Category: Short Fiction
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Black and Blue
A Profile on the Success of Daniel Moore By Gale Whitaker June 12, 1967 Snap. Flash. Daniel, Audrey, Violet, and Kane illuminated for a moment in time. “Alright. Great. And just a few more with the bride and Mother?” Violet and Audrey got closer together. Audrey smiled on command. Violet took a…
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King; Part 2
Matt turned around to see Kim’s flashlight illuminating a naked man standing at seven feet tall with skin of pure white. His skin was taught. Not an ounce muscle or fat, save for a pot belly protruding from the mid-section. Pools of scarlet bore into them from shriveled eye sockets. A crown of brown…
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King; Part 1
The sky over Manhattan’s 5th Avenue laid out a clear timeline. From under the hood of her jacket, Kim looked up to see a gradient of white fading into a wall of shadow bearing down on the Financial District. There, water vapor turned cumulonimbus had begun to dump its payload. A vast curtain of…
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Chokepoint
Glen looked at the dashboard clock. Its dayglo hands read 8:27. “Shit.” Beyond the turnpike on both sides, he saw the industries of Fort Lee, New Jersey give way to a cross section of cliff faces. Cresting the tops of them were large stands of trees. A welcome change of pace. Minutes ago there was…
Newspeak 