

Nick Howard
November 9, 2022
In January 2016, my uncle Kenny died. After several years of fighting Parkinson’s Disease, he lost that battle. It was a chilly winter day when…
July 21, 2022
The salty sea air blasted Robert Rieff as he stood at the stern of the Swift Fury. The sea was picking up, and all signs…
July 17, 2022
Mike put another quarter in the slot machine and pulled the lever. A cherry, a gold coin, and a lemon; he sighed in frustration and…
July 7, 2022
Light grey dust clouded around the horses’ hooves as they crossed the white stone bridge. The bridge spanned the vast width of the Timur River.…
July 7, 2022
From the quickness that the king had dismissed the juggler and fire-breather, Peter knew he needed to leave the hall sooner than he had planned.…
July 5, 2022
Mud. A vast expanse of saturated earth. That was all commander Draxus could think of as he looked over the battlements of the fortress…
June 23, 2022
The downward spiral began when my cellphone died overnight, so my alarm didn’t go off. I rushed to work half an hour late, to be…
June 18, 2022
Berran was relieved to see Peter as he finished his songs. He had gotten the job done without incident. Now all they had to do…
June 17, 2022
From the quickness that the king had dismissed the juggler and fire-breather, Peter knew he needed to leave the hall sooner than he had planned.…
June 17, 2022
Berran looked around him nervously. He hated this type of mission. He hated the danger, the acting, and most of all, he hated his partner.…