Let It Rain Down on Me
There stood Ni Kuo. He did not flee the cursing. His hands were raised but not to cover himself. Fury shone on his face like the Summer sun. I lost sight of…
Larry Likes Puzzles (June 3)
Behind her, the noise escalated, as she could hear the mixing bowl go on high speed. She could hear Larry mumbling to himself excitedly. She rolled her eyes…
Who Couldn't Use a Friend
I’d had worse spills, though they were generally my own fault for trying something stupid. This was a little more bizarre. My mind ran through numbers, like…
Hi. My Name's Brad Majors.
A spark that ignites in the depths of my ashen heart. You stood carefully over it with your arms folded against your chest, a smirk gracing your lips. You…
Mistakes on Duty
Agent Deveroll heard his phone buzz. His work phone. “Deveroll here.” He spoke into the black device. “Is the assignment complete?” A female voice purred into…
cigarettes
(before i write this theme i need to let my feelings out so if this sounds a little rushed i apologize throughout) i’ll never be myself again i find with…
Could Have Gone Better; Could Have Gone Worse
Poor Halstead spluttered and blinked as he hung upside down in the demon’s clutches. I couldn’t help but spare a thought for how many times I’d put the old…
Things to do on a rainy day
I sang the ritual and poured the blood within the Circle Inferior about me. The Greek and Sanskrit symbols of the Circle Superior glowing as they drew power…
Literary Allusions and Other Soporifics
Matty rolled his eyes and took a sip, “At least we haven’t gone full-on Orwellian.” “What, talking communist farm animals?” Matty shot an incredulous look…
Dangerous Accusations
We tumbled across the front lawn, the grass feeling wet and cool through my thin, pink pajamas. The goon howled as his knee burst into blue flames while his…
Philosophical Musing on Car Theft and General Schmuckery
One floor down I was trying to make sense of Katy being there. Two floors down the stitch in my side morphed into a searing pain of epic proportion, or at…
True Adventures in Parenting, Part 2
Before leaving to get my doctor bag I decided to give her something to do. I instructed her to plug one nostril and blow out the other. She plugged the left…
True Adventures in Parenting, Part 1
From within Sam’s room came a panicked yelp. My first instinct was, sadly, “Oh great, more hysterics.” She’d just spent half an hour processing the impending…
Swearing In
He stands, an impressive figure, above thousands of people, waiting to speak “Today, fellow Americans, we make history, today, we win!” Applause “Today, it…
I Won't Tell
History has a way of repeating. The same coffee shop where they met welcomed him back, as it did every morning. The regulars smiled, knowing what he didn’t…
The Inevitability of Swearing
I did it right. The timing was perfect. Other me never showed to assail everyone’s ears with coarse vitriol. She came, and I was charming. By the time we…
Enunciate, People...Enunciate for Crap's Sake
“Ladies, work it like you own it!” Esmerelda deQueervane called out from behind the curtain. The music thumped like a freight train on acid, and she was loving…
The Lost Summer
The next few months were a blur of denial, hair-brained attempts to put things right, and a few too many inebriated nights. I always think of that time as my…
New Code Blues
Timelog failed... Initializing Protocol NA551Epsilon7... Violet’s consciousness perked up and away from the stream of web data. This was new. This felt…
The Sign Revealed
As he strained his eyes at the vault above tears formed from the effort. Without rhyme or reason, some part of him was actually hoping for a shooting star. He…