God and his subject
“I am sorry Tom, but you knew it had to end like this” The barrel pressed to my forehead has been there so long it’s not even cold anymore. I’m out of points…
The Right Motivation
I walked to the back of the car and opened the trunk. Looking into the trunk I saw a man gagged and bound with duct tape. “Okay,” I said to myself, “I can do…
What If I Was Clockwork?
“I don’t know about you, but I haven’t seen any crystal thefts. Ever. And his story checks out - Penelus was mighty angry when we roused him.” Kelius drifted…
Stranger in a Strange Predicament
The walk back to the Denai residence was unbearable. Keli’s feet tripped him up at every loose stone. His eyes refused to focus, even though he had removed his…
Egopathetic
Perhaps it was only his assumption that others in Kethadria felt the same as he. Kelius, son of two immigrants from Mesopotamia, was destined to continue in…
Entering the World
Was it the Denai family name, or he, Kelius, who was worth nothing? Kelius came to slowly. I must still have my glasses on, he thought as he took in the…
Reflection
I love her. I never believed in soulmates until I met her. She’s lived such a hard life yet found a way to survive things that would have crushed me. Going…
the road to healing
“We did.” The male detective walked over to Hannah. “One of the people who found you noticed the broken window and that you dragged glass shards from the…
"you escaped. that's most important"
She wakes up to bright lights and many sounds. As her senses come back she realizes that she’s in hospital. When she reaches down to pull up the sheet…
False Friend
Julie was very convincing. She had of course done it herself. Six months on and she was still hounding me. ‘Why are you doing this to yourself? Get on with it…