Mack Henry estimated he had about a one in four shot of surviving the next hour. His footsteps echoed against the walls of the empty railroad station. The prototype weapon hidden inside his bag was heavy and pulled at his… Continue Reading
There were weeds in the cabbages, and another messenger from the King’s Seat was standing at the gate. “Go away,” Georich growled. He tugged up one of the offenders, a spiny thing thrusting through the block of round green heads.… Continue Reading
Clarissa sipped at her chilled Semillon and tried hard to make sense of the exhibit in front of her. It was entitled “Inside the Mind of a Critic” and it consisted of some entrails, haphazardly arranged over a broken computer… Continue Reading
Nobody ever went broke underestimating hippies and artists. That’s why I’m rich and they’re not. Brad told me he knew he had to move when he invited this garage band from Ozone Park to party at his pad. Lead guitarist… Continue Reading
When I finally went to see my mom in the hospital, I was shocked at her emaciated state. She’d spent her whole life dieting and now she couldn’t keep the weight on. I could count Ma’s bones right through the… Continue Reading
Twirling on the end of the long pipe, the blob of molten glass glowed a Creamsicle white-orange. Ready for shaping. Troy Hill pulled the bulb out of the crucible, filled his lungs and put his mouth to the pipe. His… Continue Reading
I asked her where her father was and she said he was sleeping. Really? Yeah, he went to bed after the Earth Day Festival and hasn’t woken up yet. Earth Day was last week, Caitlin. That’s true. I’m still waiting… Continue Reading
“I want you to come skydiving with me,” Jake says. She takes his hand and remembers when it was so tiny she had to count the fingers and toes to make sure they were all there. She remembers when they pulled him… Continue Reading
It’s a busy afternoon at the adult toy store where he works, and I watch him guide nervous women through buying their first vibrators or fun-fur-lined handcuffs. Would they open up to him about their sex lives if he didn’t… Continue Reading
In the luminescent dusk of their subterranean entertainment pod, Jana tells her husband, “I wish Chloe loved me as much as she loves her dog.” “What are you talking about?” Jim’s eyes never shift from their 142-inch holographic tank. They’re… Continue Reading