The Listener
One person says that another is driving them nuts. The first person claims that the second is incompetent, sleeping on the job. A wedge is driven between them…
Moving On
Micheal stared for a moment at the embodiment of Death. He felt odd at feeling no fear. He cleared his throat, “What I know is, my wife thinks I’m some kind of…
"BFF"
I remember your birthday You probably don’t know mine Your favorite color was blue Your favorite color nine We used to laugh until we cried Dance until our…
Slow Erosion.
Maybe if I believed in myself Half as much as other people seem to, You wouldn’t be such a problem for me. Perhaps if I thought things through, If I didn’t…
Developing History
“For centuries, the documentation of history was left to unreliable machines and worse: The human memory.” The guide gestured to a glass case of microphones…
Airships: Discovered
Elletra felt like she was going to hurl as she stumbled through random hallways, her feet disconnected from her brain. _He knows. He knows. He knows. Oh god…
Honey, I'm Home.
They situated their clothes back on. It felt weird to have items back on their skin. The feeling of stripping down was almost freeing. “Do you really have to…
Lies [5]
I could understand her pain, her sense of betrayal and anger. My own daughter had been taken by the KGB all those years back, but at least my position as…
Lies [4]
Yet you don’t see people crying over every single death. People die every day. Why cry over something you can’t reverse? They merely go down in history as a…
Lies [3]
Ah. Alisa. She was a bright student. What a pity she had to go down that road. The demonstration organized by her was smart but foolish. It proved that the…
Lies [2]
I study his face as he pauses, momentarily stumped. Does he honestly expect me to shed theatrical tears of guilt, to present a plethora of pitiful reasons as…
Lies [1]
I place my hand over the Bible, thumb extending gracefully down to stroke its stiff, leathery spine. It has clearly never been flipped open, a muted voice. “I…
Love Isn't a Lie
Margaret’s body had sort of folded up on itself, a steady stream of tears ran down her cheeks. “You lied to me!” The pain in her voice was heart wrenching…
Knots.
I said to the Doctor, “I can’t see my Eyes.” He said to Me, “Son, stop telling me Lies. I know for a Fact You can see Everything. So tell Me, why did You this…
The Wall That Stands Between Us
Should we pretend that we stretched our roots far under the feeble ground we stand upon instead of latching onto far away places with strange new faces? Should…
They Said It Was Going Better
In the dark of the pod, Bondar stewed, helped in no small measure by the rising temperature. _Hadn’t the trial gone better? They showed me the vids. There were…
The Fault, The Blame, The In Between
His contorted faces plague my sleeping eyes. There is one for each season, there is one for each disguise. But no, he is not the reason why. Although…
The Quick Spin Continues...
Of course, Jeremy probably gets his 3s and 7s into a 10 pretty quick, and I had to put the smart money on him getting it figured that I knew he would know I…
The Quick Spin
So I sez to Karl, “Jeremy asked me to wise him up, if Cassie goes behind his back and, you know, runs a scheme under his nose. But I know that Jeremy knows…
Now You See Me, Now You Don't.
Now you see me, now you don’t; you sure played that game well. It seems I couldn’t decipher your lies The truth? I couldn’t tell. For years you’ve been gone…