Sirdar, Pour! Part 2
II. He returned to the apartment a little alive. Going into the bathroom, Potap glanced in the mirror and was horrified by his appearance; disheveled…
The Dark Elect
I was swaying as I walked down the stairs onto the platform. It was the last train, and revelling Friday night commuters filled the station. I leaned…
All You Need is Love
Is it morning already? Hard to tell with the constant ash alerts. Seems to be dark most of the time. Ash falling like snow almost everyday. Can't…
Out for a Walk, Part 2
Harry needed rent money something ferocious. Harry needed rent money like---like a tiger---like a silverback gorilla, like---Harry came to decide…
Secret Heart
“Bastards!” The man’s exclamation rang out through the bush, fading until the only sound was the cicadas droning in the heat. His vegetable patch was…
Thunder
“Thunder! Sit down, boy!” Up and down, back and forth, the Collie paced non-stop. He’d practically worn a hole in Marcia’s overpriced Surya handmade…
Making Pumpkin Spice Lattes in a Post-Apocalyptic Iowa, Part 2
VIII. Do cows like eating pumpkins? Ted didn’t have first-hand experience with being a farming rancher. Or a ranching farmer. But those who came…
The Killman on the Kill Floor
The Killman worked on the kill floor in the abattoir, and always left at the end of his shift hungry for a bloody burger. The only problem he had…
What Happened to Flowers?
I got out of bed around 10 and walked down to the gas station to buy a newspaper and a coffee. Remember newspapers? It was a cool, clear February…
Waur
Sam knew he was in too much of a serious mood. Yet here he was just outside of a bar, having a cig. A pipe-smoking dude next to him was yammering on…
