Smart Girls, Where Have You Gone?
As I meander through the chorus of dull weather and terrible working hours which litter my waking moments, I look back and reminisce. To the girl who was…
(Day 50) Eric's Game
“Remember that time you said you wanted to play chess?” Eric approached me from across the park with an oblong box tucked firmly under his arm. His grin was…
Chess: To the Victor Go the Spoils
The demon hissed. He now saw it as plainly as I did. “Mate in four,” I declared, unnecessarily. The demon’s eyes flashed. The game was all but over. The…
Chess: Endgame
The next several moves were made in silence. White’s Bishop moved here. Black’s Knight developed there. A Pawn exchange opening a file for Black’s Rook…
Chess: No Concession
Panic clawed at my belly. A drop of sweat slid into my eye, burning fire. I blinked, rubbing my eye with the ball of my hand, then turned my attention back to…
Would You Like to Play Chess?
ALPHI was already on when I entered the lab and noticed me immediately. “Welcome, Dr. Woodard. Would you like to play chess? I have several new strategies.”…
Endgame
fifty six seconds and the cold calculated perfectionists win.
Mr. Chen (cont.)
Mr. Chen seems to lean into me when he starts to speak but it is I who is drawing closer, trying to catch every word from his aged mouth that opens like raw…
Mr. Chen
His bushy white eyebrows catch some wind and battle with his eyelashes. He dresses simple, now seventy-eight years old, Mr. Chen wears only comfort clothing…
Chess: Castle
The demon stared at the board for so long that I began to wish we’d set a game clock. My nerves were raw by this point, and I was getting antsy. Deliberate or…
Distraction
The Demon stood motionless, eyes fixed looking downward. I could tell he was having trouble working out what had just happened, as was the intended effect…
Chess: Calculated Move
I had unconsciously crept up on the board as I focused on the duel over the demon’s King. I sat back from it now, closing my eyes briefly as I struggled to…
Chess: Gambit
My attack was two-pronged and subtle. I had the demon’s King - my prize - backed into a corner. It was a brilliant, tactical solution. He could block check…
Enter the demon
I have never been a normal boy, I could never Hate somone except to the sick thought of murder I’ve been in this world for a couple 100 years So when i came…
King's Gambit
“Damn your rules and regulations!” Sargeant Will Farmer screamed while standing in the General’s office. “I don’t give a flying frak about saving face, one of…
A Game With Death
Arnold smiled as the beautiful young woman approached the table, her blond hair a gorgeous contrast to her dark black dress. “I think today might be the day,”…
your move
The ebony queen gathered her robes and sashayed across the black and white marble floor. All the knights could do was watch as she lifted her silken leg and…
It had been a good summer, after all.
It had been A Good Summer after all. Ira and Sidney had argued over linguini for hours, the red and white checkered tablecloth between them flapping in the…
Without a Job
We used to play chess. She had a special board, bought by some ex-so and so whose name I have tried hard to forget, with hand carved redwood pieces…
Strategic Floor Tiles
He stood quietly in the corner at the party, staring down at the patterned tiles on the floor. An empty glass, now devoid of its bubbly, acidic contents…