Short Story – A Visit to the Idea Factory

“No Broomstick Necessary”

He toured the entirety of his ancestral homeland without a single step.

After he signed the book, he decided to vacation in Portugal before getting down to business.

“I hear voices and scratching,” the child whispered beneath a heavy comforter.

Darkness blanketed the Montes Apenninus just beyond his son’s bedroom window.

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.

The final flight of mankind.

Several Lunar Roving Vehicles remain scattered across the surface of the Moon.

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.

A fallen angel shudders with fear.

Trapped in one corner of an upper room, a demon roiled with anger and pushed over a dresser.

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””

The most honest way to earn a dollar.

“Can I come down?”

“Of course! I’m just surprised your not playing outside.”

A watery grave holds only so many drops.

The night light flickered.

You need a shotgun to squash these bugs.

“The lightning bugs sure are glowing bright tonight!”