Audrey G. Burnett: A Cryptic Note
Audrey grinned and hugged the old man. “You are the best.” “Go on out of here before I change my mind. You’ve spent enough time here for today, I think. We’ll…
Running the Meeting
Reginald sat down with an exasperate huff. The board room was silent, aside from someone sending a text or a tweet under the table. The little tics were…
Wild
“Darling, how nice to see you again!” A pale, blonde woman wafted over to me in a cloud of perfume that contrasted the earthy smell in the air. “How long have…
A Moment of Triumph
Today was my day. It had taken three hundred and sixty-five other days to reach this one and I claimed this one as mine. We were using a new room, at least it…
Meeting
I swear my heart lifted the moment I laid eyes upon him. He stood solemnly, silently, among a room of conversations and laughter. I stayed quiet too, biting my…
Bounces and Bumps
I Stared out the dirty fogged up window as the wheels began to turn, and we zoomed into the night of Chicago. It was now that I realized the pure beauty of my…
Chronicles Of Millie and Me Chapter 6
November 1989 “Demetri your cousins and Aunt are coming to visit today. Look at the state of this room. It’s a mess clean it up right now. ” “Aww, but Mum I…
The Wedding Victim
He approaches. Her screams are shrill. He grabs something. She is still.
Eleven O'Clock
“Come in, come in,” Alan said impatiently to the quiet, measured knock-knock-knock at the door. He waved his hand in the air, gesturing, as the door opened…
The Meeting
The girls looked frightened with each step we took for home. I don’t blame them with the creatures that attacked us. Suddenly I hear a small gasp, turning…
Is she the one?
He stood there and watched her. Watched her as the goon, and therefore the unwanted one, opened the door for her. Is she the one? Are you there? He stopped…
New World Order
“There you are little Mike! We’re having a town meeting,” Marc says from the top of the perfectly placed wood stack. Seats from every house are placed in a row…
An Appointment
I placed my palm to the worn brass plate, pushing the door open. A wave of warm, smothering, smoky air washed over me. People brushed past me on the narrow…
A.M.U. (Associated Monsters United)
“Welcome, I’m glad you could all be in attendance. Now about this year’s halloween...it’s not good, yes count?” Count Acula, “I am dissapointed with how my…
Crossing paths
When I first saw you I looked into your past with the exuberance of a child, tracing the lines of who you are all the way back to their origins. From a cloud…
Welcome to M.A.D.D.
“Welcome to Mother’s Against Drunk Driving,” the lady at the podium announced. After an applause she continued. ” I see we have some new members. Welcome!” A…
An Important Purchase
The final slave market before snowfall was the only one of the year held after dark; therefore it was the only one Signore Umbrae could attend himself, and…
The Robot and the Mute
“I don’t suppose you’ve ever been to Konnekt before.” I just shook my head. “Shame,” said the man with the mask. “You’d like it there. A place for people of…
Not a Pleasure to Meet You
The old detective opened the door to the interrogation room, dingy with faded green paint, and slammed it. The young clean-cut man at the table winced at the…
Yellow Daisy
He smiled back up at her, she was taller than he imagined, and then he looked down and realized she was wearing very tall wedged shoes. If he wanted to kiss…