The Guatamalan Ripple
Having the right wrestling name, the recruiter had told him, would make all of the difference. Ideally, it should strike fear into the hearts of his enemies…
Slots
It was still there two weeks later, propped against the sugar bowl on the kitchen counter where I habitually kept awkward or obscure items of mail - and this…
Situations Upon Situations
Pride goaded me forward. Doubt nagged at me from the corners. Desperation kicked along a harried thought process. Fear waited patiently. “You don’t need to…
Like A Taxi Cab Waiting
If I take one step forward down this path in the park the transparent man sitting on the bench down the way will walk up to me, offering his hand. He usually…
Ear to the Alien Night
I stare at the mirror. My vision fails me, or the surface is too dirty. Leaning, twisting to no avail, I cannot make out my own face. Is it there? Am I here…
Pieces
He picked the photo up off of his desk again and leaned back in his leather chair. The photo showed two girls, about twenty, embracing and smiling at the…
A Clearing
Twigs snap and leaves crackle damply under my wobbling feet. Suddenly aware of the desert dryness of my mouth. Hurts to swallow. When’d I last drink something…
A Letter
There was pain. This fact was constant throughout the duration of my memory. It always harms me to recall something, usually in the general recess of my mind…
Dead Line
Claire smiled when she saw her son’s name on the caller ID. Today was Justin’s first day of college and he’d promised to call after his classes ended. “Hey…
A Black Feather
Warm tears streamed down my face, as my plain black shoes crunched across the dewy grass, wet with the tears of a thousand mourners. Then I saw it. Practically…
Fade
It started slowly. It’ll end likewise. I think it likes it that way. My right hand keeps catching my eye as I write this. Stupid. When did it begin? I’m not…
Steampunk City
I looked around me, various cogs, bolts and other mechanical equipment surrounded the entire area, the thick smell of oil flooded the streets as I gasped for…
Something in the Night
“Something goes here.” I spoke the words aloud, but they got lost in the wind. Leaves and blades of grass flitted across my field of vision, obscuring the…
Beginners Luck
Underneath Henna’s passenger seat, there was a machete, a 38 Special, and a rusted sickle with a missing handle. Janis quietly felt the shape of each…
The Sidewalk Man
The little boy was playing in his sandbox, when he looked up, and saw something strange. There was a man, dressed all in black, just standing there on the…
The Banks of The River
There was a river in the middle of the Amazon jungle that is the stuff of legend. It has been said to be sacred, cursed, alien, sentient, and many other…
The Night on Atlanta Drive (I hate giving Titles)
The clock chimed in the background as Jeffrey worked at the table writing his next greatest novel so he hoped. Life for Jeffrey wasn’t going the way he had…
The Mountain Man
My feet crunch through new snowfall, the powder muffling all other sounds. Most people find that eerie. I think it’s peacful. A crow yells at me from a nearby…
You Chose: Bamboo Fan
You reach for the bamboo fan. You recoil from it as the cheap thing lodges a splinter in your finger. Surprised, Lee-Berg fires her gun! The bullet hits Bill…
You Chose: Pearl Chopsticks
A twisted smile stretches across Jen Lee-Berg’s face as she levels her gun at you. Thinking quickly, your hand reaches for the first thing it can find: A pair…