28 - In the Dead of Night
Later, I found out it was the coldest that day had been in a hundred years. I’m convinced I nearly died on the road that afternoon. And there’d be times that night when I wasn’t sure I hadn’t, and tha...
24 Dec 201827min
27 - Come and See
The letters swam, spilling into different words. “The crowning achievement of the Greatest and Best was Universal Discovery. Our voyagers found the outermost edge of the universe. We found the answers...
10 Dec 201832min
26 - The Attendant
I never thought a hospital could be so pleasant. It began to feel like a home and besides the healing, visits from friends, and watching some of the trashiest daytime TV you can imagine, it was a pret...
26 Nov 201827min
25 - War Comes Home
Not long after Thomas’ return, I started noticing strange things in and around the house. Noises at first, at night. Something like the sound of distant thunder. Boom… boom… boom… off in the distance,...
12 Nov 201824min
24 - Snip or Treat: An Analecticum of Halloween Shorts
The chill wind blows and carries the smell of pumpkin rot. Creatures and bones and things peer from every home. The doorbell rings in the dead of night on a dark street. Do you dare answer? It must be...
29 Okt 201849min
23 - A Long Slice of Ham
Now, that all sounds a bit dispassionate and business-minded when I listen to myself. This isn’t supposed to be a sales pitch. No… please don’t mistake me as being blase, this work really is my passio...
22 Okt 201825min
22 - Farther Than Samarkand
The sun was right overhead. It was so hot I thought the plastic wheels of my travel bag would melt to the pavement. As I turned from the parking lot down the side of the highway, the fresh dose of cod...
15 Okt 201827min
21 - The Catcher
"It’s dangerous to face them alone. You must have others with you, others you trust, even if it puts them in danger." That's what Laudens told me when I first became the Catcher. It was the soundest o...
8 Okt 201835min
