.. the effervescent glow deep in the woods, I would have gotten in the car and gone home. The twinkle of stars in the night sky, the whisper of the trees, the grass giving my steps a softer place, all was normal, including Patrice, my soul mate, my love, my heart and soul. I swearContinue reading “If not for…”
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A cold, bitter…
…wind roared over the climbing party as they hunkered down on the east side of the snow-covered mountain. They had planned for this, bringing plenty of supplies and food to last them a week. What they hadn’t planned on was losing their guide. He had went outside of the tent to tend to the packs.Continue reading “A cold, bitter…”
Best Friends
“There’s something to be said about being buried alive.” Millie, curious about where that came from, looked at Oren from the passenger seat of the car. “Like what?” “Oh, I don’t know. Just making conversation I guess.” “Millie, still curious about the sudden out-of-nowhere remark, studied him. “Have you ever been buried alive?” “Oh, no,Continue reading “Best Friends”
Margret’s Lament 2
For context: Margret is the wife of Ethan the Traitor, a man who through luck and chance wound up on the side of an invasion fleet of aliens from another galaxy. Because of his treachery, he was allowed to take some land for his own, or rather for Margret. As the Invaders give the landContinue reading “Margret’s Lament 2”
“We’re lost” said…
…Allison. The others agreed. “So how do we get out of this jungle” said Morrison. “Quickly and quietly” said Art. “We don’t want whatever that was to find us”. The others agreed. They picked a direction and started walking, little knowing that the monster was behind them.
In a semi-deep grotto…
…a shape moved. It only moved because the rising sun sent light into the grotto, creating reflections of light over the wavelets of slightly green, clear water. Light danced about in ever-shifting lines about the grotto, hitting rocks walls and the shape itself. The shape didn’t understand what was happening, and looked about it withContinue reading “In a semi-deep grotto…”
You’re scaring me!
“Am I?” he said with an air of nonchalance. “Yes, stop it.” He considered that. He really did, really didn’t want to scare her. He wanted her cool, calm, and collected when he slid the knife between her ribs. “I’m sorry, I’ll behave. Hey, look over there!”
He knew he…
…was on the right path. “Just get a job, any job” his sister would say. But how do you explain what’s in your heart? “I think you’re sick in the head” his girlfriend scoffed. Then she broke up with him. Too bad for her, and her dog.
The Return of Three Part Flash Fiction!
“If you do that, more will come.” Herbert with his usual cautiousness. “We need this to work, or we won’t have water”. “But do you have to be so loud?” He had a point. If the end of the world has a point. Maybe best to be found and eaten. It’s over, that’s what heContinue reading “The Return of Three Part Flash Fiction!”
The Hellbound Heart by Clive Barker
Did you ever read a book that was so good you wanted to re-read it immediately? I’ve been a Clive Barker fan way back. I’ve read his Books of Blood, Imajica, Weaveworld, and countless others. I never read The Hellbound Heart until recently, and now I’m wondering what was I thinking. This is the bookContinue reading “The Hellbound Heart by Clive Barker”
