AUTHOR'S OTHER TITLES (23) Architects Of Our Own Demise (Short Stories) Man questions God for answers... and God replies... [369 words] [Horror] Behind The Wheel (Short Stories) Tirenedness kills...take a break ! [556 words] [Horror] Biding Its Time (Short Stories) Sometimes, you cannot rush Nature... [836 words] [Horror] Birthday Boy (Short Stories) Younger children place a great importance to their Birthdays. An importance that adults should never underestimate... [967 words] [Horror] Can You Trust Us Strangers ? (Short Stories) Your life is not your own... [304 words] [Science Fiction] Divine Domain (Short Stories) The search for God takes many forms, not least of which is the Internet. A young man stumbles across God's Domain on the Web. This short story is the result of his "First Contact". [1,471 words] [Humor] Eating Babies (Short Stories) Forgive the title...it just seemed appropriate for this disturbing little tale... [1,074 words] [Horror] Eternal Diary (Poetry) Your clock is ticking... [123 words] Goodnight Sweet Kevin (Short Stories) It concerns me that we, as a species, follow trends and "buzzwords", and anyone who dares to question the self-styled Hierophants of the Press and Govenment is crucified at the Altar of Supposed Freed... [603 words] [Science Fiction] Lost In Space...Beagle 2 (Short Stories) The true story of Beagle 2 ? Apologies to Yanks in general... [1,105 words] [Science Fiction] Man Skin (Short Stories) When you sleep, what happens to your dreams ? [776 words] [Horror] Morning Comes (Poetry) Author’s Notes: This poem was written some 16 years ago, one morning when I woke from a beautiful dream. I imagined that my long-distance girlfriend who I only saw once a year was cuddled up in my ar... [65 words] [Romance] Naming Of Farts (Poetry) Apologies to Henry Reed.... [243 words] [Humor] Nobody Heard Me (Short Stories) If you found this when you returned home, how would you react ? [577 words] [Horror] Some Body (Short Stories) Two lovers collide.... [220 words] [Humor] The First Cut Was The Last (Short Stories) One man's irrational fear following a shocking discovery. [813 words] [Horror] The Last Revelation (Short Stories) An alternative look at when we die... [883 words] The Model (Poetry) ...incoming transmission... [167 words] [Science Fiction] The Voyage (Poetry) We can all sail a calm sea, but life is about how we deal with the obstacles in our path. [130 words] [Self-Help] This Golden Age (Poetry) I have met many folks who were unhappy with the time they were born in to. This poem is dedicated to them... [164 words] [Animal] This Green And Sterile Land (Poetry) The UK coined the term "The Industrial Revolution". Once the wheel had turned full circle from unemeployment to employment and then back again, Britain eventually lost it's industrial edge and the fac... [154 words] Words To Die For... (Short Stories) The story of one man's obsession with words.... [571 words] [Horror] You Don't Have To Talk... (Short Stories) When you are shy, and cannot find the words to say, say nothing. [607 words] [Relationships]
Elegant Provisions Harvey Kennett
Ingredients
************
Meat
Instructions
*************
Wait for the brain to stimulate the medulla, which in turn triggers glands to start salivating in earnest expectation.
So aroused, you need to locate a source of meat, sufficient enough to satisfy the burning, bestial craving.
Having identified a suitable source of succulent flesh, you will need to decide how best to procure said ingredient.
If the flesh is attached to a living entity, then it must be slaughtered prior to consumption, since meat that moves is difficult to consume.
Alternatively, if the meat belongs to a creature that has recently passed away, then it can be carried to a place of further preparation (if required). Care must be taken with meat that is already deceased; if it has been inert for an indeterminate amount of time, it may be contaminated.
Enjoy you meal and don’t forget to send in your best recipes.
*******************************
Dear Sir,
Please find enclosed one of my favourite recipes for gathering the ingredients.
Anonymous.
********************************
I awake in the dead of night, shrouded by the darkness of my own damnation.
My first thought is for meat. Fresh meat.
Saliva begins to form in my mouth. If my eyes are the windows to a once-owned soul, then my jaws are the entry to my body of suffering.
My joints creak as I slowly ease my form out of my bed. I stretch my arms and legs and the muscles tighten in anticipation of the coming slaughter.
My mouth is now awash with drooling desire. My appetite has been awakened and it must be sated.
I move, cat-like, to the dirty window frame and effortlessly open my window to the larder of my world.
Tonight, I shall dine on the death of the day-walkers, for they are my prey. My elegant provisions.
I slip out of the window and pause to smell the cold night air. I hear a creature in the distance unwittingly call for my attention. My food cannot be denied, for I am a considerate diner and leave nothing on the plate to offend my host.
It is time to assume the form of the hunter and walk unknown amongst my living larder. Some people want to meet you, some greet you, but I just want to eat you.
It’s the greatest compliment I can pay to the living, for the charity of their death alleviates the poverty of my existence.
Whilst you seek my companionship, in a bar or a club, for your own base desires, so I too seek yours for a desire greater than lust : Sustenance.
Perhaps tonight you will be lucky, and we shall dine together.
READER'S REVIEWS (3) DISCLAIMER: STORYMANIA DOES NOT PROVIDE AND IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR REVIEWS. ALL REVIEWS ARE PROVIDED BY NON-ASSOCIATED VISITORS, REGARDLESS OF THE WAY THEY CALL THEMSELVES.
"Harvey - nicely done. Love the "greet you, meet you, eat you" very clever." -- taylor, Canada.
"I did a google for the vampire culinary institute - came up empty. guess eating all your customers cuts down on advertising dollars. had an image of some little guy running around on a plate at the top - good job." -- Just A Guy.
"Many thanks for your kind words. I gotta rush. I'm popping our for a quick snack..." -- Harvey Kennett, Chelmsford, Essex, UK.
TO DELETE UNWANTED REVIEWS CLICK HERE! (SELECT "MANAGE TITLE REVIEWS" ACTION)
Submit Your Review for Elegant Provisions
Required fields are marked with (*). Your e-mail address will not be displayed.