Series: Guardians of AtlantaSeason 1: The Legend of Stone MountainEpisode 1: Cyclone Jones: The Long SummerChapter 4: Telling ConnorText:The old blue back-door swung open,Into the Joneses' farmhouse.Cyrus looked into the kitchen,There was no one about.Lightning flashed and thunder roared,As her soaked and shivering form-Stepped inside and dripped to the floor,Hoping to get warm.Reed: "Cyrus?" Came a voice from the other room."Is that you, darlin'?" he saidA dirty-looking man walked in from the kitchenWith a Braves cap on his head.He wore a red flannel shirtwith blue overalls on top.And the car part he'd been carryingHe quickly did drop.For the sight of his daughter cryingWas alarming indeed.He hugged his crying tweenage girl,As they slipped down to their knees.Reed: "Cyrus what's the matter?I thought you were at Connor's game!"At the game's mention,The weather grew less tame.As Cyrus coughed and spluttered,The rain grew more intense.Reed took her aside into the living room,And quietly let her vent.Once she had releasedThe bulk of her inner turmoil,She looked up at her Dad,And anger at herself roiled.Cyrus: "Dad, I ruined the game!I was sitting in the dugout,next to Connor like Coach McFarland lets me,and I tried..." She began to pout."It was stupid but I tried to hold his hand.And as soon as I did,he had to go get ready to batand..." Cyrus closed her eyelids.I couldn't help it! I started crying..."Cyrus lost it again.Reed stroked his daughter's hair,"They lost the game whenIt was called due to weather,They were in the 9th down by 4.But they had the bases loaded and Connor on deck,"Now Reed saw what she was crying for.Reed: "And the rain was your fault, Cyrus?"Cyrus: "Are you kidding? Of course, it was!"Reed took a moment to process it all,And they relaxed during that pause.Reed: "I'm sorry, Cyrus. But you can't letThis keep you from living your life.I've told you before and I'll tell you again,You don't have to keep secrets and lie.You can tell ConnorAbout your gift, if you want."Cyrus: "There's no way he'd believe me, Daddy!That was always her response."Why did God give me this gift?!Why'd he send that stupid Angel to you?"Reed saw the pain in his daughter's face,But even then he knew,He had to balance his firmnessAnd comfort in his reply.Reed: "God made you the way he made you.He gave you control over the sky.And it won't do nothin' but hurt you to becursin' his messenger on high.I know things are hard for you.Harder than most girls in fact.But it will get better, Cyrus.God's Angel promised us that."Cyrus sighed and curled upInto her Daddy's arms,And the raindrops lightened into a sprinkleAs they stayed safe and warm,Inside their beautiful farmhouse,And there was no more need for talk.Just the tapping of the rain,And the ticking of the clock.

Series: Ghost Trucker

Season 1: Stragglers

Episode 1: En Route To Fort Bragg

Chapter 2: Melanie

Text:

As Mike Kraft flew down the highway,

The radio continued its static.

The interference was getting to him,

As was the enigmatic-

Moment several hours ago

When the radio screamed at him.

And the weather wasn’t looking good either.

In fact, it looked rather grim.

As the road stretched on and on,

A tiny shape came into view.

It was so dark that he almost missed it,

And his alertness he renewed.

He swerved to avoid the human-ish object,

But felt that something was hit.

He cursed under his breath,

And pulled over to take a look at it.

He ran back fifty yards or so,

And saw a little girl.

She was shaking in the cold of the desert,

And fright had rocked her world.

She stared down at the remnants

Of a Hard-cover backpack,

The victim of Mike’s eighteen wheels,

And when Mike shouted, She shouted back.

“What the flying squirrel are you doing?!

Do you realize where you are!?”

“I’m walking to California.

Is it very far?!”

The girl shook with cold and fear.

Mike couldn’t believe his eyes.

He grabbed his phone from out of his pocket,

And lifted it to the skies.

“No signal, figures.

Dispatch has been pinching pennies,

Downgrading our phone service and plans.

What a bunch of ninnies...

Girl, what is your name?”

She took a moment to respond,

As Mike grew patient with her.

“Melanie is my name.”

“Well, I’m not leaving you here, for sure.

Come with me to the next town,

And the police can help you there.”

They gathered up her undamaged belongings

And got aboard his truck,

And drove on to the next town,

To see what would be their luck.

Series: World of Wrestling

Season 1: Beauty & The Big Dog

Episode 1: A Rookie Rises

Chapter 1: The Rookie

Text:

Sweaty underneath his sort-of clean clothes,

Joshua Slayter sighed and let out his woes.

His fingers jittered on the wheel of his van,

Thanks to the contents of the now-empty can-

That clinked in the cupholder as he pulled into the lot,

For the Orlando Arena, where he’d finally get a shot.

The previous night was an emotional farewell,

As he left his old home for the WWL.

NGPW was a great place to work.

But it was nothing compared to WWL’s perks.

He’d be on TV. (Regionally at least.)

And he’d have enough money to eat like a beast.

All this played on his mind despite

The nine hours straight he’d driven overnight.

Caffeine would sustain him, or at least for now,

He’d shower, then nap. Then the crowds he’d wow.

Security let him through with no problem at all.

And he walked with his duffel bag down the long winding hall.

His mind was preoccupied as he took the place in.

It was impossible to hide his wide boyish grin.

And as his eyes for the locker room did search,

Someone bumped into him and made him lurch.

“Watch what you’re doing!” She said irritated.

“I’m sorry!” Joshua said, “I should have waited.

Can you tell me where the men’s locker room is at?”

“Boy, what is under that baseball hat?!

Do you know who I am? Did you pay your respects?”

Josh thought for moment, his mind perplexed.

He almost didn’t recognize her because his eyes were bleary.

Then the thought of who she was. And the thought made him cheery.

“Miss Supergirl herself, Jessica Valero!

I’m sorry. My mind feels like it’s jello.

I drove here straight from my last Indy event.

And I thought you were injured until present.”

Jessica smiled and shook Josh’s hand.

Her expression had changed as she studied the young man.

She could see his excitement, his infectous joy

And she quickly realized he was still just a boy.

Her smile grew too, as she retracted her hand.

“First time in the big leagues? Treasure it, man.

You might one day be great, but this will always be your first.

And I’d love nothing more to stay and converse.

But I have to attend a meeting down the hall.

The men’s locker room is just past that wall.”

Jessica pointed the way, And Joshua thanked her.

He thought about much. His mind was a blur.

Would this job work out and better his life?

Could he stand with mega stars, and put up a fight?