Origin: Dark Horse
Light from the world above faded. Drips of water echoed in the distance. The Baetylus Stone in hand, it casting its eerie glow, Akmal drifted deeper into the…
Night Terrors
When sleep finally managed to take me captive last night, I sat in the driver’s seat of an old Jeep, trying to find my way back to you. The snow piled up on my…
Men Are Annoying (Day 5) (late)
One thing was for sure, I had to get out of here. There was no way I was staying with this guy, even if we escaped the Arena together. No guy is right in the…
Airships: A Chase Begins
The Frenchman grimaced and looked up at Hawkeye, “Where would this clipper be?” “If what Ryle is saying is true, that ship is probably already in the…
Airships: Shell-shocked
Elletra wanted to strangle him for his disinterest and nonchalance about his father. But, it wasn’t his fault, she supposed. He had been raised to have as few…
Airships: An Almost Night Terror
When she finally came to, she was tied to a chair in a large and grand office. Sitting across from her on a couch was the man she had come to hate. He was…
Driving In A Daze
I’m speeding. My surroundings fly past me. My foot is locked on the gas pedal involuntarily. I look through the glass windows, but I cannot see what is ahead…
The Morning Nightmare
I walked across the dingy carpet of the lobby and down the ill-lighted hall. My coworkers passed by, each flashing a quick smile or giving a subtle wave. The…
Who are the cleaners I
I came across an open garage with a lady inside, as the malicious plane made a U turn heading strait toward us. In a panic I yelled. She didn’t hear me. I…
The Cleaners
Hearing a dog barking, I ran toward it. There was no open door, no garage, just a tarp on the overhang where I could hide. Busting in the door underneath, the…
Ice Cold
She screamed loudly, running in the snowstorm. Arabella couldn’t hear anything over the loud howling of the wind. Her blonde hair whipped around crazily as the…
Arising From the Subconscious
I was on an operating table. I didn’t know how I got there. I remembered laying on the beach next to my brother, but that wasn’t quite right. My brother was no…
Prying Eyes
The alley stretched on into the surreal horizon, its walls filled with crude symbols swimming violently on the rough surface. Malevolent spots glowed within…
Come Here Often?
I awoke in darkness, with no idea of how much time had passed. Hazy memories served to give me an idea of where I was, along with the scents of cheap pine and…
Monsters Part 1
I used to make my father check under my bed for monsters. Just in case there was someone – or something – lurking beyond the edges of my comforter. My brother…
Choice
Sitting on the beach, arms stretched out behind me for support, fingers squished in the sand as I stare out at the rolling waves and crashing ice-caps. The day…
Nightmares
I filled the cup up with freezing cold water. I poured it over my head. The blast of cold had me shivering, and I was wet. But I was awake. That’s the…
Heaven
Marianne’s eyes swelled with tears, as she was introduced, for the first time, to her grandparents. Their withered cheeks pulled into a wide grin, and their…
Singing Nightmare
He could feel the cold sweat working its way down his spine like the martian leeches already latching onto his ribs, worming into his lungs, finding his heart…
Transcending Reality
There was no sun when Aisling opened her eyes. There was no soft grass tickling her neck. There was no feeling pulling at her chest. And there was no one, no…