Shortchanged
In honor of the master, Isaac Asimov. It used to be a saying across most of the galaxy that if you were ever too poor to tip your waiter...
Jul 16, 2022
The Pizza Delivery Guy and the Dragon
The terrified screams stopped when the doorbell rang. In the gaping silence that remained, a reedy voice called out, “Pizza!” The wind...
Jun 16, 2022
Lonely House Seeks Baba Yaga
Meg lifted her head from the mud in the bottom of the ditch and squinted. The sun was halfway into the sky, the crickets were chirping...
May 16, 2022
The Week Before Easter
I had a plan for the week before Easter. I envisioned cheerfully dying Easter eggs, making cupcakes for neighbors, cooking together in...
Apr 14, 2022
Unclean
When I put on the suit in the morning, I think about going home. When I seal the black, weighted boots onto my legs, I imagine my...
Mar 21, 2022
Quill Driver
The feathers always made dining out difficult, Gemma thought sadly as she tried to tuck the fluffy down feathers that grew out of her...
Feb 16, 2022
A January Evening
Even the flamingo with the Santa hat looked dismal in the cold winter light. The flowerpots sat on each step leading up to the porch with...
Jan 19, 2022
Dead Roses
“Whaddya do with dead roses anyway?” He said, leaning on the counter, his cigarette bobbing at the corner of his mouth. “Don’t smoke in...
Dec 30, 2021

