August 19, 2020
Sirdar, Pour! Part 2
II. He returned to the apartment a little alive. Going into the bathroom, Potap glanced in the mirror and was horrified by his appearance; disheveled…
August 18, 2020
The Dark Elect
I was swaying as I walked down the stairs onto the platform. It was the last train, and revelling Friday night commuters filled the station. I leaned…
August 18, 2020
All You Need is Love
Is it morning already? Hard to tell with the constant ash alerts. Seems to be dark most of the time. Ash falling like snow almost everyday. Can't…
August 17, 2020
Out for a Walk, Part 2
Harry needed rent money something ferocious. Harry needed rent money like---like a tiger---like a silverback gorilla, like---Harry came to decide…
August 16, 2020
Secret Heart
“Bastards!” The man’s exclamation rang out through the bush, fading until the only sound was the cicadas droning in the heat. His vegetable patch was…
August 15, 2020
Thunder
“Thunder! Sit down, boy!” Up and down, back and forth, the Collie paced non-stop. He’d practically worn a hole in Marcia’s overpriced Surya handmade…
August 14, 2020
Making Pumpkin Spice Lattes in a Post-Apocalyptic Iowa, Part 2
VIII. Do cows like eating pumpkins? Ted didn’t have first-hand experience with being a farming rancher. Or a ranching farmer. But those who came…
August 13, 2020
The Killman on the Kill Floor
The Killman worked on the kill floor in the abattoir, and always left at the end of his shift hungry for a bloody burger. The only problem he had…
August 13, 2020
What Happened to Flowers?
I got out of bed around 10 and walked down to the gas station to buy a newspaper and a coffee. Remember newspapers? It was a cool, clear February…
August 12, 2020
Waur
Sam knew he was in too much of a serious mood. Yet here he was just outside of a bar, having a cig. A pipe-smoking dude next to him was yammering on…