Stories
Fiction & Micro-Fiction
Thief
Shadows. Little threads of nightmare silk play against the wall of the nursery before they coalesce into fine, delicate fingers not unlike a Black Widow's legs. These threads, these fingers are chased by thin arms, equally delicate, equally long. Then the shadows loom...
The Little Witch
The little witch, for she was, indeed, very wee, chased after the chipmunk across the forest floor. “Why did you steal from me?” she asked the chipmunk, once she caught up to it burrowing into its den at the base of a massive oak tree. “I didn’t mean to,” it mumbled,...
Hallucinations
Angel wings play across my ceiling while I lie in bed trying to fall asleep. Shadowy, feathery figures that flit and float across the surface, as if moved by an unseen breeze. They sway, back and forth, and I am mesmerized. They speak to me, low whispers of angelic...
Pied Piping
"No dogs or cats allowed." The sign on the door to the library was pretty straightforward. Peter read it once quietly, then once more out loud, as if that would make a difference. "I don't think they want us to come in," Paula said, next to him. Peter just shrugged....
The Wormhole
Mac positions the shuttle about 300 meters away from the mouth of the wormhole. Then, he and the other two crew members start to get busy taking measurements and monitoring the phenomenon. "Captain McMaren, here," Lindsey says over the comms. "We don't have a live...
Hiding from the Invasion
"Keep quiet!" Marla hissed, waving the three children she had in tow to the ground. "There are aliens everywhere!" "What do they look like?" one of the children -- Janie -- asked. Marla rolled her eyes as if that was the stupidest question anyone had ever asked of...
The Sheriff
There’s a new sheriff in town, and he’s dragging a saddle. “Hey, Sheriff, you seem to have lost your horse!” calls out Jed from the porch of the saloon. “No, but I’ve gained a saddle,” the sheriff replies. “There never was a horse to begin with.” “Well, what’s with...
Exploration
It is three days later, and Lindsey has selected her landing crew -- only they won't be landing. "You'll take up a position a safe distance from the wormhole," she explains to them. "Study the wormhole. Send the probe Zach has prepared into the wormhole. But under no...
Gravity Waves
Lindsey thumbs her comm off and looks around her. Her bridge crew are all strapped into their respective seats, busy with their jobs. An alert pops up on her dash. "Helm," she calls out. "What's this alert about? I see we've made three course adjustments in the last...