The Shadow Men, Part 5 — Excerpt 2

The captain of the National Emblem stood proudly at the head of the gangplank as the harsh wind blew violent in his face. On his right, tourists and…


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The Tunnel

“We shape a figure of our fantasy, Call nothing something, and run after it And lose it, lose ourselves too in the search …” Elizabeth Barrett…


Tavern “The Cloud”

It is horrible, terrifying for me to talk about this: Some friends invited me earnestly, with the greatest tenacity and strong determination, to take…


Purple Shoes

The clouds hid the moon, and the rain fell without mercy or care. Her umbrella was, however, big enough, and her coat was wrapped tightly around her.…


The Philosopher

“To me, the concept of an individual soul being on a spiritually unique mission involves the observation that people are born with a certain…


St. Anthony’s Motto

…not only am I telling you the truth, I’m understating: it’s to the detriment not just of every person I’ve ever met, but every person I’ve ever…


School Sucks

“Out!” Miss Keene was pissed. Robbie had told one joke too many; now he dragged his ass out into the hall, where he was to spend the remainder of…


Double-Decker

Nothing Happened It happened to me again, the third time in a row with nothing, no grace of god I don't believe in, in between. They say troubles…


The Ambush, Part 8: The Ambush Predator

Etienne has hired a butcher to use his shop to conduct his interrogations, which are off to a very rough start. The first subject made his attackers…