The Rule of Wrath, Part 2

Moments later, the deafening roar of the throng still reverberating thrillingly against his eardrums, Evan entered his trailer, accompanied by two…


The Rule of Wrath, Part 1

The throng which gathered for the event was in collective good spirits, in spite of the bank of storm clouds which had gathered overhead. The…


The Man Who Cuckolded Himself, Part 4

X. Like Poe’s unnamed murderous narrator in “The Telltale Heart,” who tormented his elderly charge by sneaking into his room and making presence felt…


The Man Who Cuckolded Himself, Part 3

V. When it was time for recess, the children formed a line in obedience to their beloved teacher; then, when the PE instructor came to the door and…


The Man Who Cuckolded Himself, Part 2

Somehow I waited things out in the dark; my invisible self even lapsed into sleep for a few moments a time or two, despite the discomfort I suffered,…


The Man Who Cuckolded Himself, Part 1

I. I am awakening now, as if from a dream, yet I am sure that nothing I just experienced was a product of somnolence, nor that it was a…


Muze, Part 1: Death by Dream Girl

There initially was much clamoring over the distribution of Muze, the substance that many called a “miracle drug” for its ostensibly salubrious…


The Insurrectionist, Part 1: Alexander the Orphan (Excerpt)

They called the zap “Siren Candy” because for so many, it indeed proved to be an actual Siren’s call. This grim fact, however, was seldom dwelt upon,…


Heart Killer, Book 1: Frances — Part 2

The important thing to take from this rambling autobiographical preamble is, I guess, my secret predilection, which has caused me no shortage of…


Heart Killer, Book 1: Frances — Part 1

January 1995 I hesitated a good while before finally deciding to go ahead and write this memoir, detailing the experiences of my life that led me to…