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Drabble Series: Dead Man’s House

The rain had ended, and the rising sun was lifting the dew from the cold earth, filling the morning with a gentle fog. God had given me one more blessing:…

Young and Old

NOTE: I've been playing with the character of the young man (Roy?) in my mind for a while. I don't have a story for him, quite yet, just some ideas.…

Drabble: When the Dragons Were Released

We heard the sound of it, and felt the earth tremble beneath our feet. We were too late, I realized as that lone, black plume of smoke rose in the…

Short Story: Lost Myself Reading

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I originally posted this here for a writing prompt. How long I sat there in silent study, I cannot tell. I know that when I first pulled down that book…

The Runner

He did not look old, but he was not young. He did not look old except for his eyes. As we nursed him through his fever, they would sometimes open…

Short Poem: Shadowed Arc

Here falls the night, the desert's cold,the stars our only light.The wind must blow, and I grow old;The sands of time must flow. And there are dreams within the darkwhen…

Poem: Stopping by Sirens on a Cloudy Night

I heard the siren's song that nightwhen moon and stars were hid from sightand all was shrouded in the darksave for my feeble, little light. And in the glow of…

Short: I Don’t Believe in Rats

I could hear them scurrying in the darkness, their little claws scratching, their yellowed teeth tearing. Their squeaks and squeals echoed through the cavernous passages. This was their home; I…

Poem: Halloween Comes Tiptoeing

As Halloween comes tiptoeing our way,and all the spooks crawl out their crypts to play;as all the monsters come in for a shock,the line goes out the door around the…

Short: The Dark Thing on the Beach

The lighthouse stood, not perfectly straight, on the very extreme of the craggy bluff. It leaned as men are known to lean when they want to catch sight of something…