After he signed the book, he decided to vacation in Portugal before getting down to business.
Continue reading ““No Broomstick Necessary””“No Broomstick Necessary”
He toured the entirety of his ancestral homeland without a single step.
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“A Haunting Light-years Away”
“I hear voices and scratching,” the child whispered beneath a heavy comforter.
Darkness blanketed the Montes Apenninus just beyond his son’s bedroom window.
Continue reading ““A Haunting Light-years Away””“Revenge Postmortem”
A piece for the working man.
Although the family feared trouble and planned a special burial, anarchists got the body of George Pullman before the earth did.
Continue reading ““Revenge Postmortem””“The Last of Their Kind”
The final flight of mankind.
Several Lunar Roving Vehicles remain scattered across the surface of the Moon.
Continue reading ““The Last of Their Kind””“Wood Chipper”
Wood chipper!
Do as you will.
“For a Long, Long Time”
The last hope to save humanity must leave two crewmembers behind.
After a difficult discussion and a round of heartfelt goodbyes, Kellogg and Lumumba climbed into the recreation module.
The module was jettisoned from the ship a few minutes later.
Hope for the survival of mankind remained as the ship continued onward.
Continue reading ““For a Long, Long Time””Historical Haikus in Cuento Magazine
Cuento Magazine was kind enough to publish a couple of my historical haikus to Twitter.
“You Again”
A fallen angel shudders with fear.
Trapped in one corner of an upper room, a demon roiled with anger and pushed over a dresser.
“Barricades ‘R’ Us”
Overlooked.
Undercooked.
Each barricade improved their chances of survival, and many found solace in every corridor, staircase, window, and vent that was blocked. Continue reading ““Barricades ‘R’ Us””
“Weather Machine Money”
The most honest way to earn a dollar.
“Can I come down?”
“Of course! I’m just surprised your not playing outside.”
