Calcandi Supra Serpentes
An old long-limbed man in a white starched shirt and black pants stood out among the camo-clad worshipers. His white hair flung back, “...and alas,…
The Simp
Instagram: catalogue of nubile flesh. I scroll through it like a murderer flipping through the case against him. My crest is fallen like a certain…
Emperors, Part 3
This must’ve been almost 60 years ago, the start of it. The primary agent eventually became the director of the bureau. But then he was still a…
The Falcon’s Final Flight
"Whoever walks in integrity walks securely, but whoever takes crooked paths will be found out." --- Proverbs 10:9 Ostrołęka, Poland: 1955 Tok! Scuff!…
The Shadow Men, Part 2 — Excerpt 2
Inside their room at Silversmith Hotel, John picked up the phone and dialed for room service, ordering orange juice and fresh fruit. His diet had…
The Strigoi
"Strigoi in Romanian mythology are troubled spirits that are said to have risen from the grave. They are attributed with the abilities to transform…
The Bush
A cluster of trees usually ignored. The bundle in the corner of her bedroom window view. A contrast to the furrows in the Earth, the shoots of grass…
The Power and the Glory
I can almost look at his face now without cringing. It still gives me the chills when I see the dead man staring up at me from the photograph. Why I…
A Story About Nothing
When Rick Chimmer got to work, he was a bit irritated to see that his partner for the shift was Alan Rykes. The tradeoff for a surprise night shift…
Emperors, Part 2
The two agents board a flight for Los Angeles, coach, only one checked bag each; the Director of National Intelligence is already applying the…
