Placing a parent in a retirement home is one of the hardest things a child has to do in life. But, it’s much harder for Rebecca – and stranger.
The Veil
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Writing
Doorknobs
Some doors you can’t even find. This short story that opens the way for other times and dimensions – or at least to a field in Pettigrew, Arkansas.
The Piano
Sometimes, the burdens of life become too heavy for men to bear. But we’re expected to bear them anyway. But there comes a point when you just can’t.
What happens then? Joe decides to find out as he ventures into the woods and experiences something he never imagined.
Palingenesis
On Leo Station, it’s time for Commander Inana to begin a system’s check to ensure everything is in order and functioning at full capacity.
But, is it?
Return to Mayfield
Chapter I Visiting Mayfield in the backwoods of Kentucky always brought pleasant memories to mind from my youth. My two sisters would spend hours in the library while my grandparents went about their daily activities. Ms. Cooper was always so helpful and knew just the...
Camenae
Oh ancient, Camenae, bless me with inspiration,so my creations are not all perspiration.Though Homer asked for help from you, the Muses,I ask for those named by Andronicus without excuses. As I reach to the heavens for topics profound and entertaining,I tend to blame...
Transcending Time
Travis Triplett walked his mutt of a dog four times every day, from his small cottage home tucked back in an early 20th century neighborhood to a nearby park, and dutifully picked up the piles of shit she left behind along the way. He didn't mind it at all. After five...
Silicon(e): All Chapters
All in one place for you to read, chapter by chapter. When an employee is found dead at Ben Ashmore's Design and Technology company, things begin to unravel quickly sending both him spiraling into a mystery that seems to point towards corporate espionage and domestic...
Chapter 10 | Pantone 622
Agent Emma Samuels pulled away from Ben Ashmore’s green-gray home in a complete stupor. ‘How could one person have that much put on him so fast and not be a complete vegetable. And what the heck was going on with all these events? How are they tied together as they...
Chapter 9 | Pantone 877
The dull silver handcuffs were finally being unlocked and taken off Ben’s rather sore wrists after a long forty-eight hours of incarceration. Not that he noticed how long it had been. Too much had happened to him. He’d lost so much. His fiance. His friends. His...
Chapter 8 | Pantone 871
INTERLUDE Hundreds of golden metallic bullet shells covered the warehouse floor where Agent Emma Samuels surveyed one of the many strange scenes she had witnessed or been called in to investigate today. A bank of ten computers surrounded a pole where power and...
Chapter 7 | Pantone 2728
The sky was an amazing deep expansive blue, but everything felt flat and lifeless. Like someone had adjusted the saturation until only dull muted colors existed in the world. Even the series of ambulances, police cars, and fire truck that rushed past Ben with lights...