urban fantasy
Ritual
By Jim on March 9, 2010
His hood is pulled up, casting his face in shadow. The bus rolls to a stop in front of him, and he steps on board. He ignored the driver’s terse greeting. It’s not like he means it. Years of driving kids to school has turned this ritual into little more than a Pavlovian call-and-response. He [...]
Posted in Stories | Tagged mythology, tongue-in-cheek, urban fantasy
Listen to Ava
By Jim on March 5, 2010
Beth stood on the knoll and gazed at the broken city some seven miles distant. The voice on the city’s public broadcast system was audible, even from here, but distance diluted it such that it merely caused Beth a mild headache. Had she been within the city proper, that voice would have been enough to [...]
Posted in Stories | Tagged dark fiction, urban fantasy
Veni, Vedi
By Jim on March 2, 2010
“What do you think’s in there, Rob?” “No idea, Finn. Juice, most likely.” “Juice?” “Sure, you know, electricity. Stuff’ll juice you, sure as I’m standing here, if you touch it. Knock you flat, leave your hair all sparkly and curled and smelling like something that crawled out of a wall socket.” “Oh.” “What?” “Nothing.” “No, [...]
Posted in Stories | Tagged magic, urban fantasy
