Guttersnipe, Chapter 2: Lucky Day
Jangling bells and the unmistakable dank odour common to most Asian-owned corner stores met Richter’s entry. “All wet!” came the shopkeeper’s sharp…
Traffic
Derek begins to scan the cameras at various intersections across town. Traffic is backed up where it is always backed up. That can’t be helped, short…
So Speaks Earth
Humankind, your name is Abomination! You are a rampaging cancer leaving wounds and pustulent chancres wherever you set foot. You eat into my skin…
Into the Forest
It was the very last straw, the very last nerve. First, Angie had woke up the baby at 5:00 AM; her mother had spent a sleepless night getting up…
Guttersnipe, Chapter 1: Dossier
Richter exhaled a heavy sigh as he dropped his final employment insurance vouchers into the mailbox at the end of his block. Though he had not made a…
The Shadow Men, Part 1 — Excerpt 2
John Savage and Marlon Trent walked in perfect syncopation as they made their way through the conical hallway. When they finally reached the end,…
The Story of It, Part 1
I. Mejita, Did you know that I was born in November? Our birthdays are one month and three days apart. You’re a Libra. The Scales. Balance. Me, I’m a…
Brotherly Love, Part 1
I stood at the counter of the corner store for several minutes, eyeing the numerous cigarette brands. The clerk was staring at me, wondering why I…
Tunc Scitote Desolatio Est
The wind swept unhindered across the dark desolate barren plain. Here was no expiation, no succor, no relief, no life, no light, and no inhabitants,…
Eternal Beauty
For Kate, the world of cosmetics was her whole life. She had been working in her aunt's perfumery in New York since she was a child, and after…
