Linda was freaking out. Full freak out. She was frantic, pacing back and forth between the door to the roof of the building and the edge. The shaking wouldn’t stop, the pitter patter of her heart in her ears. Tears streamed down her face and the familiar lump attacked the back of her throat. She …
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Ashen Light Partial Dose
In the spiral. A circling black spiral. A mind tunnel. A sinking spiral. Laurence Glendale never really knew how to put it into words. It was a swift pass, but it’d been happening since he lost his parents in the accident. Of course, inheriting a billion dollar empire, helped soften the blow. But it did …
Monsieur Y
Julius felt old. And without a doubt, it wasn’t that ‘in his head’ shit. He was about to break seventy. Feeling old also didn’t feel like the proper description of how he felt mentally. Like an old bastard, a town drunk, a city bum picking at scraps in the slums. Everyday he’d waddle to his …
In the Mind of the Beast
Strangers. Apathetic people rustled their feet, shuffled their papers to cover up unintended noises. They were a group, a courtroom of nonbelievers who only saw Scarlett as a side show. Court seats creaked every time she tried to shift. Her restraints, her chains, made satisfying rings against the floor. Scarlett hated the idea of leaving …
Blood and Fire
I'd never seen it. I'd never watched it dissipate. I'd never seen the dim light. There is was. In the eyes. The twinkle that trickled away. Color decided to bleed. Grey decided to leak. White disappeared and found its way onto the skin. And every frosted breath released from the throat. I remembered freezing in …
Just Buckle Down 