"A young widow gets more than she expects when she invokes the spirit of Mardi Gras"
It ended, as so many things do, with pain, and with anger, and with recriminations that left more questions than answers in their wake. It ended with the feral scent of blood; sweet and high. It ended badly; with sirens...
"Kate explores the many uses of her one inch tall boyfriend"
Kate and Emma were kneeling on the floor of their flat looking at the glass jar, both with a look of amazement on their faces. In the jar was Kate’s boyfriend, now standing at only one inch tall. Of course...
"Growing up isn't easy."
“I am innocent to a witch. I know not what a witch is.”“How do you know, then, that you are not one?”-Examination of Bridget Bishop, Salem Village, April 19, 1692***“Abbie Hobbs is a witch,” Ruth said.Phoebe was standing with her...
"I put a spell on you, because you're mine..."
“Horror stories show that the control we believe we have is merely an illusion.”-Clive Barker***Herb looked at the house and whistled as he got out of the car. “Are you sure this woman’s not a real witch?” he said. “Who...
"Must be the season of the witch."
“True love is like a ghost: Everyone talks of it, but few have met it face to face.”-Francois de La Rochefoucauld***"I should warn you about my family. You may be in for a bit of a shock."They were driving with...
"Do wishes really come true?"
Three months had passed since Lena had said goodbye to Arion. She focused on work as much as possible. Saw her friends sometimes, but nothing ever replaced him. She felt hollow without him. "Lonely" could never cover it. The only...
Beyond the timeWe should have ended Braced through trialsWe should have lost Betrayed by thoseWe’ve since unfriended BenefitsVersus the costs Reaching outWhere understanding Doesn’t seemWhat we will find Surprised that weHave stayed together Unlike in lifeUnlike in mind Long sufferingWe...
"One final wish..."
Lena sat behind her desk at work, smiling fondly at the framed photo of Arion and herself which stood before her. She could hardly believe it had been so long since she'd first received the magic jukebox. 2015 was coming...
"Every god has his day."
“Gods should be exempt from human passions.”-Euripides, “The Bacchae”***Eros arrived. He could already tell he had quite a mess on his hands. There were two of them, a man and a woman, both in love with the other, though neither...
"When a tribe is nearing extinction, one has to go to extreme changes to save the clan."
It was the disease the white man brought to us. It wiped out almost our entire tribe. There were only thirteen of us left. The worse part was it wiped out all the women and children. We were a tribe...
