The Street Finds Its Own Uses (Pt. 4)
The side of the parking garage across from the building was bedecked with equipment. The lion’s share, by mass at any rate, was in the form of large…
The Street Finds Its Own Uses (Pt. 3)
She was Mike Kelly, an old friend from college. The phone turned on, activating his headset. “So, I heard you were in town?” He could practically hear her…
The Street Finds Its Own Uses (Pt. 2)
Five hours later and five miles east, Ryan Gonçalves stared into his drink at an airport bar in Nashville. The bar was disgustingly new and trendy, with its…
The Street Finds Its Own Uses (Pt. 1)
The sky over Nashville was still pitch-black, even at five in the morning, with forty-five minutes to sunup and a clear sky. They made their way to a parking…
Creepers
She heard the scuttling sounds following so closely behind her. How could she not? She knew she was shedding infectious particles at an alarming rate. It was…
Plunge
The beams filtered through her eyelashes, like sunlight under a canopy. She opened her eyelids a little wider, and felt her eyes burn in the glare. She…
Thoughts.. or I don't even know, really. Just a thing.
Jonah never listens. I’m out here all alone in the field of ice, all I can hear is my own heavy breathing, I look up to the humongous rings of Saturn in the…
Preparations
There was a dull thud as Rachel’s ship made contact with the escape pod hatch and figured out which method of entry to use. Rachel noted with some annoyance…
Limerick Cycle 2: Vitamin C vs. the Saucers (3/3)
But then out of the shadows came Relph: He’s the biggest. I soiled myself! As he opened his mouth, I turned tail and ran south-- For to him, I was small like…
Limerick Cycle 2: Vitamin C vs. the Saucers (2/3)
There were twenty-four saucers that landed. They destroyed all the citrons I’d planted. And then portals ripped open As I stood there “nope”in’’; My old point…
Life of a Space Gypsy
Roxane’s cold, unblinking eyes stared through the cockpit window out into the vast emptiness of space. She sat still as death. Days passed and she did not…
Alone in a Spiritual Wasteland
The light of Jenny’s last spluttering flare sent pink and yellow bursts across the dark creature’s carapace. Jenny fished around on the ground for a rock…
Creeping Cough
She had a cough. Deep. Wet. Ragged. They called it the creeping cough. Non-communicable to humans. Supposedly. And yet here she had it, and it was taking over…
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…
White Lines
He was a worker. An ordinary worker who had a job at the local mine, just like all of the other residents. He slung a tattered jacket on, and made his way…
Android
He was not like the other residents of the town. He sensed this, and so did they. They would point, and stare as he traversed the streets. Within the…
The Beadworlds: Notes on the world of Kertline and Heliola
The stories take place on two separate small worlds or moons capable of supporting life. These worlds are connected together both by gravity and by magnetism…
Desperate Times Call For...
It was time to go. Garth’s suspicions were definitely raised, and in another month he’d know everything. How did I let it go this far? Well, anonymity was…
New Beginnings
By the time she’d reached Frankie’s (the only bar in Totaris so dingy the police leave it to itself), Camile’s combat state had almost warn off, and fear was…