Dusty tomes filled the ancient study, piled high on buckling tables. Between the musty stacks, a wizened figure hunched over a scroll, tracing each rune with his finger. His new apprentice sat beside him, staring at the aging sunlight shining through the lone window, high above the stuffiness of the …
Alternate Ending for “Black Water Night.” I’d recommend reading that first :). (Click here) Either way, please enjoy! *** Hours later… In the shallows, my legs shook beneath me as I struggled to remain upright. The cold breeze cutting through my dripping clothes, I saw nothing but shades in the …
The ink-black depths stirred beneath the moonless sky. Agitated; expectant; the stars’ warped and oozing reflection, glinted up at the searcher as his little outboard crept across the rippling, liquid night beneath him—lidless eyes staring in silence. The man shivered as he scanned his waterproof flashlight across the starboard bow. …
Please read “Super Sick” first. This story is better if you do. Enjoy! Years of desperate searching ended with a letter sliding from an envelope. Bradford flipped the note hastily, his eyes immediately striking upon the answer. The Canary Islands…? The words scrolled across the page in a neat cursive, …
Raleigh looked at the fence the older kids had just jumped so easily. They must’ve done this a thousand times, he thought to himself. How am I supposed to keep up? He looked up at the chain links that had certainly claimed years of seams and skin. Amanda looked back …
“I’m sick of it,” he said, clicking the power button on the remote and tossing it to the side. He had just spent an hour watching the news like he had promised himself he wouldn’t. This was his first day alone at home for almost a decade and he was …
Prefer to download and print this story? Click here. Otherwise, enjoy! The antique clock chimed on my manager’s desk. It was running slow. Why that man kept an old wooden clock was beyond me. Everything else in his office was modern, severe, and cold. Even the manager himself was a …
Prefer to download and print this story? Click here. Otherwise, enjoy! Gabe’s eyes opened as he became aware of his surroundings. Had he been asleep? He raised his hand in front of his face, sensing that something was different. The longtime scar on the back of his hand was …
Prefer to download and print this story? Click here. Otherwise, enjoy! Tom sat on his new paddleboard on the waveless ocean, waiting for the world to turn from night to day in an instant. The sun appeared out of the ocean, just like everyone said it would. The rays …
Prefer to download and print this story? Click here. Otherwise, enjoy! It’s junk day. You know, the day that the city lets you throw extra stuff out for spring cleaning. Everyone has dragged their unwanted stuff out to the curb and now it’s all sitting, waiting to magically disappear …
