2020-09-15 00:29
I took the brush into my hand and rolled it between my fingers. It was the same Filbert that I had used on the last canvas I had sold. That had been such a simple job. A contracted piec… Read More
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2019-09-25 14:13
“What do you mean you aren’t coming in today?”
Rod sighed. “I am running a fever and I feel like shit Bill. I need to stay home.”
“Are you kidding me? We… Read More
2018-08-24 02:04
He put the straw against his lips and took a small drink before letting out a soft, pained groan.
“Are you okay sugar?” the waitress asked.
Long brown bangs rustled across the ma… Read More
2018-03-30 01:16
I was sitting at a table, enjoying the slight chill in the air as I held my cup beneath my nose. The steam warmed the tip and the aroma of vanilla and honey made my mouth water. For the firs… Read More
2018-03-14 22:13
Thomas knelt down so that his face was closer to the floor. The dim light wasn’t helping him, but from this distance the stain changed from an indistinct dark spot to an indistinct dar… Read More
2018-03-07 23:30
It should come as no surprise to you, a seeker of knowledge and power, that there are prerequisites to almost all things. You were required to learn skills in a progressive order to be able… Read More
2018-03-01 00:00
Mara tried not to smile as she walked down the street. The clicking of each heel marked her passage in a slow, echoing staccato that turned heads. Most of the men who looked up as she passed… Read More
2018-01-27 06:10
Switching it Up
There’s an age-old question that writer’s always get asked: Pantser or planner? In non-writer language that means do you plan your novels or do you go by the sea… Read More
2017-12-07 01:25
The man who walked in had to duck to fit under the door. He also had to turn to the side so that he could slip his shoulders through the frame.
“You ready?”
The big man looked to… Read More
2017-11-16 00:31
He sat at the little desk, focused on his hand as though he could look through it. The bandage wrapping around his palm was red to the knot and he wondered if the bleeding would stop this ti… Read More
2017-11-14 01:04
There is something magical about getting to share good news. The chance to stand tall and shout to all your friends and family so that they can celebrate with you. Today is fantastic because… Read More
2017-10-18 15:00
Each slip of paper, no matter how small, has the potential to change the world. It doesn’t matter what you write, it is an act of creation. Every act of creation is a force in the grea… Read More
2017-10-11 12:41
The thrift store was as tiny and cramped as I had hoped when I saw it. The older and more cluttered a shop like this was, the more likely that I would find a great deal. It’s hard to f… Read More
2017-09-20 20:10
My grandmother had told me stories about the Leshy. She told me that it had taken my father away because he did not respect the land.
My mother told me that she was a crazy old lady. She tol… Read More
2017-09-13 20:18
The sound of skin smacking against leather was methodical, almost mechanical.
~ Whack ~
It had been that way for longer than anyone expected.
~ Whack ~
The single motion of the swing.
~ Whac… Read More
2017-09-06 15:54
The man looked around the room and sighed. His stomach rumbled and he snarled at it. “Patience,” he muttered.
“You want a bite to eat Sugar?” Margaret asked. She plac… Read More
2017-09-01 19:56
Normally, I am pretty happy to write without a plan. In fact, a lot of the point behind this blog was a practice to keep me writing. Plan not needed.
Until I tried to write this serial and g… Read More
2017-06-28 15:00
Tom looked from the seat to the dog a few times before turning around. It creeped him out when animals did that. Like the cat he used to have that would hiss at empty rooms before running ou… Read More
2017-06-22 20:12
“This sucks so much worse than I imagined it would,” Tom said. He looked down at his watch and sighed. “We’ve been here for three hours and nothing.”
Harry didn… Read More
2017-06-15 20:25
The idea of the doppleganger ate away at Tom’s days. Minutes slipped by while he stared at his computer without any idea of what he was looking at. He would sit in the restroom looking… Read More
2017-05-31 15:04
Tom sat in his car for a moment considering the possibilities. He reached into his pocket and extracted the little note book that he kept his life in. The tiny journal was his personal rebel… Read More
2017-05-17 20:04
“Hey, can you check something for me?”
Sarah looked up from her monitor and smiled at Tom. “Sure.”
Tom leaned his elbows on the counter and looked Sarah in the eyes… Read More
2017-05-10 15:09
Each tiny foot made a soft sound as it touched down on the rough industrial carpet that filled the office. She could hear them since her ear was pressed against the door, but only if Rayanne… Read More
2017-05-03 15:00
There had been all sorts of signs and warnings that shit was about to go sideways. People disappearing and then a bunch of bodies being found in a fire. Dead animals and lights in the skies… Read More
2017-05-02 19:13
Just wanted to take a line or two and let you all know that I have a new piece appearing in the issue number 32 of The Sirens Call. You can get a copy at http://www.sirenscallpublicatio… Read More
2017-04-27 18:19
After the invention of the memory jar, a lot of people believed that it would give everyone the equivalent of a photographic memory. In a way it did, but not how they thought.
The jar is sim… Read More
2017-04-20 03:00
I always thought I was clever. I figured out how to get things free and how to get in when I wasn’t supposed to. I did things I shouldn’t, but wasn’t the one who got caught… Read More
2017-04-12 15:00
In all the things we tried during those early days of our work, I had always held doubt as to the possibility of success. My rational mind could not fathom why muttering words and making str… Read More
2017-04-05 15:00
The machine was not as complicated as I had thought it would be. In my naivety I had imagined my vision to have required whole new fields of science to bring it to life. How could… Read More
2017-03-29 15:00
Karen and I lay in the backseat of my father’s old Explorer. Despite the fact that we were sticking together due to sweat, neither of us moved. We didn’t want to stop touching.
… Read More
2017-03-22 15:00
My lungs were burning. There was a sharp pain in my side. There was a dull ache in my head. I looked ahead and there was a black ring around my world. I didn’t know what the thing behi… Read More
2017-03-15 15:00
The camera was one of the greatest inventions of all time. It allowed for a moment in time to be captured forever. It allowed for memories to be kept without fail. It allowed the world to lo… Read More
2017-03-08 16:00
~ Note ~
I am sorry for dropping off the face of everything and making you wait for an update. While I might have excuses, that is really all they are. I won’t share them. I will be ge… Read More
2016-12-21 16:00
When mother entered the study, I could tell by the look on her face that she intended to speak her mind. She sat down a tray of tea, took a seat, and then patted a spot beside her.
I took th… Read More
2016-12-07 16:00
I watched the others sleep but noticed that they did not sleep well. All of my companions twitched and fidgeted, making pained and frightened noises as they did so. I had no idea how long th… Read More
2016-12-01 01:56
When I opened my eyes, I was genuinely surprised. I tried to reconcile the bright sunlight dappling my face through a canopy of dark green leaves with me memories of breaking bone. I could s… Read More
2016-11-09 16:12
We walked together, no longer hand in hand, but holding hands. I watched over her, not because I did not want to be alone, but because I was worried about Samantha’s safety. With every… Read More
2016-10-26 15:00
When I woke, the sun on my face was nothing compared to the warmth of Samantha’s back pressed against my chest. I thought of the night before and found myself envious of Carl. He had k… Read More
2016-10-19 15:02
As the day progressed, the stream was joined by two others and might have been better called a river when we came to what I judged to be a good place to camp. The water ran wide and shallow… Read More
2016-10-05 15:00
Though I do not know what providence guided us through the cursed woods, some higher power delivered Samantha and I to a smalls stream. Unlike the river, whose muddy depths had concealed the… Read More
2016-09-21 15:00
Samantha and I made our way along the edge of the woods in a subtle panic. Throughout the day, we could hear the snapping of limbs as some creature made its way in parallel to our own. With… Read More
2016-09-14 15:00
When I opened my eyes, I was looking at the back of Samantha’s head, and despite the horrors of these last few days, I could not help but smile. We lay side by side, pressed together l… Read More
2016-08-13 00:17
Samantha and I walked for the better part of a day before we came to the edge of a small wood. We had both played an equal role in keeping the other going when the enormity of our situation… Read More
2016-07-27 15:03
It took me quite some time to come to a rational state of wakefulness. At first, my mind wondered at the firmness of my bed. Then, the warmth and perfume of the body pressed against mine led… Read More
2016-07-14 18:01
While my first instinct was to curse it, the rain was a blessing, even if it was a mixed blessing. The water was cold but we were spared a downpour. Instead, a steady beat soaked the area. I… Read More
2016-07-06 15:00
Mark made two trips, dropping off arm loads of wood and switching to a fresh torch, before Samantha returned. I was watching the sky as a wall of clouds worked their way towards us whe… Read More
2016-06-29 19:01
When I came too, it was very dark. I was lying on Mark’s jacket amongst tall grass. Beside me, Samantha sat with her knees pulled up to her chest. She was pressed against me, thou… Read More
2016-06-22 15:00
Mark and I ran back to the ladies. I cursed myself for stepping away from them in this alien place, praying in between self recriminations that my Mary was okay.
We burst into the small circ… Read More
2016-06-08 15:00
The reduction of our band from five to four left us silent for hours. I led us away from the water, and whatever it had been that dragged my friend below the surface, at a brisk pace. The ot… Read More
2016-05-27 11:41
I don’t know what to say exactly. I must admit that I was overcome with fear. The look on Carl’s face as whatever it was dragged him off the boat had been so filled with terror t… Read More
2016-05-19 12:47
It did not take long for our little crew to move from a peaceful sleep to tear filled panic. The ladies both looked ready to faint and I worried that Mark would be ill. Carl was pale, but th… Read More
2016-05-11 16:45
I opened my eyes to a sheet of gray and green. Trees limbs hovered above me, but did not move beyond a gentle swaying from the breeze.
I looked down, to see my ladies golden locks resting up… Read More
2016-05-04 15:00
We sat upon the river, intent on a relaxing trip, with the sky clear and the sun bright. The day was still fresh and we had a short time until lunch. My intention had been for us to stop at… Read More
2016-04-27 15:00
The trip had seemed like such a good idea when I first suggested it. We five, childhood friends, would take an afternoon and boat on the river. The parson had told me that it was possib… Read More
2016-04-20 15:00
Tommy slipped through the grass, doing his best to be quiet. He moved from behind a stump to a spot behind a thorn bush and then back out into the grass. Each step brought him closer to the… Read More
2016-04-13 19:17
When I walked into the room the light switch didn’t work. I didn’t think anything of it. Maybe the bulb had burned out. I pulled my phone out of my pocket and clicked the flash l… Read More
2016-04-06 15:00
The making of a magical item is always a process. While some like to say that magic is a subtle science, I know that it is truly nothing but an art. We bring together the unrelated and in do… Read More
2016-03-30 15:00
I know now that it was my fault. I thought it would be alright. I knew that I looked good, but I never dreamed that something as simple as dressing up could have drawn them to me. I guess it… Read More
2016-03-23 15:00
George stumbled down the hall, one hand on the wall and the other holding his stomach. With every step, his feet drug a little more.
“I’m not going to make it,” he mumbled… Read More
2016-03-16 15:00
The sign above the booth was simple. Black letters on a white background. The masks and costumes looked the same as the ones being sold on either side. They all cost about twenty dollars eac… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
They came during the day. All of the stories said that they would have come at night. They said that the creatures were ruled by darkness. The sun was supposed to destroy them. All the stori… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
Martin hit the ground with a thump, his body landing in a limp pile beside of an old microwave with a broken lamp lying on top of it. Frankie screamed and ran. Whatever it was, the dough boy… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
Margret smiled at me, and I thought she looked so beautiful. Her eyes sparkled and he skin seemed to glow. The woman was way out of my league. She had long, pale blonde hair and a lithe, ath… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
I extended my fingers, reaching across the short distance between us as slowly as I could. My hands were shaking and I couldn’t think of a single way to tell this story without admitti… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
We sat in the growing dark, the sun already below the horizon. What little light remained was blocked out by the limbs above us. We kept our lights off. The words were whispered into my ear… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
Calvin and Hobbes Comic Strip on GoComics.com. This is the truth of so much in life when you do creative things Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
I am so bad at being an author on the internet. I should set aside time to correct my publications page and promote my work but it doesn’t happen. I just don’t manage to do it. I… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
While I was out this weekend I was reminded of just how inconsiderate people can be. I went grocery shopping, by myself, at a local WalMart. For most, that probably just explained everything… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
This last weekend, I was fortunate enough to work as a member of the staff of the Lexington Comic and Toy Convention. If you have never done something like this then you are missing out. It… Read More
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