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Bound

  • 2 min read

Last week’s 100-word was so much fun (and so well received), I can’t help it. I have to do it again. I really like the feel and idea behind this story. I may have to… Bound

Rhapsody

  • 2 min read

I like to revisit characters, even in super-short form. This is one of those times. James Kinter remains, for me, an epic villain. There’s nothing particularly original about him. He’s like so many other killers,… Rhapsody

In the Shadows

  • 7 min read

Funny story. I wrote this short piece of fiction more than week ago with the intention of publishing it last Friday. Most of the time, I write my Friday fiction the day of, but I… In the Shadows

The Visitor

  • 5 min read

I like ghost stories. Especially simple ones. That’s the thing about ghosts. They don’t need elaborate backstories or even motives to be both frightening and interesting. Their nature conjures fear and intrigue. Sometimes that’s enough.… The Visitor

Footfalls

  • 7 min read

I broke a cardinal rule in the story below. But I’m hesitant to tell you what it is because I’d really like to know if you even notice. So here’s what I’ll do. If you… Footfalls

Fair Enough

  • 2 min read

We haven’t heard from Jimmy and Glenn in a while, so this week’s story revisits the duo’s dark antics. The plot is pretty much the same. I see myself writing more of these, but I… Fair Enough

The Waiting 10

  • 6 min read

This is the final waiting story. It’s really just a rough draft. I’d like to develop it into something more. Something longer that teases out the exchange described within. In this tale, the waiting itself… The Waiting 10

Plunked Clean

  • 2 min read

I’m taking a one-week break from my series focused on the theme of waiting. There’s only one story left, and I have a rough idea of what it will be, but it simply wasn’t ready… Plunked Clean

The Waiting 9

  • 4 min read

For the ninth installment of this bizarre little serious on waiting, a creative essay. The narrator isn’t me, so in that sense this is fiction. But you won’t find much of a plot. This is… The Waiting 9