AI, Smile
I smiled with a simple “Happy birthday!” It was a message that brought happiness and perfectly reflected how I felt. It was a wonderful experience. I…
Family Values
Susan stood over the kitchen sink, vigorously scrubbing the carrots. They were dirty little phallic things, she had always thought so. Her Catholic…
The Legend of Forenia: The Twilight Kingdom — Chapter 6
Jed entered the temple as though arriving for worship service ten minutes late. As he looked around, he wondered for the first time since he had…
Dance of Masks and Fire: The Witchfinder’s Shadow
"I am no more a witch than you are a wizard, and if you take away my life, God will give you blood to drink." --- Sarah Good, one of the 20 people…
The Dillards’ Farmhouse, Part 2
V. The lone figure in the rundown building studies his torso in the shadows. The only source of illumination is an old lamp with a dull shade,…
Accordion Plan, Part 1
story by Virtual_Poet and Jim Bonner “Also: beware of narratives that begin with dialogue,” Gerald advised his son. “They’re best left for the……
On the Road Again, Part 1
A Fine Morning It was cold and damp on the beach. You could hear the surf crashing at some distance, vaguely over there, behind a thick veil of grey.…
Liberty
The sun turned the sky purple and everything under the sky black. Jessie was standing outside looking at the shapes which had once been objects. The…
The Legend of Forenia: The Twilight Kingdom — Chapter 5, Part 2
The woods were indistinguishable from one place to another. He moved from tree to tree, anticipating its grotesque limbs to come to life and strike…
The Bogeyman in the Closet
The inside was dark. Jimmy’s mother shoved him into the closet. Jackets, pants, and dresses fluttered around his head and bare shoulders, caressing…
