Hieroglyphs (2021)
FEBRUARY 14TH, 2005 Today was Valentine's Day, yet the weather was dark, gloomy and cold. Not unusual for the city of Chicago, but the miserable weather reflected my mood quite well. I had nothing better to do that day, so I decided to...
A Herbivore's Destiny
It was a winter evening. Even though the outside world was dark, it wasn't particularly late into the night. The green display on dark and quiet apartment's microwave clock only read "6:35". But, a moment later, the silence was interrupted by the sound...
Hieroglyphs
\* \* \* HIEROGLYPHS \* \* \* Hieroglyphics: the written language of the ancient Egyptians. When most people think of hieroglyphics, they think of the pyramids and the mummified pharaohs laid to rest inside. Indeed, those hieroglyphs were carved into...
The Floofy Display
There's an old mechanics' saying about vintage British automobiles: If there ain't oil under them, then there ain't oil in them. I should've thought twice then, when I asked to borrow my buddy's old Range Rover. On the way back from an important...
Corrupted Souls-Chapter Two
**\* \* \* CHAPTER II \* \* \*** Taking refuge in the crippled truck, Rita Lopez agonized over what she was going to say to the others about what had just happened to her friend--and her responsibility. But, no matter how much time passed, she just...
Corrupted Souls-Chapter One
**\* \* \* CHAPTER I \* \* \*** I couldn't think of a worse time or place to get stranded than in a desert during a sandstorm. But, there we were... The pickup truck we were given broke down, and since the dig site was substantially closer to us than...
Chapter III Preview
The still vulnerable wounds from 20 years ago were sliced right open for my father. First Christa, and now Jamie... How much punishment could one tod take? What has he done to deserve such misfortune and hardship? My father thought about this as he sat...
An Expendable Life (WARNING: SNUFF)
I pulled out a cigarette and set it alight, taking a nice, long drag on it before exhaling the putrid cloud of nicotine. It was a late June night in the red light district of the city. The sky was overcast, faintly illuminated by the soft, orange glow...
Corrupted Souls--Chapter Three
**\* \* \* CHAPTER III \* \* \*** The still vulnerable wounds from 20 years ago were sliced right open for my father. First Christa, and now Jamie... How much punishment could one tod take? What has he done to deserve such misfortune and hardship? My...
Corrupted Souls -- Chapter Four
**\* \* \* CHAPTER IV \* \* \*** My father knew that something was very wrong. Call it a canine's instinct, but he just knew that something was wrong... "You... You're not Jamie..." My father uttered, almost in a trance, to my body. "What do you...