Trying my hand at these again.
Joseph Swan's Experiment Journal
Source: Tyne and Wear Archives and Museum
- Childhood crush morphs into middle-aged regret.
- Almond milk masks flavor of cyanide.
- Loved one becomes past tense endearment.
- Growing new bones provides a glow.
- "No!" The coroner ticked a box.
- Waterproof mascara proves itself at grave.
- "Dad's home!" I quickly dial 9-1-1.
- 'Leaving the light on' attracts moths.
- "She'll be beautiful," the mortician promised.
- "It's her." "We'll have a funeral."
- Groans echoed, but wasn't I alone?
- Blood stains come as a relief.
- 'Avoid like the plague' proves inaccurate.
- One person's stray is another's dog.
- "Creaky stairs, huh?" "There aren't stairs."
Joseph Swan's Experiment Journal
Source: Tyne and Wear Archives and Museum
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