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Deus Vault
I. The man across from Officer Locke easily looked like a retired long-haul truck driver. He adjusted the red baseball cap covering the remaining…
WatchingU
Jared reread the flyer: “WANTED: Test subject for new phone app. Generous salary. No fuss, fun, and educational. Students preferred.” Jared often…
The Dark Tower: What’s Good, Bad, and Ugly About the Film
So let us palaver (discuss). I’ve always said that Book 1 of Stephen King's Dark Tower series was a weird novel. Three read-throughs of the novel has…
Echo of Silence, Part 1
I. “Hey, Lucille. Umm, do you think you could stop by my office later to collect the book you requested for last week?” I turn around with a smile to…
Goodbye, Mr. Bond
Recently, it was announced that Lashana Lynch will be portraying the new Agent 007, with the “James Bond” acting in a retirement role. How you react…
Clara
The mid-morning sun cuts into a dozen odd pieces through the shabby, dusty blinds of my dungeon-like apartment. I awaken slowly with a vino tinto…
The Girl at CVS
At 11 o’clock, I pulled into the almost empty CVS parking lot. I killed the engine. From my breast pocket, I pulled out the folded, yellow, sticky…
6 to 6: What’s Going to Happen to Me?
I’m dispatched in my taxi to pick a lady up at Northwest Hospital. When I pull up, I see a Mexican woman standing by a white lady in a wheelchair,…
A Game for Horrible People
My family played a card game two hours after we put Grandma in the cold Oregon ground. To be specific, we played Cards Against Humanity, a party game…
Sturm und Drang Period
My first sole little letter calling all, ringing so beauteously-muse-like and winged, like the eternally gentle pinion of a melancholic harp. Dear…
