As I walked along the street toward the apartment building that my family lived in for the last decade, a US Army truck rumbled by. When the truck was past me, I saw several white and a few black faces… Continue Reading
I was never good with numbers. In my world, if two trains left the station at the same time going different speeds, the only thing I cared about was whether or not they were on the same track. If they… Continue Reading
“The old orchard was good to us. Nearly 30 years,” my husband sighs. “But the replanted version will be more efficient.” He shoots me a sideways glance, his invitation to ask. “Do tell.” I smile as I angle my eyes… Continue Reading
Me? I see the devils and angels on peoples’ shoulders. Honestly, it’s helpful. Better than astrology by a long shot. None of that woo-woo-crystal-unicorn-believe-in-people nonsense. It’s like being able to see peoples’ red flags, but instead they’re these ever-changing balls… Continue Reading
She took one last look at the kitchen, making sure the burners were turned off. She was always inclined to leave everything neat and tidy. Nothing carelessly forgotten. No loose ends. Why should today be any different? After locking the… Continue Reading
As you may know if you tried to visit EDF over the past few days, we were suddenly and unexpectedly offline for over 48 hours with no warning, apparently due to some sort of unexplained issue/glitch with our web host.… Continue Reading
Lupita snuck a photo of the high priest straightening his tiara. The old man looked like he was wearing the Pope’s hand-me-downs. He teetered in red shoes, wearing a golden stole and a gray furred cape. The cape wasn’t Catholic,… Continue Reading
Christmas scowled at the Holidays seated around the table in Groundhog Day’s burrow deep in the woods of Southern Illinois. “Thank you, Hog,” Christmas said, “for hosting our annual family meeting. I’m glad I could give you this opportunity to… Continue Reading
Generation Zero Four scientists stood by the door. Twenty leaders chosen to represent the tens of thousands in the colony ship waited expectantly. “As you know, the crew of the Astrum was struck with a virus,” Helenia, the head of… Continue Reading
“There’s something in the water.” At the last minute Amy turns water into wadda, because everyone is having a terrible enough day already and the last thing they need is the added catastrophe of a shark. So she tries to… Continue Reading