Dig Two Graves, Part 1

The three people responsible for the most colorful days of my life all had the same reaction when they first saw me. “You are one ugly bastard,” they…


There’s Only Us, Chapter 3

Early morning’s dim light crept over Alec’s sleeping body on the floor. He stretched his limbs out and slowly rose. His half-closed eyes scanned the…


There’s Only Us, Chapter 2

Alec looked at his father in awe. He always did so before a search started. How could he not? With that big black beard, tattered coat, frayed rope…


There’s Only Us, Chapter 1

All the buckets were empty. The big ones, the small ones, wood ones, metal ones, broken and rusted ones: none held a drop. Alec reached his slender…


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…


Hypnagogia, Chapter 1: Emily 1

Emily Barna woke up with a start from her long nap. Wide-eyed, she sat upright on her seat, and glared out of the windshield into the endless road's…


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,…


Attention Deficit, Chapter 2

Doug locked his apartment door and sighed. He wondered what he looked like from a certain camera angle. If the neighbor at the end of the hall could…


Attention Deficit, Chapter 1

Doug awoke in a cold panic. This had been increasingly normal and worrisome. Some nights he blamed it on the swirling thoughts of his demise, choking…