A Beautiful Day… 2

I stood on the front porch of my sanctuary, my escape from the outside world. Out there on the streets could be complete and utter chaos, for example all of these police riling up the neighborhood. All I wanted was for this house to be ordered. For things to be in their right place andContinue reading “A Beautiful Day… 2”

TZA-The Beginning 8

Jaqui asked “What did he do next?” “Well”, said Mitch, “he whipped us all into shape and the rest is history.” This didn’t sit right with the kids. Julian asked “That’s it?” Erin asked “Wait, you were going to tell us more!” Billy asked “What happened after that?” Wendy asked “That can’t be all.” DavidContinue reading “TZA-The Beginning 8”

TZA-The Beginning 7

“Just when I think about jumping, Bern whips his arm up, and there goes a zombie head.” A collective “Oooooooh” goes through the crowd. “Then his other arm whips up, and there goes another head.” A collective “Woooooow” goes through the crowd. “The rest of the zombies were goin’ straight for him, and he didn’tContinue reading “TZA-The Beginning 7”

TZA-The Beginning 6

“Yaaaaay!!!!” The cries came from all of the kids, and not just the young ones. This is what they’ve been waiting for the whole time, and now that it was here they couldn’t contain themselves. A gust of wind hit them, as if on cue, furling clothes and hair alike, carrying their cries across theContinue reading “TZA-The Beginning 6”

TZA – The Beginning – 2

“It all began on a Saturday. I was First Mate on a party boat, the Maxine, a 25 foot cruiser docked out of Sheepshead Bay.” “Sheepshead Bay?” Asked Wendy. “Yeah, in South Brooklyn.” Getting nothing but blank stares he added “Brooklyn, New York.” Some of the older kids recognized that, but not many. Ugh, movingContinue reading “TZA – The Beginning – 2”

Tales from the Zombie Apocalypse

TZA the Beginning 1 The kids came bubbling up the short hill behind Mitch as he stood looking at the Wall of Remembrance. It was nothing more than a bunch of posts set in the ground on this grassy hill with planks of wood nailed across them. But it meant a lot to him, asContinue reading “Tales from the Zombie Apocalypse”

Aaron Final

Alice had visions of standing on the porch, looking the part of a gracious home owner as Aaron came to celebrate his twenty-first birthday. All that went out the window when his car pulled into the driveway. With a heart filled with excitement she ran down the steps, down the walkway and grabbed Aaron asContinue reading “Aaron Final”