His head was throbbing.  Thomas had never been more grateful to go home to his bed. He tightened his grip on the steering wheel to avoid drifting...

“Hello?” “I know your secret”, came the distorted voice from the other end of the line, sending shivers down Delia's spine. “Who's...

Jimmy grew up behind locked doors. His only access to the real world, before he struck twelve was the TV and a window in the attic. He hated the...

"Surround the perimeter!" The commander's voice echoed through the earpods placed in Dorothy Lane's right ear and swiftly she slid out of the...

Derrick hated springtime. He hated the constant rainfall that vacillated between heavy downpours and a drizzle. He, however, enjoyed that the...

The lights from the building across the street were on. Kyle gripped his blue ceramic mug fiercely, standing by his window. The tea in it had...

It was raining cats and dogs outside. The rain was torrential, giving the patrons in the local dive bar an excuse to stay and down another...

I remember the first friend I had. The memory is vague, distant, long lost in the sea of nerves and neurons that make up my brain.   It is a...

This is not a love story. If you’re in search of a love story, this isn’t the one.  Don’t be fooled by the way you see him making me laugh,...

She never liked to fly. She hated it but she also saw the irony in it. She had been in active service for years and still had motion sickness. She...

One more step would mean certain death. Literally. I do not mean this figuratively or as any other form of speech. I mean that if I dared to take...

Fifty Cent Roses  Jemima was having a bad day.   First, her two-week-old boyfriend had broken up with her. That didn't bother her as much as...

I never thought I'd be one of those people. You know, the ones who get all choked up over a pet. But here I am, trudging through the desolate...

A Night At The Museum  Something moved. I could have sworn that I saw something move from the periphery of my eyes but turning around to inspect...

The Gas-N-Go off Route 57 wasn’t so much of a destination as a necessity. Passing through Americana fields of nothingness, the stretch between...

Fatal Passion  He unlocked the front door and walked into the apartment. He looked around the spacious living room with its elegant and tasteful...