Playing for Keeps
Lee lashed out with his foot, polished black shoe catching Ryan in the face. The young man stumbled clutching his head and then crumpled to the ground. “What…
Christmas Returns
Jesse never should have listened to George. Now he was sitting on his unmade bed in the dark staring at the floor. It wasn’t the floor he was seeing. It was…
Only One Way Out (III)
There isn’t any shower, but there is a bathtub. One of those that you sit and rub yourself in for hours. I turn the knobs all the way to the left and let the…
Only One Way Out (II)
“You’re right,” Ruth says and I can’t believe how easy this is, “I have a ton of plastic knives.” She lets out a little chuckle. She leaves, but reappears…
Where There's Smoke There's Fire (V)
“Relax, honey,” She walked to the right of the bed and put down the tray on top of the nightstand I hadn’t noticed before. “Relax? You’re some crazy bitch who…
No Surprise
“Surprised?” Ryan asked. “Oh, it’s no surprise that you’ve been caught stealing. What did you steal this time?” said Dr. Foley, the prison’s psychiatrist…
It's Not Just You
“Phew that was close,” I muttered as Hannah swung around the corner and behind the dumpster. I pressed my back to the slimy green surface and held my breath…
Thieves (2)
I wasn’t awake, otherwise I would have used my milk-dud powered little sister to scare them away, hence allowing me to keep the precious bunny slippers. As it…
Thieves (ficly challenge)
Once upon a thyme leaf, in a pizza place 3 blocks from a house that isn’t mine, a man named Luigi made a pizza. Aliens lost control of their flux capacitor…
The Unhonourable Art of Stealing:
I have said it before and will say it again, It is all in the breathing. The calmness. Though your body tingles and your heart beats, So fast. You must be slow…
Technopathy 101
Technically, it’s not stealing. That’s what I tell myself and that’s what gets me through the day. Not that I ever had much conscience about my ability. It’s…