Jonas
Jonas leaped over the barricade and wormed his way through an opening in the quarantine fence without being noticed, his stolen prize held tightly in his jaws.
Stories & Poems - page 18
- betrayal 22
- dark-intimate 39
- domestic-noir 35
- drama 140
- fantasy 38
- guilt 9
- horror 84
- humour 71
- identity 28
- loss 42
- melancholy 36
- noir 9
- obsession 5
- paranormal 12
- poetry 37
- post-apocalyptic 5
- redemption 8
- scifi 26
- thriller 77
- transformation 18
- trauma 19
I gave some old stories a little love and polish. Find them here. They are my personal favourites.
Haley’s Homecoming
I hitched my knapsack up over one shoulder and got off the bus.
Thanksgiving
“Good man, where might I find your nearest mooring dock?
Pickles
Sour pickles that make me pucker
Black Friday
I tried, I tried, with all my might
Patching Annie
Walking by my daughter’s room with an armload of laundry, I pause to listen at the door.
Manhunt
Leaves crunched noisily under foot despite their practiced woodsman experience.
The Apprentice
She wakes up groggy, and I watch from behind her eyes as she senses my invasion.
Hallow’s Morn
Jackie pulled the collar of her housecoat tight around her neck and opened the door to let her cat inside after his morning romp.
The Standoff
Missy’s moon shadow cast long, tail twitching in anticipation; the taste of freshly killed squirrel electrified her whiskers.
Thoughtful Magic
The life of a super-villainess was burdensome to Amy and when her fembot henchman, Stacey, suggested a vacation in her winter-lair on the Caribbean, she jump...
Flying Home
I watched the sun set and the moon rise