Locked Ward

“Kill them,” it said. I tried to, but I was on the ground suddenly. Read more

Slower Traffic Keep Right

“Get over!”

“What?” Marie, lost in her Kindle, wasn’t paying attention to traffic and had no idea what I was talking about. Read more

Wolf’s bane

“Wednesday Washday,” Mam always said.

She had sayings like that for every day of the week. The only other one I remember is “Monday morning do the darning,” probably because it rhymed. But she died when I was small. Everybody in town says Daddy should have given her at least a month in the ground before he started poking around in other women’s holes. But if he had waited, I wouldn’t have gotten Ona for my new mam, and we’d not have Ruby for our baby. Read more

Bokeh Tunes

Like black lights in a darkened room
They float through the air.
Hazy shimmers of rainbow bound colors
That defy the barriers
Of light and sound. Read more

The Beast

The beast was getting bolder. No longer satisfied to strike under the shadow of night, he had begun attacking at will. Another daytime raid ended the lives of an entire family of seven, helpless to defend against his brutal might…they were all gone. Read more

A Night Under The Town

“Marley, this is not a good idea…” Read more

Butterflies

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On the Head of a Pin

The entrance to the diner opened, sending in a blast of cold air. Bitsy frowned. “Lilly Jean, you know we don’t open until six o’clock. I can’t…