They said, “The peace couldn’t last for too long.” You could hear the acrid breeze moving through the leaves. You could see the diseased air stripping the trees. My daughter asked, “Daddy, what does it mean?” I answered, “Things are about to become scary. So be wary of the character of strangers you meet.” Roll […]
Category: Chilling
The Room
The day, sitting just over my shoulder, was a particularly, hot and sunny one. It was not a day to go unnoticed. Fuzzy and out of focus, the day’s canvas painted itself with the blotting of greens, yellows, blues, and browns. The leaves, on a nearby bush, bobbed on the hot air, resisting the push […]
The Fear Eater
The disease had sharpened my senses –not destroyed –not dulled them. Above all was the sense of hearing acute. I heard all things in the heaven and in the earth. I heard many things in hell. How, then, am I mad? Hearken! and observe how healthily –how calmly I can tell you the whole story.-Edgar […]
Rub the Lamp, Part 2
Shimmy, shimmy ya. Shimmy yeah. Shimmy hey. Honey had the maracas bumping against her hips and ass, hypnotically, while the bass guitar scaled the stairs. My eyes followed the lacquered sheen shining off the bourbon chocolate of her muscled thighs. She danced under the club lights that hung just above the wooden rails leading up […]
Afraid of the Dark
We find ourselves sitting in the waning hours of dusk, speaking softly and optimistically to comfort ourselves. “Things will be okay, things will be alright.” Rocking back and forth on the front porch, we angle our chairs toward the west to get a view of the setting sun as our hearts fill with dread. As […]
Rub the Lamp, Part 1
I shook my head from side to side, while sitting with my eyes closed. Pressing my lips together, rolling the decision over in my mind, I pondered. I pondered the melody of the song that was playing about as much as the words Billie sang this evening. But, oh, how I loved the mischief in her […]
Run!
“Watch it!” “Hey man!” “What the fuck!” I ran into the crowd, in the hopes I could lose it there. I watched as it dove in after me. It slithered it’s way through, pulling the bulk of itself forward. My face and hands bounced off jackets and shoulders as I frantically pushed my way through the […]
The Kings of the Universe, Part 1 of 4
He looked out on the office floor observing the activity. All busy bees buzzing about the interior office space, carrying laptops and notepads. Each one moving along, busy building the hive. Each one following trails and cubicled caverns leading to different work; interlocked and shared between; exchanging vectors inside booked conference rooms as each […]
The Visitors, Part 1
“One Is The Loneliest Number that you’ll ever do.” – Three Dog Night — “The tribes laid out their towns and villages in the form of constellations in the nighttime sky. The archaeological ruins show a remarkable alignment to the constellation Orion; the three inner circle cities making up the belt of Orion. ‘It’s not possible for […]
The Narcissist
Got seven candles lit, black wallpaper, black carpet. Looking for which (victim) to target. “ – Nas An Ezekiel Roberts Story “Ezekiel Roberts?” I heard the feminine tones of a woman’s voice ask. I looked at her image on the display while she stood in front of the door. “Yes! You are in the right […]
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