The screen door creaked open and slammed back into its frame. The sound cracked like a bullet across the sky. … More
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It Happened Tomorrow on Neptune 🚀💥🛸
‘Just the paper today, sir?’ Mister Fellow nodded and put a nickel down on the newsstand counter. ‘That’ll be it, … More
🎃 Pumpkin, Gourd, and the Magic Man 🔥
The large pumpkin-headed man showed off his new black shirt and green trousers to his yellow gourd-headed friend. The shirt … More
The Woolly Worm: A Very True and Real Story
‘Oh, I’m at home in these woods,’ she sang, twirling through the last leaf greens, the new yellows, the old … More
The Sorrow of the Christmas Tree
All dressed in her best baubles and bells, the Christmas tree rowed out onto the still, black lake. She dipped … More
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‘You’re the only one who can still make me cry,’ said my wife from the side of the road. No … More
Spine Call
Rrrrrriiiiiiiinnnngggg. Rrrrrriiiiiinnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnggggg. ‘Hello.’ ‘Roland, hi, it’s me.’ Breathing. Breathing. ‘What’s wrong? You sound out of breath.’ ‘What’s wrong? I’ll tell … More
You Smell of Smoke
It’s snowing out. A few weeks before Christmas Day. You’re shopping for presents. A scarf, red like something burning to … More
A Stream of Consciousness about Brussels and Being Home
What this guy sees is smoke and he hears noise like screaming. He’s on the ground, he’s at an airport, … More
The Phones
The smell of gunpowder makes its way into my nose. God. You’d think a cop wouldn’t mind the smell. Might … More
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