"Jesus Christ! Where am I now?" As Martin gazed into the vast ocean in front of him, the broken teleporter still beep...
"Listen," I whisper. "Hear the waves crash." She listens, head cocked to one side. Her beautiful golden hair cascades...
The waves crashed and slapped at the stones, slurping up mouthfuls of sand and dragging them back to the deep. Elk st...
It was supposed to be a nice relaxing drive. We were going to my mother's house for Christmas, the presents all stack...
The curtains were the safety. I could never sleep unless the curtains were draped and folded over each other, obscur...
The car stalled. The roads were half washed out and the rain pounded like a blacksmith's hammer on the hood. The stor...
"HELP" "There's no hope," the monotone sound of Sarah's voice echoing throughout the silent forest. I could not see ...
the birds on the telephone line have heard me talking the birds on the power line have felt me typing one bird two bi...
The raven sat and contemplated the traveler beneath the moon's harsh gaze. She struggled onwards, leaning heavily on ...
Portraits
My life has always been a mess. First, my parents get into a big fight and are now divorced. Then I had no choice but...
It was his job to paint portraits of people. They'd give him huge sums to paint them. Just look in the mirror, idiots...
Whoever said a picture was worth a thousand words had never met Frank. The man had never met a camera he didn't lik...
The water was clear.
The water was clear but her conscience was not. Carla gazed into the crystal goblet's depths, the sparkling liquid r...
The water was clear, so I stared at it, looking at my reflection. I was ugly, there were no two ways about. She had b...
The water was clear and not a cloud was in the sky. Melody lay in the tall weeds near the lake under a weeping willow...
Theo · Mother-in-Law · Hot Dog
My mother in law kept a speedy pace behind me, screeching my name as I raced toward the hot dog stand. "THEO!" "THEO,...
Theo had had ENOUGH. Ever since he had married Julia, it had been vegan this and free range that. If he had to choke ...
There was a knock at the door. It was Theo, the kid from next door. He was only seven. Wearing nothing but blue jean ...
I lost my grip on the wheel.
It was late, one winter night. I was not accustomed to being awake at this hour. My car didn't handle the cold well, ...
I lost my grip on the wheel. It had happened before, but it wasn't nearly as embarrassing as now. I had just left P.E...
Driving along a road at night, rain pelting down, tall trees waving low branches across the sky, no moon, no road lig...
She was walking down the sidewalk in the downtown area of Seattle when she noticed a pile of white blankets and other...
They would never stop. She used to love the sight of birds on a rooftop, electric wires, even clotheslines. She used...
Disappeared into the cityscape, hiding unintentionally, friend to only the birds, for they are the only ones who wi...
He ran into the room, his heart pounding, and his clothes soaking wet.
He ran into the room, his heart pounding and his clothes soaking wet. Just earlier that day, he headed out for the d...
Immediately he ripped his dresser draw open. Rummaging through the clothes all neatly packed. Foot steps are heard fr...
"Damnit Christine, god damnit, call 911!" I shouted, dropping my sisters limp body on the bed. There was froth aroun...
It approached.
She could feel the terror drenching and cloaking itself around her. Don't be afraid, it whispered. You've known for y...
It came at me. At a speed of lightning. I couldn't think. Speak, or even hear correctly. The crowbar was flung direct...
Looking out my thirteenth floor office window, I marveled at how dark, gritty and simply dirty the air looked. It wa...