Thump
Thump The noise was just loud enough to wake me up, but not loud enough that I remembered what woke me up. It wasn’t until the second Thump That I…
AKA Kerry: The True Story Behind the Book and Movie
You might think that you know me from the movie and book about me by the man I call BFA (for Big Famous Author). Sometimes the “F” stands for…
Give Us This Day Our Daily Bread
Matthew Huckabee was a rich man. Not billionaire rich, but a comfortably safe, seven-digit millionaire. When he found out the company bookkeeper…
Black Stains, Part 2
X. There was no trash to take out the following morning, and without the usual knock, Nick woke up several hours later than normal. For all the extra…
The Terror of Eversmile Lane
After a long day of spewing hate and fear onto the syndicated airwaves of American broadcast radio, Rush Limbaugh felt hungry. Usually his post-show…
Why to Wet a Bed
"Daddy, I wet the bed again." I was annoyed. She was far too old to still be doing this, and it was not even the first time it had happened this…
Avoiding Heaven
He stared at the back of her head, fearing to look left or right, but also living with the realization that this was the only contact that was…
The Rollback
The kid lay on a park bench holding his face. One eye was swelling; it was a golf ball and would be a tennis ball in a few minutes. He had an hour to…
Shattered
Power me up Scotty I’ve ratcheted my girdle and I’m ready to rock and roll. The robot is feisty tonight. I like that. I plug her in and attach her…
Mine All Mine
"Hi, Beth," Doctor Bryant said, greeting her with a smile and holding the door open. "Rick is here already. He ushered her into his rather cramped…
