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Hearts and Minds
Arnold Willis slowly opened his eyes, dreading what he would see. The small alarm clock on the nightstand read a merciless 5:58 a.m. The sterile ...
She Waits Upon the Coastal Road
October 6th, 1853 When I set out for Port Humber, I had not imagined that this would be where I met my death. Indeed, I ...
Dark Winter
“Look, Daddy! An airplane!” my son Sedrek pointed up at the sky at the brilliant metallic dot cutting a white line across the clear blue ...
San Borondón Island
There are some things that you struggle to bring into your life. Then there are the things that you do your damnedest to eradicate from ...
The Incident
Dear Sir, I won’t pretend to feel anything other than a deep dread at the receipt of your letter. How you came by my name and of ...
A Warning From a Night Mara
Darkness coats nearly the entire room, a comforting blanket of emptiness in which only a small nightlight in the shape of a tacky, golden elephant ...
Pick Your Poison
“Feeling down? Have a sinister sweet tooth? I have just the solution, Cordella’s Confections! Over on the corner of Brigantine and Salado Open every Monday ...
Iceolation
Debbie Sanderson was a dream come true at five-foot-nine with a quick wit, perfect smile and the deepest brown eyes I’d ever seen. We’d met ...
All the Women in My Family are Cursed
Though every poet considers the heart to be for more than pumping blood, I wonder whether any could hold an organ in such esteem if ...
Do You Have A Moment To Talk About Our Lord Bacchus?
It is the night of Bacchanalia, and we are heading to the celebration. The woods are dense, but the path has been clearly marked with ...
The Grey Man at Lost Lake
When I was growing up my family had issues with trespassers. Not something you expect to deal with when your home sits along the shores ...
