Fiction

“I’ll be back in, like, two minutes.”  “That’s not even remotely true. The station is five minutes away.” Noel groans, tossing her hair back. “Okay, I’ll be back long before you or anyone else wakes up.” Ava’s eyes narrow. “I’m …

Thomas rounded the corner, dodging the on-comers like traffic cones on a test track. He had to tell Lydia what he’d found. She was the only one who could pull the plug on this nightmare.   A left, then a right.  …

So you tumbled down this foul trench, ay? Reading these words means you have asked for help ONE too many times. Not appreciated, bait worm! The law and rule of goblin shack is, don’t chirp like sad lost birds!  But …

There are four things you need to know before you read this: In fairy tales, the heroes always are human. Honest, blunt, exploding with good intentions, golden as the sun. In fairy tales, the Fair always are evil. Tricksters, subtle, …

Escape. That was the one word that made me get me out of bed each day. The one word I’d whisper into my sleeve as I walked down the school halls, hiding my face in fear of another black eye. The …

Biographical: In the fall of 1996, myself and a team of animal pharmacologists discovered the rare North American Pink Elephant tamed by local residents in the town of DeForest, Wisconsin. The surly beast had made a living, apparently as the …

“They say that this war will end all wars.” The sergeant’s saliva catches onto his black, well-groomed mustache. “But do not let it be the war to end your resolve, or our empire!” At that, multiple men in the trench …

On the corner of a dusty town lived an old woman, with silky-silver hair that lunged past her shoulders, but which she kept tucked neatly in a bun that resembled iced cinnamon rolls. When she was a younger woman, her …

Convince yourself you’re going to go.  That’s the first step. You won’t want to at first; you’ll want to stay at home and read; or stay at home and watch television; or do anything, really, that involves staying at home. …

It’s late, and my phone rings. She’s crying. She tells me she’s sorry. I’m dazed and confused by this. She can’t be with me and she’s sorry. The line goes cold.      It was another day in the gym, nothing too …