29Sep I recorded his instructions on my phone. I’d intended to transcribe them later, if only for handy reference, but work intervened. I spent the next few days on a murder. Not all of them […]
Category: Fiction
(Fiction) Stranger on a train
I sprayed bleach solution over everything, just to be safe, before wiping it all down and throwing it in the big rubbish bin behind the fried chicken chain that was closed for the night. I […]
(Fiction) Terrible things are happening!
Just Like Old Times by Karel Capek Eupator, citizen of Thebes and basketmaker, was sitting in his courtyard weaving baskets when his neighbor Philagoros came running over, calling while still a long way off: “Eupator, […]
(Fiction) Dia de los Muertos
“Time to wake up.” Xana opened her eyes. She had fallen asleep on her luggage. The sun had moved in the sky and she was no longer in the shade. She squinted. She was sweating. […]
(Fiction) Wink was 97% certain the world was a simulation
Wink was 97% certain the world was a simulation. It was by far the most likely scenario. It was clear that intelligent life had evolved, somewhere, and intelligent life of any sort would inevitably create […]
(Fiction) Granny Tuesday
Rock salt crunched underfoot as I approached the door, which was odd seeing as how it was only fall. The weather had definitely turned chilly but not nearly enough for a freeze. It wasn’t until […]
(Fiction) For the unborn
John lost his best friend in Suriname. He left Danny’s body in a ditch after shooting him in the head. Danny looked up at John with no fear, no remorse. He’d been caught. John had […]
