Who Will Love Jobie White?
“Jobie?” “Shit,” said Jobie. “Was that your mom?” said Jobie’s girlfriend, who was Skyping with Jobie. The girlfriend was at least topless; she was…
Emily in Red
We were assembled haphazardly upon decrepit benches, sunken couches, and metal lawn furniture along the rambling front porch of Mirror Vale, a former…
Martyr’s Blood, Part 2
III. The attack on the compound began an hour later, when Kiritata radioed in that his team was in position. Special tunnelling servitor drones had…
The Islands Tell of It, Chapter 34: Saying Farewell
Until the day I was to leave with Wyla, I wrestled greatly before retiring for the night with the rationality of my decision. What if I got stranded…
Soap; or, Cleanliness is Godliness
It’s strange really, but at least superficially it started because my dad got a bee in his bonnet about “cleaning up” my potty mouth. I had started…
Snick!
There was a satisfying weight in his hands. Weight meant significance, weight implied power and meaning. He had hold of a chunk of steel with power…
Eliza
Day 52 Her name is Elizabeth Smerdy. You don't know her. Or maybe you do; she did move into the apartment right next to yours. No, never mind; you…
Nether World
“And welcome back to the Westminster Kennel Club dog show. These beautiful animals have been putting on quite a show for everyone here.” “Yes, they…
Night Promises
At my piano recital, I set up two chairs. One is for my older sister Nancy. The other is for Mother. She’ll come this time. She must. Miss Edgar…
Martyr’s Blood, Part 1
I. The Raider class shuttle looked like a tiny speck in space when it finally left the Iscariot’s fighter bays. A sleek cylinder-shaped vessel, the…
