Our First Encounter

"Tyler Forge and Ivy Ellimone's first encounter"

I sat in my truck in a hotel parking lot on a late Friday night. Because I was nervous, my heart was racing. I didn't know how my first meeting with Ivy would go. We had met online over a...

Alexa’s Game

"Alexa is ready to give her husband what he wants."

I get back to my desk from the end-of-the-week departmental meeting and see the light blinking on my phone. I have a voicemail. Do I want to check it? I just had a bunch more workload dumped in my lap...

October Scars

"We Are All Monsters, Some More So Than Others"

“Now then, shall we make a deal, Maxwell?” the man asked, reaching out gnarled fingers to move an onyx pawn one square forward across the chessboard. The man looked up from the game, lips forming a slanted, unnatural smile. I...