I had a job selling door-to-door one summer in college. I won't say it was frequent, but it was definitely not uncommon—at least once a week--for a woman to answer the door wearing next to nothing. One I remember with clarity was a really good-looking brunette probably in her early- or mid-30s. She flung the door wide open, unusual it itself for any strang...
His eyes scanned the small alley. The cliché and proverbial scene lay sprawled before his translucent brown orbs: steam rising from a manhole to paint the gothic scenario of a torn down, worn out neighborhood where only the strong could possibly hope to survive and thrive. His movements were timed, planned and deliberate: and he was going nowhere in a hurry...
First day of the workweek, four more to follow, this one started off with a bang from the moment I arrived at the store. Late deliveries, missing components, pissed off customers, seemed like it would never end. Around five o’clock, Penny called “Hey big guy, wanna have a date tonight?” “Yes!” I shot back, knowing this was my wife’s way of setting us up...
I felt my beloved husband of five years roll over in bed. I knew what came next; stretching and farting. I smiled softly; pretending to still be asleep. He would sit on the side of our bed for a moment before rising to get ready for another long day at work; leaving me and the baby to sleep away the pre-dawn hours. But this morning, the routine was broken...
Elias was assigned to my household when the both of us were six, around the time my father took the throne. He has always been sharp, and as he has aged this has gotten the best of him. His days off find him pent up in the library, reading ancient tales of heroes, gods and monsters. Nevertheless, he had grown tall, lean, with toned shoulders and a trim physi...
In the swirl of nebulous unconsciousness a blaring alarm cut through, louder and louder until finally Sam felt himself gasp awake. The tiny quarters he had been afforded was flooded red with warning lights, and a alarm bleeped through the intercom demanding that all personnel immediately make their way to the lifeboats. It took Sam a few moments to collect h...
"You're really a vampire?!" Levy came to an abrupt halt in the middle of the hallway. He was shocked to say the least, he'd certainly never expected a turn of events such as this. He closed his eyes and stood motionless for a long moment as he deliberated on what he should do. This was it then, the moment he'd feared yet longed for had finally arrived. He...
There is nothing quite like us in the universe. My name is Kroziel. I am a Fallen Archangel currently residing on the planet Earth. Most specifically, the city of Boston, Massachusetts in North America. Like a lot of my Fallen Brethren, I struggled to adjust to life among human beings. When I first arrived here thousands of years ago, the place seemed bori...
"What do you want, Vampire?" Elsa Martinez, last of the Brujas Del Infierno said to the monster standing before her. In her stately mansion located on La Via Casimir in the south side of Havana, Cuba, Elsa had been preparing for the night after a long day spent visiting her various textile businesses, making sure they were managed properly. The last thing th...
It was a Friday night, Tessa was doing something Marta had set up for her and I was at loose ends. Nothing good was on TV, I'd just finished the last book I had bought, and I didn't feel like staying home and staring at the walls. I decided to go out and have a few drinks and I was headed for the corner bar when I decided to go to the Top Hat instead. The pl...