Time Management
By Taylor Wendt Image by Jack L. Bryson They’d have to break my legs before the storm hit. An hour had passed since they announced my impending fate, tied me up, and sat at the computer… Continue Reading
Horror
Mother
By Claire Fitzpatrick Image by Brilliant Eye The farm grew out of the soft yellow hills as though it had always been there. The homestead was the colour of the fields, its roof the same hue as the… Continue Reading
Renartis Rising
By Rekha Valliappan Image by Anna Providence ‘You shall know the truth and the truth shall make you odd.’ –Flannery O’Connor The door was locked. Roma Kaldhari thought the old man looked sick, petrified, and ready to die.… Continue Reading
Window Rattlin’
By Jon Etter Image by Alf-Marty Jimmy Tillerman awoke, eyes wide with terror, to the sound of rattling glass. Whimpering, Jimmy threw off his covers and dashed out of his room, his bare feet thumping loudly on the hardwood… Continue Reading
Doppelgäng
By M.E. Solomon Image by Barandash Karandashich I have a story to tell that overwhelms the mind. I sit scribbling furiously to recall every detail of this day, but I fear I will not capture it whole, since… Continue Reading
The Food of Life
By Matthew B. Johnson Image by Willgard Krause Marion sat on her lab stool, her hands beneath her to keep them from shaking. Her brown eyes twitched back and forth as she held the intruder’s unblinking stare. His… Continue Reading
Giovanni Haunts the Hospital- book 5
The Adventure That Wouldn’t End! Poor Giovanni! He thought getting into medical school was tough, but that was just the beginning of his troubles. First, his patient came back to life and started demanding she be released from… Continue Reading
Blocks
By Paul O’Neill Image by Smolina Marianna “What’s the issue, ya skinny piece of pish?” the man in the yellowed vest bellowed from his doorway. Maybe yer prick of a son shouldn’t have smashed ma two-year-old wi a… Continue Reading
Autumn Leaves
By Paul Stansbury Image by Oliver Denker Autumn’s wireless headset blared ‘You Made Me This Way’, causing her throbbing headache to tremble in magnitude. Shouldn’t have had a good-luck-with-the-interview party all by myself. She tapped the button. “Hi, Mom.”… Continue Reading
Torso
By Jack T. Canis Image by Kichigin I awaken with a start. I’m sitting in a white tiled room. My back to a wall, sitting on the floor. I don’t know how I got here. I don’t know… Continue Reading