December 16, 2020
Miss Wendigo
Elvin "EL" Landerson pulled his car off the asphalt road onto the gravel shoulder. He shut the engine, cut the lights, and stepped out of the car and…
December 15, 2020
Circumstantial
Guy opened the door to Clyde's, surveyed his surroundings, and took a stool at the bar. Being a Tuesday night, only a smattering of patrons were…
December 14, 2020
Luminaria, Chapter 2: The Proposition — Hannah, Part 1
I knew I’d had hit rock bottom the day I found myself considering Ariyan’s proposition. He made it at Le Relais Basque, a café down a side street…
December 13, 2020
Lead Us Not Into Temptation
Reverend Samuel Powell stood before his church’s pulpit, his fist raised as he began raining fire and brimstone down upon his congregation. The…
December 12, 2020
The Newest Neighbor
Exploring on and off the water was as delightful as we had hoped in the early years in our new home. New people and places filled our days as we…
December 12, 2020
Exhibit
Dedicated to Gabe. *** We offer these extracts from the diary of Professor Luke Oliver in an attempt to explain his disappearance following his…
December 11, 2020
Missing Teeth
I know this is going to sound weird. This is why I’m doing this in my journal. I do this for several reasons. I do it longhand because I don’t trust…
December 10, 2020
The Garden of Eden
For the longest time, I tried to understand my own purpose. I used to look up at the stars and feel somehow I was in the wrong place. The Gnostics…
December 9, 2020
What if Adam Said No? Part 2
Evelyn and Adam, still naked as the day he was born, made their way to an exit near Evelyn’s car. That there were no reporters, gawkers, coworkers,…
December 8, 2020
A Night to Regret
The atmosphere in St. Clare’s Clinic was tense as the clock struck ten on a Saturday morning. A couple of nurses were walking back and forth amid the…