The fucking words were getting more elusive, the sting of the scotch did little to help with their flow. Carl stared at the flashing blue line with rheumy eyes wondering why he was even bothering. The eviction notice was hours from being posted and he’d spurned his last true friend Read more
Jake was pretty sure this was the first time Susannah had ever made a statement. Ironic really. But he couldn’t tell her that right now, she was repeating the statement. “We are not having this conversation.” She put more space between the words, taking time to sip Read more
Marcus knew she was making up truths. Evangeline was the only one what got some schoolin’ but she said things that weren’t possibly right. She come back up the hill today tellin’ everybody that teeth was just more bones. Marcus didn’t think that was true for everyone. Some people, like Luther George Read more
There wasn’t another house like Marjorie’s on the block. All the other houses had become more angular, there was more cement and raw wood. Marjorie had never fit in, not since the day she moved in forty years ago. She couldn’t even sign for her own mortgage back then, she Read more
“I don’t get it.” J. had a slightly queasy look. Kyle realized he had made a horrible horrible mistake. “I… I… shit,” he couldn’t find words. J.’s expression hadn’t changed. Kyle swallowed a big breath. J. was shaking her head. Slowly. It was all so much worse because of how Read more
I was a rare case. The gene didn’t present itself until my Junior year. My mom thought it was hormones, I am a late bloomer in all things, but it turns out my powers were finally blossoming. We actually call it blossoming, but most witches blossom by the time they Read more
It started when Jeremiah was five and today is his twelfth birthday. His stepmother Carmen has offered him a check for a thousand dollars to cease and desist with his infuriating swear jar. Carmen has grossly miscalculated Jeremiah’s financial acumen. He hasn’t used an actual jar for three years. He Read more
Who still says that? Jessica can’t believe he just said that. Right now? Jess hasn’t watched TV in ages; she overhears everyone going on about the current rage of butlers, British wit and fantasy worlds that straddle past and future. Jess wishes for a way to straddle present and future, Read more