Black Forest: The Legend of Krampus

"By the pricking of my thumbs, something wicked this way comes." --- William Shakespeare Setting: Renaissance Germany The fugitive, desperately…


The Untouchable, Part 2

V. Sitting at the counter of Ryder’s Diner, Marcus downed cup after cup of coffee, staring blank-expressioned at the 50’s décor. A patrolman sat next…


The Mainstreamer, Part 2

VI. I still had nearly a year left on my student visa, so I didn't need to worry about things for a while. Therefore, I start my second experiment of…


Self-Partnering Myself to Emma Watson

Wanna see you bite that lip in the Bling Ring Fuckin hot shit Hermione Lookin for that dance scene on YouTube baby Gettin all hot bothered ready to…


The Islands Tell of It, Chapter 2: Four Months Before October

My plan to discredit Melanie Rossen failed in momentum with every lead. I started with the head of the history department at Anderson University,…


Caught

As Cody loped down the courthouse stairs, he scanned a young woman’s body. Short skirt, sexy legs. A young woman he’d stalked distantly before.…


The Dark Lord Arises!

“He’s not a villain, Summer, but he shouldn’t be your hero. He’s more like a demon. Or a super fucked-up God.” --- Morty, on Rick The man tripped…


Unemployed Cowboy

This was in the city buried a billion miles underground. At that depth, things did not melt, they froze: the world subterranean cold, roads heaving…


The Untouchable, Part 1

I. Marcus leaned his salt-and-pepper head back while he sat on the park bench and took in the fresh spring air through his mashed nostrils. For a…


Two Funerals (and a Wedding)

Ricardo and I sat alone in my study. Ricardo leaned forward, tilting his silver mane toward me. “How did they die?” The clock on the mantle chimed…