By K.T. Lauria The siren was unusually loud, or at least, I thought it was loud. It didn’t occur to me that sirens are always loud when the cop is six inches from your bumper. I eased over to let them by, but for some reason they kept following me. I’d finally had enough, so [...]
The Project is Complete
The Project is complete. Nine different authors, ten chapters, one story. Thanks to all those who contributed. It was the best of times, it was the worst of times; it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness; it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity; it was [...]
Caught in the Tailspin
By Tuere T. S. Ganges “There you are. I’m glad I caught you, come with me.” I’d just come out of the bathroom and stepped half a foot into the office, my hands still damp from the cheap paper towels, when Rae stopped me. It had been a really good day so far. Everyone was [...]
Sister’s Prayer
By Lauren Kelley The nightmare started with that awful phone call in the early hours after midnight, as they always seem to do. I noticed it was my little brother’s number lit up on the ID and my pulse started tripping over itself as the surge of adrenaline hit the blood. It wasn’t fear yet. [...]
BLACK ICE
By Ileana Dragutsa How irreverent! Can you imagine a Black Ice cube floating in a glass of Jack Daniels on the rocks? What would that do to a seasoned boozer? By its very definition, the drink would become a “cocktail”, served in a martini glass, or worse yet, a champagne flute. Stirred, and not shaken, [...]
Lip Stain
by Sylvia Jane Joyce She had waited a full month after the attic scavenger hunt before sneaking off to the department store on Main Street and taking up residence at the cosmetics counter. She dutifully applied each color, kissed the tissue and compared the result to the lip print on the letter she had found [...]
