Target Practice
Dear Sir or Madam, Though we apologise for the inconvenience, we appreciate your passive participation in our latest training exercise. Our children are our…
If It Doesn't, Nothing Will
“When you gonna’ give this up, boy?” The question felt challenging, but the tone was as genial as ever. “Dunno, pop,” Casey grunted from beneath the hood. His…
Entry 21, 3-Word Prompt Chain: sinuses, spark, plug
The car stopped. Less of a smooth braking and more a juddering halt. The engine gave off a shower of sparks, and that was that. No more car. Dave started to…
The Car
The dark night, the quiet wind, the hot weather and you and I. You in front of me, I saw you, you watched me, you thought about it, I know you did. I got close…
The Collision Baptismal
At times when the road is slick and premature dusk bloats up the sky, I clasp the steering wheel and shut my eyes. In that suspended moment I feel helpless to…
It's raining, why did it have to be raining?
The tires span in futility on the tarmac, dragging water back into the air, while the cars motor went from a low grumbling thunder to a cacophonous scream of…
Bar on a Mountain
I thought I would hurl at the next curve in the road as the car bumped along this dirt path, heading for the highest point of the mountain. It had already…
Knowing.
I sit there, at the kitchen table, unwilling to hear the words spoken to me. “She died in a car crash, Hal. I’m very sorry.” I stare at the ring pattern in…
Lisa
Except for an occasional mutter from their father, the car ride was silent. An early morning chill weighed down on eyelids and the dreary rain clouded the…
Fayette le Gagnant
Fayette seemed to consider the road lazily, almost without noticing it. His eyes rolled from side to side at speeds his car could only dream of matching, the…
That "Something is Wrong" Feeling
It was a Monday morning, nothing looked different that morning than any other morning, but within minutes her blood ceased to pulse, instead it raced steadily…
Bad Time for Reflection, Introspection, and Inattentiveness
We stared at each other as the moon slowly gave way to a dim sunrise. I did at least; he vacantly pointed glossy eyes in my direction while groping the air…
To The East
The radio station began to fade out, turning to low static. I played with the dial, finding only fuzz, and eventually turned the radio off. The sky was…
Next Level of Oh Crap
About the same time her hand jerked me downward by the front of my shirt a blinding light sheared off the roof of the car and half the windshield. Wide eyes…
Trying and Doing
Two young men sat on a chilly Ottawa night, parked on the street after a tense meeting. A prickly debate had simmered, a trivial thing really, philosophical at…
The Esses
A quick glance out the driver’s side glass revealed the distance between Hector and the 19 of Emmit Swann. One might fit a fire hydrant between the cars as…
The Launch
The flag was thrust down by slender hands, it’s frenzied flutter silenced by the roar of engines. In the space of a heartbeat, a hundred muscles in Hector’s…
Like An Accident
Expressionless, she layed on her bedroom floor. She no longer had tears to cry, or breaths to heave. She only wanted him. Just to see him. None of it made any…
Just Get Me There
Only 30 miles to go, and here I am, broke down on the side of the highway with cars flying by. I could pop the hood, then what? What good would that do? You…
New Toys
Quentin let loose a long string of barely intelligible curse-words as he lifted his foot so he could floor the accelerator again. The car, a black convertible…