Monthly Archives: September 2018
Lost Lake, Unconfined Delusions, coming Oct 20
“John, if you’re going fishing this morning, you better get Tanner up.” Rachel snuggles against me on the air mattress before goosing me on the butt. “But it’s so cozy.” I nuzzle her neck, a trick that usually sends shivers … Continue reading
Supernova, from Sanity’s Threshold
Our days are numbered. The fireball in the sky will make sure of that. It’s too bright to look at, but I stole a peek through my fingers. The glowing sphere is larger than the sun; yet it’s light years … Continue reading
Portal, from Unconfined Delusions, coming Oct 20
Blasting toward the edge of time I walk across the sand just trying to make some miles before the portal closes. Conscious of my aches and pains my muscles scream from constant strain, but still I put one foot before … Continue reading
Melting – from Sanity’s Threshold
It whispers up my leg as I pass over the heater vent, the tickle of its fingers like feathers on my skin. Why did I have the heat on this late in the summer? The ting, ting, ting of … Continue reading
The Clutching, from Unconfined Delusions, coming Oct. 20
“Can you see them? They’re right there!” Jordan dug her fingernails into her wrist blazing another bloody trail down her forearm. “There’s nothing there, baby. It’s the infection.” I pull her hands apart, but they snap together like two magnets; … Continue reading
Voodoo Bady, from Unconfined Delusions, coming Oct. 20
VOODOO BABY The doll glared at me from across the room. I hadn’t believed the old woman could construct life within a doll’s body, void of pulse, but there it was, a soldier waiting for its command. The voodoo queen … Continue reading
The Basement, from Unconfined Delusions, coming Oct. 20th
The chill in the air took his breath, sucked it away leaving little icicles of dread that gripped his hope and melted it away. She was near. He hadn’t seen her face, but her presence lingered in the crevasses of … Continue reading