Pilar Palombo : Writing

The Alarm

The Alarm

A Story by Pilar Palombo


Beep… beep… beep. The alarm shrieks its morning cry. A gnarled, withered hand crashes down upon the OFF button and falls to the side of ..
Smoke and Mirrors

Smoke and Mirrors

A Poem by Pilar Palombo


Coiled columns of smoke Rise from the smoldering butt Breathe dagger snow flakes...
Butterfly Effect

Butterfly Effect

A Poem by Pilar Palombo


Maybe if she hadn’t stumbled Splattering his new white shoes He would have still loved her Perhaps if he had taken longer Explaining the Q..
BLAMING GUILT

BLAMING GUILT

A Poem by Pilar Palombo


I’ve only got a glimpse of her through my astigmatic eye. Draped in a tornado of red, perhaps a darkened Red Riding Hood. She teeter-totters o..
Vive le Cinquefoil Libre.

Vive le Cinquefoil Libre.

A Book by Pilar Palombo


The title is a play of words based on vive le Quebec libre (long live the free Quebec) This was a controversial statement from De Gaul's progressive m..
CHAPTER ONE

CHAPTER ONE

A Chapter by Pilar Palombo


Battered LED lights perch atop the rusted iron arch marking the frowning entryway. The pitiful weak-pulsed bulbs trace the half-lit title Cinquefoil. ..
CHAPTER TWO

CHAPTER TWO

A Chapter by Pilar Palombo


The first thing I feel is a tingling throughout my body. It starts at the tips of my extremities then creeps up my arms, legs, spreads in my torso and..
Who Are We? What Are We?

Who Are We? What Are We?

A Poem by Pilar Palombo


Who am I? I am not. What am I? I am not. What? I am the dialogue between Adolf and Mohandas… …The docile pirouettes ..