A Tropical, Atypical Christmas
There is no snow but plenty of ribbons and bows, There is no real tree but no less Christmassy, There is no need for a…
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JUDGMENT DAY
There is a man without a head, high on a hill. Is he a spirit or is he real? Nobody knows what to say. They…
TIME ROLLS ON
EACH PERSON HAS THEIR DAY IN THE SUN, SO TO SPEAK. BUT TIME KEEPS ROLLING ON. YOU CAN’T STOP TIME, NO MATTER WHAT YOU DO.…
Lunch Time
I hate this time of day. I mean really hate it. I think I walk a little slower, wandering the long hallways on the way…
Medicine Man
Grant Gatzke pointed with a shaking finger. “There’s one. A Pepsi, I think. It’s got that color.” Metallic blue glimmered in the weeds at the…
Dungeons and Dental Plans
“I’m sorry, sir. You can include only one sword, mace, or war hammer in your carry-on baggage. The rest will have to be checked.” It…
Paperclip
“You seem to be writing a Post-Cyberpunk Pseudo-Western Romance. Need help?” Joe’s fingers froze. He stared at the paperclip as it writhed on the screen.…
Cause Ways
“What if?” is the essence of genre fiction. What if monsters were real? What if mankind had faster-than-light travel? What if there was a world…
Under the Cherry Blossom Sky
There were no fires that night. They couldn’t risk it. Aurelia ran her fingers along the gold chain around her neck. The motion was comforting,…
Teen Angels
School had let out early that day for parent-teacher conferences, and so the sun was still bright and high as the kids walked home, there…