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A Taste Worth Savoring
In between the mozzarella sticks and the second course, I’m thinking about dying. I don’t think of anyone or anything in particular, and I most ...
Mannequin Lake
I gently lowered the canoe into the calm water. Matt stood behind me, clutching the two oars, anxious to start fishing. Ripples rose to life ...
Mostly Void
I don’t know why I’ve not been fully affected the same way my wife and child have. I don’t know why I can still remember, ...
Out Hunting for Teeth
That which is done out of love always takes place beyond good and evil. —Friedrich Nietzsche These weren’t like the old days, Jerfastilhak mused. No ...
Naked and Afraid
Hiking has always been a hobby of mine. Every year I try to find new trails, seemingly untouched by man. I’ll travel across the globe ...
An Empty Prison
A single day added onto my sentence meant the difference between a normal jail and the unending nightmare of Pembina Prison. I was supposed to ...
The Parker Express
Part 1 This is your captain speaking. I've just turned on the seat belt sign. We're expecting a fair amount of turbulence coming up, so ...
The Dismal Maw
“Fuck you!” Nathan Keene screamed at his grandmother. Her quivering lip stiffened and sucked in a gasp. The widening sclera of her aged vision looked ...
Jonny, Such a Good Boy Jonny
my dad taught me how to use the internet because sometimes he said he felt too lazy to scroll and he just wanted to sit ...
The Basement Stares
Warren hated that old house. It was coming up on two years since he'd bought it. Everything in it creaked and leaked, from the basement ...
