In an age of time when the destruction of modern civilization slowly descends upon us we must look to a future when someone, anyone will rise up and take the reigns so long ago dropped and lift us back to our rightful path. This at least was the thoughts and the most constant staple of Professor Damien’s lectures. He knew that the inner cities were going to...
The car drove through a nondescript council estate which had recently been soaked by an icy winter shower. Don sat in the passenger seat of his father’s car on the way to visit an old friend. He had a foreboding look about him as knew the visit was a bad idea. To be fair most of his idea weren’t overly smart. But this one was the worst he had in quite a whil...
Author's Note: The classic tale of Cupid & Psyche's love thwarted by Aphrodite, but with some modern twists & characters. The pen scratched on the plain white sheets. Black words drew permanent lines and curves in straight lines. Big scientific words described her to be raving mad, words that negated her experience held her imprisoned in a sterile world dev...
“Happy birthday to me.” Samantha Baxter sighs at her reflection in the ladies’ room mirror. It is Halloween, and her birthday, but she is stuck at work at the museum chaperoning a bunch of middle aged men gathering to play Dungeon & Dragons; thrilling. Not that she minds old style pen & paper role playing games; in fact it is one of her favorite hob...
It had been an extremely long day. I was halfway through the second semester of my sophomore year in college and I had 4 different papers and projects due all in one day. A situation that would not have been anywhere near as daunting had I used the time wisely and hadn’t left it all until the evening before. As you may have guessed, I'm a pretty serious proc...
Dedicated to Poppy Z. Brite and her “Lost Souls” novel. He sat naked in the old clawed feet bathtub chewing on the Tootsie-row. Chocolate spills down from the corner of his mouth fusing with his stringy black hair plastered to his cheeks. He hears laughter in the living room from the party that has gone on far too long. A phone rings, his two friends that...
The next day I went to Aunt Jill’s (my father’s older sister house). I hadn’t seen her for awhile, and stopped going regularly to visit her after my mid-teens. Although I remember I used to go a lot, and when Aunt Jill came down stairs to greet me, I remembered why. “Hello darling” she said as she bounced her way to me. “Hi Aunt Jill.” I said as I gazed at...
When Adam was informed that his father’s boss Mr. Lelan and his family would be staying at their house for a couple of days, and that Adam was to be the attentive host to the Lelan’s 18 year-old daughter Alise, Adam groaned. He had met the elder Lelans before, and not only were they loud, overbearing and rude, but they were nothing to look at. Immediately, t...
After being released from a Montana prison my hopes of joining my lover was nothing shorter than a dream. Standing outside the prison gates where I done 10 long years with other women. Waiting for an hour and hoping that my dream lover hadn’t stood me up after all I’ve done for him once we were all alone, late at night, in the open bay when other prisoners w...
I remembered what my grandfather told me once about ladies his age. He said, “ They don’t swell, they don’t tell and they appreciate it like hell.” So as I prepared to start my cross-country jaunt I got on the Internet and sent out a few feelers to the ladies on my dearly departed Grandfather’s address list. Surprise, surprise, I got nearly twenty answers to...