Madame And Her Plants
Lvit took a deep breath before entering the cavernous office. “Madame.” The woman he addressed was whispering something to her plants. By the smirk on her…
Champagne, Clay, & Candlelight
The striped candle on the far side of the room was making her feel woozy with its champagne gasses wafting into her nose. At least she hoped it was just that…
Deep in the dark and the cold
Teeth glinting in the pale light from luminous eyes. The relentless creak of the machines and the sounds of distant screams in the darkness. Laughter and…
Contained
Andraste’s feet were nearly inaudible as they padded slowly down one of the long grey and blue metal corridors that wove their way through guts of the massive…
Lineage - Part 2
“Our mother would turn in her grave, God rest her soul if she found us here on this day,” The King paced back in forth in front of his brother bound in chains…
Lineage - Part 1
“Bring out the prisoner!” His Royal Highness sat on his regal throne gripping the golden arm rests. He hated this part of his royal duties. Sending a man to…
Mistaken
The clinking of keys hitting metal didn’t distract Paul from his thoughts. Derek, the reporter, and Bill, the police chief, both walked into the outer cell…
Gallows Pole - Part 2
The small crowd gathered to see the execution. They were planning on seeing this even though a storm was just about upon them. Women in fancy dresses held…
Gallows Pole
The silent rumbling of thunder and the loud crack of lightning woke the prisoner from his slumber. It was dawn and today was the day of his execution. He sat…
Passing Time
There is little time left; not that she knows this. What does she know? The shrouding darkness of canvas, the grime that cakes her clothes and the red welts…
Whiteout, 02
Her Mom is on her cell to work so Kim’s sketching when the sleezebag walks in. A cop too, but cops aren’t all that - if you’ve got the uniform down you’re just…
Whiteout
“...a doozy...enty-four to thirty-s...to four fe...inds of fifty-f...” The dying batteries in the radio released just enough information to let everyone in the…
Holding Room
A sense of dread was coming over Charles. Basic concepts in the public court system were gone. How many more basic laws were going to change? They continued…
New Rules
Charles started to review his options. There were no options for him. He had not volunteered for this, but had been ordered to arrive at the base today to…
New Case
“Thank you for taking this case.” the officer in front of Charles Bryant said, as they walked down the gray corridor. “If the military needs my help that’s no…
Dark Channels
I don’t know if the boy was looking for me when he ventured into his own subconscious or if our meeting was merely accidental. I don’t know if he understood…
Ginger: The Caged Bird
I pushed. It seems not all of the stones were mortared in with the rest of the wall. With a little effort, they recessed into a doorway and slid open. I soon…