(Day 55) It Sure Ain't Signal Goop
Jess strong-armed Frank back into the tent and took two steps past him to stoop in front of the desk. Instantly she pinched her nose and took a look back at…
Sunshine in the Darkness
Plinks of water echoed in the closed space. Mud and rocks challenged Devin’s groping fingers as they sought purchase. His breath felt ragged, as if he were…
The Cave
The last Ojibwa led Noah through the columns of oak. Shafts of moonlight gave the forest floor ghostly patches of bone white. Kebe stopped at a yawning…
Answer to the Old Tongue
With a choked gurgling sound the beast produced a mass of phlegm which it hurled, engulfing the fireball in an explosion of steam and bile. The warrior only…
Stars
“Do you ever want to go back?” She turned and gazed out the window, leaning against the sill. The wind swept her long brown curls back over her shoulders. He…
Quenching The Thirst
Royce and Arthur held the tarp between them and eased it under the small waterfall. As the water flowed over the tarp onto the ground, it became obvious that…
Mind Over Matter
Royce and Arthur placed their backs against the cave wall. “On three,” Royce commanded. “One, two, three.” They planted their feet and pushed with all their…
The Serpent's Throat
Royce grabbed Arthur’s hand and helped haul himself over the ledge into the cave. The stone walls were rough except for the elaborate tail of a snake carved…
Scrawled on the Wall
Scrawled on the wall of a limestone cave Where water drips and sound is distant A message hisses its warning From the worn rocky surface “Within the depths…
The Calm Before the Storm
Ron gasped and jumped back as the over-sized pearly eyes stared milkily at him. Sly’s skin was as equally alabaster white and he wore a brown wrap like a toga…
Under the Forest
Ron landed at the bottom of some sort of hole. He sat in the pitch black, very still, assessing the situation. He was bruised where he’d landed, but nothing…