The House That Wasn’t There

Tekla loved her name. It was steeped in her ethnic tradition, and meant “God’s Glory.” She inherited it from her great-aunt, from Eastern Poland. She…


Keepsake

Ridley Chesterton didn’t think of himself as being sentimental. It had surprised him as much as anyone when he snatched his father’s wind-up pocket…


“Attention” and “Perfection”

Attention “The doors are locked, and you don’t have the keys. All the shades are drawn, and all pointed and sharp instruments have been put away and…


The Commander, Part 2

My dreams continue, nothing clearly presented or logical---after all they are dreams --- but always I wake up confirmed in my belief that he had once…


Dynasty Forever

Doctor Dynasty felt the hollow point bullets stab at the front of his Kevlar jacket like a thousand angry wasps. One broke through, piercing his…


Frank

On Monday July 8 at 7:45 am, Cardley Baxter headed south on I-75 with a Remington shotgun tucked behind the seat of his Chevy pickup just to see how…


Lotto Labyrinth

A plush leather couch sat comfortably on another sidewalk of suburban enclave, a lay of street barely distinguishable from any other on that grid.…


“Crazy Shorts” and “Lack of Directions”

Crazy Shorts Tuesday a week ago; that was the day when Myer’s shorts went insane. He immediately reported it to the police. “I had just taken them…


Meme and Response

What if everything you are going through prepares you for who you were meant to be? What if mother drank when she carried you? What if father…


The Commander, Part 1

The man I am following doesn't suspect a thing. My mask is black and my sunglasses so dark you can't see my eyes. Wearing a black hoodie on a cool…