"When an animal out lives its usefulness, you put it down." That's what I was taught since I was five. That day, father spoke this phrase to me as Fitsy our Australian shepard who refused to chase sheep anymore, was shot in the head. I was told to watch and was forbidden to cry . … Continue reading No Use (Flash Fiction- Macabre)
Can you hear that? It's like a super nova of sound. An explosion, like ghost peppers on my tongue. There it is again... did you miss it right then?.. I remember now, I saw this once before... that first day I became me. Huh...I wasn't expecting it to come again at the end. The lasts … Continue reading Slipping Away
Nelly ignores the dampness soaking into the knees of her jeans while she hides behind a thick bush. Annoyed, she carefully watches as a group of crime scene investigators photograph and tag everything in the clearing. A fat, older cop walks closer talking to someone on his cellphone, "It's the worst fucking thing I've seen … Continue reading Prom Party Part 3 (Horror Fiction-not for Kiddies!)
My mother has decided that I'm going to ruin my whole life if I happen to fail one test. "It's a slippery slope, Stephanie!" is the comeback for anything I do that she doesn't approve of. Today Mom has arranged for tutoring, to "nip it in the bud"; another one of her lovely catch phrases. … Continue reading Down the Hoppy Hole (Short Story Ep. 1)
Here's Day 1 if you'd like to begin at the begining. The head start we gave them by burying Bob worried me, but there was realy no other choice than to give him a proper funeral. Thankfully they're moronic pigs and leave food wrappers like breadcrumbs for us to follow. The group doesn't move easily … Continue reading Just Another Apocalypse Diary< Day 16 (Short Story Series)
Prom Party Part 1 <-- click here to begin at the begining. 😁 "Help! Who is that?" Victor calls out. When he sees the round face and large glasses of Nelly Stenkler come into the light, he fights back a sob of relief. "It's Nelly. What's going on, are you okay?" she asks as she moves closer. Her wide … Continue reading Prom Party Part 2 (Horror Story)
"If you don't speed it up, I'm going to leave you to the leprechauns!" Victor yells back to his girlfriend. Reminding her of the movie they'd watched the night before. Cindy's eyes dart into to the darkness of the surrounding forest. "Don't even say that Vic! I'm going as fast as I can in this … Continue reading Prom Party (Horror Flash Fiction)
Last night didn't prove to be especially romantic for me. We spent a crazy amount of time just breaking into, and clearing houses that were already stripped bare of food. Not to mention, at an especially thick area of the canyon, during the beginning of our trip, I was forced to knife a teen-plaguer who surprised me by jumping out from a hollowed … Continue reading Just Another Apocalypse Diary Day 15 (Short Story Series)
I warned her... My sister, I mean. Sarah was always too interested in the Great Above and Abovers in general. I told her that you couldn't trust those vicious creatures that hunt our waters with one hand and poison it with the another. A few tides ago we found an Above creature in our kelp … Continue reading A Mermaid’s Forbidden Love (Flash Fiction)
I'm Finn. A clothes moth, like any other. Just hanging out in my closet after nibbling last seasons wool scarf. The only difference with me is, I want out. I need to explore this world, have some crazy tree sex with an oak moth or fight a giant Mexican moth and lose some dust. Life … Continue reading Closeted Moth (Tiny Story)
