The Lady in White
Edwin loved a spring evening after rain. He loved the way the soaked earth glowed beneath a reddening sky, and how the buds and fallen flowers lay…
Cabin Fever
Another hot day in the savannah. The young man, barely 24, wouldn’t take his eyes off her picture on Facebook, I wrote as I looked out at a collage…
The Islands Tell of It, Chapter 20: Rendezvous with Evil
In order for me not to turn back on this unusually warm October night, I had to go over every detail of the group plan in my head. Otherwise, I would…
Hair Raiser
The trains shuttled through New London. The contents of the train were more or less quiet, as was usual for the mid-morning rush. One young woman…
The Statues
Joanne reached for the cereal on the shelf, and that is when the entire world changed. “Why are you just standing there?” her husband, Ray, asked.…
The Islands Tell of It, Chapter 19: A Group is Formed
Somewhat refreshed from a rare night of sleep, I walked into my division prepared for some strategy. I was convinced to act quickly, no matter how…
Valse Sentimentale
Twenty-one. I sample my first legal beer, the bitter and complicated ale of adulthood. Tastes good but a little frightening. It’s an IPA.…
Into the Vortex: Book 1, Part 2
V. Dinner was held in a saloon-style dining room, where a barkeep and other staff dressed in old-timey Western outfits. Drinks were not included with…
Temporal Insanity
Alexis Sharp was born in 1945 in a farm in Norwich. He disappeared at 23, went missing completely. Popped straight out of the air, according to his…
Into the Vortex: Book 1, Part 1
Driving to Sedona from Las Vegas, I decided on a whim to take a detour to the Grand Canyon. Standing at the Canyon’s rim for the first time, I was…
