Claude Chapter 2
2. It was the same mundane job that he had done for several years. He was anxiously counting down the mere minutes that would take for him to be free to seek rest from the nerve racking job. It wasn't so bad but it was a desk job, sitting at a...
Claude Chapter One
1. The fire was out of control as the small stone and wood building burned in the evening air. The villager looked on in horror as thick black talons held his neck in place forcing him to stare into the flames. The screams had died down. The vague...
The Choice: Chapter Two Questions
2 Questions "I am sorry," I finally responded after several minutes of silence. He was fuming. I suppose he had every right to be. After all in the last few hours he had been thrusted into the camera of just about every news organization in the...
The Choice Chapter Three: Kevin
3 Kevin Joe had been shot and I was in for him. The old officer had been mostly grazed by the bullet and the foolish drunkard who had pulled the trigger was now in Cumberland County. Joe would be fine but he was in the hospital for a few nights....
The Choice: Chapter One: Incident
1 Incident I simply stared at the television in disbelief. Even having been warned before hand there were things you just couldn't help but look in shock and I was looking at one of those events. I tried not to act surprised or slack jawed because...
The Choice: Chapter Five Quentin
5 Quentin It had happened again. I secretly cursed myself as I tried to wash the blood off my palms in a nearby stream. I tried to figure out what caused the shifting to occur and all I ended up doing was waking up to another slaughter. Thankfully...
The Choice Chapter Four: Coffee and Choice
4 Coffee and Choice I couldn't believe he had accepted my offer to coffee. After all I had all but blackmailed him using his criminal record as leverage. Yet I was curious about him. Why would I ask a lowly IT guy out on a coffee date? Was it...
Scent of the Moon Chapter 7
**7.** **Claude- The Beast** The ride into the cafe was brisk on the Harley. Fall was definitely in the air with the crisp chill in the air, the occasional gust of acidic smoke from a chimney, and the sweet smell of rotting leaves. It reminded me...