Covenant
The bailiffs were discovered before it was even known they’d been missing, the poor boys, John of the dell with his face smashed in, like a rotted…
The Cry
I’m on the way to school this frigid Kuwaiti morning. That is, I think I’m on my way. I try starting my Audi. It won’t budge; could be frozen. It’s…
Felis, Part 4
XVII. Now. Major Thomas guided his flight into their final approach. He stifled a gasp as they came within sight of the city 30 miles out. No…
From Henchmen: A Novel on the Millennial Dilemma
The heater in his car didn’t work. He rolled the window down and forgot. A roaming WiFi algorithm recorded the word cocksucker and flagged him as…
Luminaria, Chapter 9: Balancing Act — Ith Daktar San, Part 1
And there was Lance Rey, plopped down right in front of me where I’d been waiting for him on the steppe near to Extorlia’s castle. I had to admire…
The Slicing
Sardine cans is what Mother called them. The smaller caravans, down the hill in the dip, the view out their living room window looking in through the…
Alone at Cherry Grove Mall
Samantha had been waiting for nearly an hour beneath the enormous chandelier at Cherry Grove Shopping Mall. Her friends had ditched her again, and…
Hotel Universo
I immediately ran out into the corridor without even realizing what I was doing. This was at the Hotel Universo back when I was working there as a…
Felis, Part 3
XII. The family men and the oldsters who had slept in the early morning took up position walking perimeter while the threat was low. Gomez slept…
