Sometimes I get hungry—just really damn hungry and I think about all the things I’d like to eat. Like my favorite kinds of sandwiches, pizza, that chocolate cake they have at Jack in the Box, but the one thing that always comes to the forefront of my mind is meat. I hunger for meat. And […]
My name came to me from the darkness of the room, whispered. I cracked open my eyes, wanting to roll over and ignore the invading voice that jerked me from blissful sleep. “Jen,” my brother said. His face was only a dark outline and his teeth barely visible. “Don’t pretend to be asleep.” I laid […]
The first pet the little girl owned was a hamster. She was ten at the time. She named it Simon, loved it and took care of it as she was told. One day, her cousin, Lil’ Jo came to her. He took her up the stairs to her room and shut the door. Then he […]
The cat fell from the tree, turning in the air, It landed on the ground, feet first, then scurried away. The little girl looked down from up in the tree, several feet high, with her grip loosening. She wondered if she could be a cat too.
I ran into the church. No surprise, it was empty, had been since it was abandoned in the nineteen thirty somethings. The pews looked half eaten, taken by mold. The carpet was matted and old, withering away like the decaying walls. The windows were stained and the whole building stank of time and abandonment. “Kessa!” […]
They welcomed her into the center with smiling, plastic faces. The nurses all looked alike; they were all Astro brand. Fair skinned, brown eyes with hair that stopped just above their shoulders. Their little white hats and dresses matched the walls and floors. Katherina got up from her seat when they called her name. She […]
Gypsum Sound Tales has published a short story of mine in the latest issue of COLP. The theme for this issue is “a little bit of nonsense,” so it should have something for everyone. Wild inexplicable tales and peyote filled vision quests perhaps. Check it out and my story as well! The paperback is available now here: […]
Royal Academy 為生学園 Episode 5 – The Knight of Isei “I hope we have an understanding,” he said, inches away from Nonoka. She might have thought he was good looking, even charming with his perfect smile and bronze hair, if he hadn’t been currently threatening her. Secrets, he said. Everyone had them and […]
Royal Academy 為生学園 Episode 4 – Rinse and Repeat It was a morning like every other. Sakurano Shuhei rode in the back of the car with the streets of Kiseirei passing by the tinted windows. He kept his legs crossed as he gazed out, eyes unfocused. The shops, stores, morning commuters and clean sidewalks […]
The television blinked to life at the press of a button. The next would switch the VCR on. A little green light appeared and one more button started the sixth tape in their home movie marathon. It was a walk down memory lane and he, the Operator. The screen came to life with laughter. The […]
Zo Grimmwood 