Noir: My Life as a Goose
Frankly, I was lucky the waiter’s jacket fit, and over my holster even. Against all odds, fate favored me to intercept a delivery. Thus, I had politely…
Out of the Rain
Stephen crouched on the edge of a toilet seat, gingerly picking twigs out his hair and dropping them into the water below him. Once he had picked his hair…
Running
My feet pound against the sidewalk. My hearts beating fast. someones coming, closer by the second. Escape is hopeless i`ll never get away......... Not from…
Airships: A Chase Begins
The Frenchman grimaced and looked up at Hawkeye, “Where would this clipper be?” “If what Ryle is saying is true, that ship is probably already in the…
Unfamililar Faces - 2
A full on panic rushed through me, i could feel my legs freeze up and my eyes getting caught in a distant stare. I stood there frozen and unmovable.I could see…
Professional Extractor
Delicious adrenaline rushed through her veins as she chased after her target up the grand staircase. The candles went out with an angry hiss as they flew past…
In the Distance
“They are coming...” That was all that the message had said before the sounds of radio static and loud interference ended the transmission with such abruptness…
The Bridge of Intulcar
The leaves crashed too loudly as he ran. Niccolas tried to minimize the noise by making unbalanced leaps and bounds, only to trip, waiting to hear the sounds…
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…
Arrested On A Saturday Night
“Stop! Stand Still!” Kowalski bellowed, but the boy kept right on running. “Damnit! Stop” Kowalski shouted again, and this time he did stop, turning around…
Escape
In the dim light I nearly ran into it. Valctor and Feela were sobbing for breath. Both looking to me for a solution. Down the tunnel behind us, the feeders…
To Seek That Which Was Lost
The battered old car sweeps up to the door and an old man, presumably the owner of the property, emerges and pulls an overcoat from the back. He nods at me…
The Pursuit
Having just been sacked, and nearly exploded, Rafferty had a lot on his mind. His professional career was perhaps ended and now he was on his way to meet…
Running
I ran, dodging through the trees. I silently prayed that I wouldn’t slip on the snow that was floating down from the sky. I knew that if I fell, he would catch…
Chase
I yanked the wheel to the right, the seat belt slicing across my neck as the car leaped away like startled prey. The SUV shot past, skimming paint from my…
Merc's On A Bridge
I slowed my past to a walk. Drew was most likely not going to follow me now and I was a safe distance away. A bloodcurdling scream rang out across the bridge…
Always wear comfortable shoes when driving at night
Run. Keep running. Can’t stop. - Turn right. Down the alley. NO! BACK TO THE STREET! Stay in the lights. Why are all the houses dark? Why isn’t anybody home? …
The Pursuer
She needed to calm down; slow her breathing. She had run too far, too long. But she couldn’t let him catch her. And she didn’t want to find out what would…
The Eternal Struggle
The morning air was light and crisp, the warm scent of prairie grass accenting it. I adjust my hat, the sun’s too damn bright today. The weight of my bandolier…
Flee
Jon turned right, running parallel to the dilapidated buildings of Park Street. No one really lived here anymore; the buildings were mostly stores and…