Cry Me a Murder (Part One) : Six Red Tears
Museum director Philip Smythe marched down the hallway of the Oakfort historical museum, the hard heels of his shoes banging against the marble floor with every angry step. He was underslept, stressed out and even grumpier than normal. The museum was...
Havana or Hell, part one
_Havana or Hell_ I When I was a kid, my father built a small recording studio in our back yard. That was back in 1993, two years before the voices in his head told him to pack up and move out. It wasn't a fancy studio with automated mixers, digital...
Salt of the New Earth (*Short story*) Part 1 of 3
"_But look at the map!"_ _Science officer Trevor Nielsen was desperate, almost pleading. His voice was shaking from a combination of agitation and wounded pride, as he traced a circle around a light green area on the map, with a coffee-stained...
A Deadly Lullaby for Mother
A Deadly Lullaby for Mother. Walter's mother was drunk, again. She sat, slumped over the coffee table like a rag-doll made from sagging skin and shiny jewels and, like so many times before, with an empty tumbler clutched in her hand. A solitary...
*Poem* I Have to Start This Way
I HAVE TO START THIS WAY SO THE SENTENCE DOESN'T RUN ON OR ESCAPE (FROM HERE) AND FLY INTO YOUR EYES OR TURN AROUND AND ERASE ITSELF OR FALL RIGHT THROUGH (LIKE HERE) AND CONTINUE ON THE BACK OF THE PAGE OR IN EIGHT YEARS. BUT ONLY THE BACK OF...
Who is Schyster Werkes?
**Who is Schyster Werkes?** Ra'gasso is an ancient kingdom, and one that many changing tribes have called their home. Cats, bears, beavers, weasels and of course - rabbits. This is a story about one such rabbit by the name of _Benjamin Fernfell_....
The Children of Phi Centauri
**The Children of Phi Centauri** Terry Adler was the first xenobiologist to set foot on Dvorak Nine, the second and largest planet orbiting Phi Centauri. It wasn't the most promising planet Terry had visited. In fact, Dvorak Nine didn't show...
Stupid Rabbit - a dark fable. *short story*
Stupid Rabbit They all knew about the leg-hold traps. Humans came every day to set them. Sometimes a fox was stuck in the jaws, but other animals got trapped too, like raccoons, wild cats and wolverines. The humans didn't care what they caught, but...
Pages From a Dog’s Diary #2
**Pages From a Dog's Diary #2** There is a strange old house on Thistle lane. I've always believed it was vacant, but today I saw something that makes me stop and look at the curious house, whenever I pass by; if for just a moment. The house...
* Poem* Species Dysphoria II
* * * Species Dysphoria II Segregation * * * |  | Turn off read games only don't mix Eye surgeon in through gaudy Caribbean blue eventually made of light. Changed much, man of Mr. Am...
Prey for Me - The Hollow Silence, part 6
**C**** obbler ****'s Dell, Idaho; February 20, 1908.** Father Aaron Buchanan kicked up a spray of snow with every step. He was three miles from Cobbler's Dell, with only three days left for composing a sermon for Sunday. Yet his mind was blank, like...
*POEM* And Suddenly
And suddenly, here you sit all hollow and fading and you wish you knew of more words. Curious how hours can pass between each sentence I can't quite reach it and I can't see if I put a full stop . no...here instead. wait! I have to finish this...