Tornado Warnings
The thunder roared, barring its teeth. He curled once about the corner, and fell asleep. The lighting flashed, illuminating the night. She followed Thunder…
The Flip of a Switch
Steven frowned and stepped backwards. He swore he had turned off this part of the facility. He slid his card through the reader and pushed the heavy doors…
Listen to Your Feet
There is no sound other than the far away drone of late night traffic and the rhythm of my own body. My footfalls set an easy but fast pace for my breath to…
Rumination
“Why does love lead to ruin? Because it distracts, a beauty seducing the attention away from all else important in life, to the degradation of that life. That…
Another night for Theodore
He was groggy. It was late, or reaaally early, depending on how you looked at it. His clothes were covered with stains of food. He stared at the television…
An Un-Ease
A couple of hours later, she arrived to her destination, afraid of what could happen next. She learned a lot about herself on that ride to New York. She…
Boys will be boys
“This is nuts.” Julien whispered. “Shhhh,” Jim hushed with his finger raised to his lips. The guys stayed to the shadows as they crept through the courtyard…
Affair
“I’m outside,” The man whispered into the cellular phone. He didn’t know why he whispered, it must’ve been the heat of the moment. He was watching and waiting…
Smoker
Back in the big city, this would be fine. The club culture had necessitated all night corner shops. You could buy rips and tray bakes at four in the morning…
The Late Night Wars
A hazy cloud of smoke hovered in the air over the giant table as the writers clustered haphazardly about on their uncomfortable chairs working through their…
Like Turning Off the Sun [Fact-ly '09 challenge copy]
“I have to go now,” he said. I checked the Spider-man watch he gave me for Christmas, 11:51PM it read. “Awh... I hate when we have to hang up,” I lamented…
Like Turning Off the Sun
“I have to go now,” he said. I checked the Spider-man watch he gave me for Christmas 11:51PM it read. “Awh... I hate when we have to hang up,” I lamented…
Why You SHOULDN'T Stay up 'Til 3AM
I plug in my headphones, turn the sound up, and press play. I feels like I can feel the bass beats in my head. I can’t hear a thing through these headphones…