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In the Desert
We trekked out into the middle of this desert to find solitude. To “achieve greater introspective insight than we could have ever achieved in the ...
Blended Family
Tucker yawned, but he finished it with a smile. He had waited a long time for this day. It was his first Christmas with his ...
The Self-Portrait of Rancorous Ruck
It hasn’t even been a day since I first laid eyes upon it. I was dropping my girlfriend off for her last in-person yoga class ...
The Mechanics
The painted gray metal door leading from the reception area to the mechanics’ bays banged open. “Hey … we got a hot one!” “Yeah?” Nigel ...
Creepy Green Light
There was no longer any joy to be found in All Hallows Eve; not for Ash, not this year. What was, once upon a time, ...
Recalculating
Maggie pulled her Honda Civic to the curb and cut the engine. It was her second stop of the morning, garage sale number two. And, ...
Thanksgiving From Hell
Chapter 1: Man’s Best Friend The sound of Duane’s Dodge diesel pounded a steady thump with a deep cadence as it idled up the dirt ...
Everything Inc.
Chapter 1 If you want to know just how unimportant you are, get a job at the biggest company you can. The bigger the outfit, ...
The Aqua Bird
Chapter 1: The Beginning Loretta could see two versions of the mockingbird in the tree outside her window. One with ugly gray and black feathers, ...
The Reappearance of the Brigantine Children
December 25th, 2018 was the worst day the town of Brigantine had seen since its founding. People call it the Christmas of the Lost. My ...
It’s Getting Dark
“I don’t know, man, the cabin is really far out there and you’d be alone until Sunday.” “Alright, If it’ll help you get over this ...
