The area affected by the anomaly was too large to cordon completely, but warning signs had been hammered into the ground at regular intervals, and a barbed-wire fence surrounded the most dangerous areas, including the […]
Tag: fiction
(Sunday Thought) The Hard Thing
Dear aspiring novelist, Thank you for your letter. I don’t wish to offend. But I’ve been asked that question before, and I’ve learned something like the following is the best advice I can give. It […]
(Fiction) The Attic
Quinn was waiting in the hotel lobby when Nio stepped from the elevator in her high-collared coat. It was crowded on the main floor. People milled or sat idly in chairs. Several had their laptops […]
(Fiction) Cages
The tea kept falling. The peg that held the shelf was loose, and every time it slipped, the canister of tea would hit the floor and spread its contents over the soft wood. It happened […]
(Fiction) The Prestidigitator
When Ten Dollars was twelve, he went to see the Prestidigitator for the first time. His mother put him in the front seat of a Dodge Dart with no seatbelts and put his little brother […]
(Fiction) The Mandela Spheres
Some advanced readers were so excited about THE ZERO SIGNAL that they have nominated it for Best of the Year on Goodreads, where (at the time of writing) it is #2 on the list! Readers […]
(Fiction) The Score
Esmeralda Gonzales was more pregnant than any woman had a right to be. She carried a baby and a load of bad news and bore both with grace and good deal of pride. She was […]
(Fiction) Oh No
After making my friends something to eat and leaving it on a tray outside their closed door, I followed Martin’s gracious suggestion and went up to the attic, a wide A-framed space from which one […]
The Future is Strange.
The bus pulled onto the shoulder to report the bleeder on the side of the highway. A car had clipped the man’s leg, which bent awkwardly to one side. His hands had frozen into fists […]
(Fiction) Agencies
“Is it moving?” Quinn asked the helicopter pilot. He had to shout into his headset to be heard over the noise. It was a small copter, and the blades were not far above the wide […]
