***** Waking up fast, it was the smell of fire that greeted his nostrils. Moving faster than ever before, all his things were secured, machete in hand, as the inferno closed in. Leaping like a white-tail deer, he cut down obstructions and desperately searched for daylight. The canopy was thick like cooked spinach above him, […]
Read more "Recurring Dream"INTERIOR. LIVING ROOM. – EVENING. A family going to bed. The father shuts off the lights. Once the coast is clear, the books begin to chat. RICK (‘Suspense’ on binding, eyes sprout near the top; whispering) Amy! Aaaaammyyyyyyyy! AMY (‘Comedy’ on binding, somewhat loudly) Yeeeeeeeesss? RICK (still whispering) Shhhh! Gee WHIZ, Amy! We’re gonna have the bomb […]
Read more "The Books, A Scene"With grease still on my hands, I put my rifle down and unloaded my gear. The rough, olive drab was a second skin by now, not just my own, but of everyone it seemed. Greenish grey and greyish green stitched a patchwork between all aspects of life over there. Finding a seat set aside from […]
Read more "With Grease Still On My Hands, Part 1 of 5"(Black screen. Small drips reverberate, a cave may be imagined. Red lights pop out from around an undistinguished corner. First one, then 3, now five; of varying heights. They aren’t bright, but glow brighter each second. They bounce a bit, dancing without choreography. A sense that the lights are coming toward you is derived in […]
Read more "Final Exam, with a Pop Quiz"Emma was a tree, standing twisted and old on an African plain. The orange sun slid down a grapefruit colored sky as a pride of lions padded gently besides her. A majestic father with his gal and 2 cubs. Peering out from eyes embedded in the rigged bark, she focused intently on papa lion’s face until […]
Read more "An Unexpected Detour"Three men surfed through space inside of a giant, titanium golf tee. Not so much like those longer ones proliferated these days, more like a good-ole-fashioned ‘regular’ tee. The tee also had a few wings and some added minor details, such as rocket propulsion, landing gear, and a rover to explore the surface of extraterrestrial terrestrials. […]
Read more "The Great Lunar Lie"(Soft piano music and gentle clinks of metal on porcelain fill the air. A small Italian restaurant. White tablecloths with napkins the same shade as their house red. There is a single candle on each table, so that the room’s already dim lighting flickers slightly; an almost imperceptible strobe. A bit crowded for a Saturday […]
Read more "A Date with Mr. French, Film Director"The first mission I ever got was a complete crock. Don’t get me wrong, I don’t blame the agency (much), and would’ve done the same in their shoes, but being in my shoes? Man. Just get a load of this nonsense: mission: infiltrate a highly sensitive finance office; gather intel on recent disappearances of three, high-profile VPs parameters: time […]
Read more "555-Word Spygame"When the first train of the day pulled into the station, a man stepped off and walked with purpose in his stride. He wore a grey fedora and carried no bag. When the alarm clock went off in a luxury apartment, a woman sprang out of bed. She took a shower, put on some clothes, and had coffee. She […]
Read more "500-Word Thriller"For what seemed like a long time, I thought I might be falling. Though if so, very slowly as there was no wind rushing by; just floating maybe. It was still entirely dark and silent. Really, there was no evidence that I was moving in any way, it was just a thought. I forgot it […]
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