Rhapsody

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, a disturbing mix of sophistication […]

Condolences

I can’t say much about this story without spoiling it, so I’m not going to say anything. Instead, I’m just going to invite you into it. I hope you enjoy it. Please let me know what you think in the […]

Pretty, Pretty

Yesterday was busy for me. I’ve not missed a weekly fiction post in years, though I have missed the occasional Friday. This week I’m late, and that’s only half the bad news. The second half is that this is not […]

Into the Blinding Light

This scene played out earlier today: Vye looked at me from across my study. Her arms were crossed. “I don’t care.” “But all the others have been based on prompts,” I tried to explain. “I don’t care.” “But what about […]

In the Dark

We’re almost at the conclusion of The Kinter House. This post is the second to last. I think I see how it’s going to end, but the prompts may yet dictate a sudden change. We’ll have to see. Speaking of […]

The Kiss

For anyone who is wondering, I see The Kinter House coming to a close in the next couple of weeks. I think there will be two more installments. I have a loose idea of what I think (and hope) will […]

La Fine

Things are coming to a head in the Kinter house basement. If you haven’t read the other stories in this series, click here to read them before getting into this week’s installment. (Start at the bottom and read them in the order […]

Blood Sucker

For this week’s flash fiction, we head back to the basement of the Kinter house. But first, a disclaimer: If you haven’t read the other stories in this series, click here to read them before getting into this week’s installment. (Start at the […]

The Wishing Stone

First, a disclaimer: If you haven’t read the other stories in this series, click here to read them before getting into this week’s flash fiction. (Start at the bottom and read them in the order they were posted.) The prompt this week (from […]