Month: September 2021

She watched from hiding, hoping that the lot of them wouldn’t take as long as they usually did to wash their hair and bathe a little. They always took too long anyway in her opinion. The only ones who ought to be here on any given day were the servants and their daughters, there to do the drudgery of some […]

I lived in Armenia for two years (between 1995-97) as a Peace Corps volunteer. While I never visited NAGORNO-KARABAKH itself, I do recall being able to see the comet HALE-BOPP, which was visible to the naked eye for a record 18 months as it passed by our planet. In ancient times comets were always seen as harbingers of evil, and […]

Charlie rushed down the hall, bumping into people as she went. It was the first day of classes and she was running late, as usual. “Sorry excuse me,” she muttered as she accidently bumped into someone. Her frizzy hair blew into her face, causing her to drop her books on the ground. As she reached down to pick them up […]

I got onto the city bus. It smelled like piss and cigarettes. I sat down near the driver in a handicapped seat. I really didn’t care about it, I was tired from my shift and just wanted to go home. Less than a mile and we stopped again, I watched people come into the bus knowing there was only a […]

“So do we have a deal?” Ashley didn’t answer right away. She had hoped more than anything that this would work, but now that it had she was having a difficult time accepting the cost of the offer. “You don’t have to agree, of course, but I am busy. If this you’re turning down the offer then I will be […]

Anahi sat beside the small stream, sunning herself on a flat rock. She purred and turned over, reveling in the soft warmth that touched her spotted back. She stretched and yawned. Her long tail twitched slightly as she got comfortable again. Her spotted ears twitched as she heard a twig snapping. She smiled and sat up straightening the powder blue […]

Brunelle brushed his long black hair away from his eyes, looking through the trees and shrubs to the castle in front of him. He checked his watch. The target he was to eliminate should be outside her home any minute now, and then he could make his move. He separated the shrubs and trees nearby, peering through the darkness. His […]

Faustus entered the living room, two beers in one hand and a third in the other. He was purposely not receiving any summons from his usual lineup of desperately horny individuals looking for a few hours of companionship. Even if it came in the form of a supernatural sex demon. That night, he had elected to hang out with his […]

The wind blew through the shattered window and the tattered curtains swayed. The old ceiling tiles were crumbling and falling to the floor as the roof leaked when it rained. The hallway floor was covered in debris from the building sitting untouched for about seventy years. Graffiti covered the inside walls as did holes from vandalism. She walked down the […]

It was Halloween night. I know it’s a cliche, but it really was dark and stormy with not a trick-or- treater was to be seen. My husband was away on business and I was completely alone in the house. I’d shut the drapes to block out the storm but there was no escape from the thunder that rattled the windows […]