"A ruthless horde of goblins looking for a womb to breed with their offspring captures me."
I stand in the doorway of my wooden hut, watching the village's five strongest men prepare. Their swords, axes, and spears glint in the morning light as they ready themselves to face the goblins. Staying behind sets my nerves on...
"When Pleasure Swallows You"
I remember the day she moved in. She looked like nothing special, a thin, mousy woman with a bob haircut and a drab blue-gray dress that cloaked her figure if she had one at all. To my surprise, she stopped...
"A sensual encounter takes a haunting turn, leaving a man questioning reality and desire."
She looked from her window,and beautifully smiled.But even from across the streets,I could sense sadness in her eyes.After a few days, I asked her through my window,“Should I come over?Or just stand here all the timeand let this tension between...
"An Edgar Allan Poe pastiche"
I arrived at the village of Weir with my meagre belongings stuffed in a bag, clutching Lord Ledley's letter in my breast. I tried to ask the carriage driver for directions to the estate, but he had left almost before...
"As we approach Remembrance / Veteran's Day, a tribute, I hope, to those who gave their lives."
I remember the joy of your laughter as we escaped to our meadow. Up there amongst the trees and those grass-covered hills, we giggled and danced in the dappled sunlight.With those mischievous eyes you would dare me, and I would...
"Don’t go inside, even if they invite you in!"
“Jax, my man!” Gio looked up from assembling a pizza as I walked in the back door. “What are you doing here? I thought Omar was driving tonight?”“He asked me to cover his shift,” I replied. “Said he caught something...
“How is she?”“The same, Mr. Anguera.”“Emma’s head isn’t covered any more.”“No. She pulled the covers off after sunset.”“But she was still unconscious?”“Yes.”“It’s been three days and two nights. What is the longest you’ve seen someone sleep?”“People can be in comas...
"Young man finds out why his grandmother was afraid of Halloween."
The Karodang house has been on the side of the hill... forever. There are some old frontier pictures of great-great-great-grandma’s sod house from when they first settled their farm and the old stone house is in the background sticking out...
""This is a true story. It just hasn't happened yet""
I can't even remember who I was before this, or what my life was like.All I know is that I love her.Everything is black at first when I wake up. Although "wake up" isn't quite right. It's more like I...
"Sutton fears his new neighbor is far more sinister than she seems."
When Sutton first showed up at the church that Wednesday afternoon, Pastor Hall looked glad to see him. No doubt the preacher thought a long-absent member of his congregation was finally returning to the flock. Sutton hadn't been to Sunday...
