Douche-Ah
“Hey, did I ever tell you about my friend named Dushaw from university?” “Wait, what– was her name?” “It’s exactly what you think. Her name was literally…
Dark Names, and Dark History
Seated on a sandbag that felt more like concrete, Capt Dogra listened to the two grunts keeping watch, “The Dark Wizard is out again.” His buddy shrugged, “The…
Audrey G. Burnett: Names
Audrey walked out of her room and slid down the banister of the spiraling staircase that spiraled around the perimeter of the large circular house. She could…
Gloria, Gloria, Hallelujah
_“The Cleaver has struck again, this time bringing fear and violence to Nebraska. Staying true to his M.O., he dismembered the family using their own…
Oblivion Come At Last
The voice from my throat growled above the clamor of my brother’s 78 Skylark, “You said women?” “Yeah, Billy, lots of women, just across the bridge in…
Name Calling and Other Friendly Activities
“You...you...you...” The mechanical Rae struggled to articulate something negative, but seamlessly written interlock code kept replacing anything she could…
Rusty and Tequila, Up and Down
She gave my handiwork her usual look. I never knew what to make of it, except that it wasn’t exactly ‘pleased’ or necessarily ‘approving’. The violence was…
Unfortunate Given Names
“Hello, my name is Jonathan.” The man in the next bed looked around at him, slowly, disinterest painted across his rumpled, weather-beaten face. “Jon, for…
The Book
The first time she had seen it, it was a wet, bedraggled thing, and she had wanted little to do with it. She hadn’t picked it up - Rowan had. “Saya,” he had…
With Odd Power Comes Odd Responsibility
“Julius Seizure.” “Are you kidding me? Absolutely not.” “Causal Loop?” “No.” “Causal Lou?” “No, not him either.” “Loblolly?” “I don’t care what he says…
Name Allocation Service
The more-than-attractive woman twinkled at him from behind the glass screen. Her seat had been adjusted so that she was the exact same height as all of her…
Names are over-rated
The club was packed that night; hot, sweaty bodies jammed into the dark. Roving strobes the only illumination once you left the puddle of light around the bar…