Vol 10

The Accident by NT Franklin The accident changed everything for Randolph. Scott and Randolph were brothers, but as different as night and day. Scott was a head taller and weighed a third more than...

In an Imperfect World by Patrick Ritter The White House security robot, a Jackson 7000, opened the Press Office door and the journalists filed in, quickly filling the press briefing room. Another security bot...

Dinner in Phnom Penh by Leroy B Vaughn Mitchell looked at his watch, it was twenty-five after eight. “One good thing about the secret service” he told himself, “Is that you don’t have to...

You’re Alive by Cristopher Preston Have you ever been hunted? I have, and its taken some time to ever speak of it. July third, nineteen eighty-nine, was the first time I heard his distinct...

Hammers & Nails by Robert William Wilson            Gordon Simms stepped back to admire his handiwork. It was crude, to be sure, but still functional. Impressive even, considering he lacked almost all the necessary...

The Dogs of Night by Joanna M Weston Darkness, brambles, tangled undergrowth, as she stumbled, dogs snuffling, howling, coming fast behind her. Was there an end? No time to think, just run, run from...

Killing Frost by Sharon Frame Gay James Frost leaned back in the recliner, adjusting his body into the soft confines of the old chair.  It was leather, shiny with age, comfortable as a slipper. ...

Elena by Karl Miller Prologue – Jibacoa, Cuba: July 4, 1868 In the darkness behind a large, white, two-story mansion just outside the small fishing village of Jibacoa, three rows of twenty balloons line...

The Thicket by Steve Carr  The First Encounter Tom Jensen pulled a rotting apple from the tree. The idea the he had brought his wife and daughter, Earlean, to a failing apple farm terrified...

Creature in the Closet by Jale Wiklacz The first thing nine-year-old Bobby associated with that old farmhouse was this weird, musty smell. That was the end of him growing accustomed to the place, at...

Prospect by Michael Bryan The bike spit liquid asphalt as it cut black and silver streaks through the dense fog that clung heavily to the mountain road. The exhaust note from the engine haunted...

The Future of Sound by Michael Bryan The crowd shifted uneasily in their seats. The dimly lit stage sat empty. The people murmured quietly amongst themselves, the anticipation hanging thick inside the small theater....

Delirium by Bill Amberson A blue whale can weigh in at 150 tons. The creature is larger than a school bus and has been known to nearly capsize ships if it breaches the water...

The Tripby David Jenkins My head is throbbing. My breathing is haggard. My eyes won’t stop stinging but I made it. I’m going to be rich. I just need to take a few pain...