Everything’s Brighter
The doctor warned Lawrence Waters that the first forty-eight hours would be the most difficult. It’s not so much the shock to the system, but as the body accustoms to […]
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A Son to his Father
He closed his eyes and let the heat absorb into his cracked skin. His phone was still ringing but could barely be heard over the commotion. He felt people […]
The Retirement Party
The retirement party for Peterkin was quiet and short lived. Most barely knew he worked there and had no idea he was retiring or that someday they would as well. […]
Empire’s Records
The interrogation room was small and Empire was uncomfortable in the chair they had strapped him to. The balding Lieutenant shouted question after question but all Empire could think about […]
More Than a Love Story
They met at a wedding. It was his best friend and her cousin. It was 1978. At the time, he was living in San Diego. She was working through her […]
The Accident
It really didn’t seem real. The whole thing. He should’ve been dead. All of them. It was so fast. He knew the car had flipped twice, but for the life […]
A Man and His Hat
Had he had any left, Cravitz Lewis would’ve covered his pillow in tears. To return home after a particularly long week away, ready to get to work on his […]
The Last Time…
He appeared before me after a long day behind the bar. I was walking home and had little focus on what I was saying to myself. I had become so […]
The Real Nightmare
These are the true events of the night of January 3, 1995 between 2:17 and 4:03 am regarding the mysterious death of John Markham. Ex Lieutenant John Markham was stirred […]
The Downfall
I can remember the feeling of wanting to do things, enjoying the company of people, wondering what adventure each new day would bring. There was a time I would live […]
