It was a rough town. Hot and dusty, where unshaven men showed off sweaty armpits as a mark of machismo.…
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Wednesday Potpourri: Not the Postman
At the mortuary. Mortician reads the label tied to the cadaver’s toe. Mortician: Wiltshire. Isn’t that five miles hence? Assistant:…
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Take the Shot
‘God damn! We should never have trusted the Pakis,’ said the senator, a powerful man, a member of the Senate…
The Covenant – Flash Fiction
I’ve something to lend you but will take it back anytime I wish. Do you want it? It depends on…
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Training and Instinct
It was Clive’s first solo flight in a long while. The check-out pilot said he was “good to go”. The…
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Instant Karma – Flash Fiction
Motorists annoyed Jay Walker no end. They almost ran over him twice and both times at a pedestrian crossing when…
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Forensics and False Flags – Flash Fiction
The police retrieved a torn shoe with a severed toe in it. There was nothing else left. The crows and…
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The Gift
It was a weekday afternoon, and the park was empty, except for birds and insects. Eytan watched as his former…
Smarty Pants Part 2 of 2
Smarty’s wife, a.k.a. Boss, immediately floated over to where the “boys” were seated. In Asian culture, the wife never kept…
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The Journey Continues
About a league down the road, Alastor heard a familiar noise. Braying mules. He ran up to the crest of…
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