you are in dire need, and what am I if not a thing with a cheesy slogan to wipe your feet on. Read more

  • Talk Too Much

    Words cloy and burn my throat like black tar before it’s crushed into immovable pavement. Read more

  • Rude Awakening

    Death doesn’t knock. He screeches a shrill metal bell worse than an authoritative fire alarm and wakes one from what was once deemed a “dead sleep.” Read more

  • A Night to Remember

    I don’t have to have the happiest day of my life at the same time as my friend. It is perfectly fine for us to have different happiest days. The only difference between us is you will have an anniversary on yours, and I can’t remember mine. Read more

  • The Truth Hurts

    Lie until your run out of breath. No one likes the truth. The truth hurts. Read more

  • The Leech

    The only thing that stays with me is this parasite making itself at home under my skin. Read more

  • Papa Bear

    Once upon a time, there was a big, burly grizzly bear named D, who met another bear named M, and they had two beautiful cubs: T and P. Read more

  • Faint Throb

    Jax and Cooper are two boys that were never meant to be best friends. They were meant to be more. Read more

  • Saving Grace

    Love and life are two mysteries of the world everyone races to solve. Pretty sure I nailed the former, though. Read more