The Machines Beeped and Wheezed
The nurse presented her with the papers. “Would you like to pull the plug now?” She met her husband’s trembling eyes and watched his agony. “No.”
Tag: fiction
“Home Coming”(Prose)
Welcome back…we’ve got a gift for you
Rule Number Three
I don’t like the way you’re smiling at me, Sigmund…
Vol. VIII
I went into my Uncles’ old room. Everything was covered in sheets. The golden afternoon light filtered through the blinds. I went to the closet and opened the door. There was a cardboard box. I opened it up and saw an old lunch pail, some pens, a hammer and a few books on bird watching. […]
The Coming of the Conqueror: The Dark Between the Stars
“They’re coming!” Jona screamed. “The end is near!” Jona ranted on the streets of Seal Beach. He used to be healthy but now he was too thin and he hadn’t shaved in a month. He kept the same clothes on and didn’t bother bathing. He was vigilant in getting his message out. He wrote a […]
Vol. VI
Demora could take the shape of a bird, a crow made of flame and shadow. She could take the shape of a great cat, whose fur was the consistency of smooth, black marble. She could turn into a snake, an agile cobra, adorned and speckled with gold. Demora could also take the form of a […]
“The Ultrasound” – Hint Fiction
The baby had two arms, two feet, a head, ten toes and ten fingers, With ten tiny claws, and two eyes that glowed.
“Failure to Connect” – Hint Fiction
“Hey, Tony, ever feel like you just can’t connect with people?” Drew asked. Tony looked over from the chair he was docked at, reached down, and held up a cord. “I think you just forgot to plug in again.”
“Sir Henry Barker”
“That god damned dog gettin’ up under the house again!”
Vol. V
A man of Egypt walked the desert. His lips were chapped and his skin blistered where his robes were torn. The sun glared down on him and baked the sand he walked on. The only protection he had were the clothes on his back, the wrap on his head and shoes […]
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