Rich Man, Poor Man – Part Two
Short Story The student walked out of the master’s meditation room, shoulders slumped forward, and began to pace the grounds of the mountain dwelling. Normally, a layer of clouds blankets all that is below the...
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Holy Men In Unholy Times – Part Five
Serial Story A bright sunset nestled the horizon, casting vague shadows through the oaken forest. Most people would find it beautiful, but to Daniel It was sufficiently underwhelming. Perhaps he had become jaded...
Cups with Coriander: Filters
Serial Fiction I shivered; why is it always overcast and chilly for a burial? The sea of solemn faces at the graveside braced against the cutting wind, and still-closed umbrellas were clutched in...
Zedlist – Part Thirty Six
Serial Literature Kevin turned to Amy. “We need weapons, food supplies, a vehicle with plenty of fuel and a first aid kit.” “My mum has a people carrier we can use and you are...
Summertime Killer – Part Three
Serial Fiction The train sped through the orange desert, billowing dust in its wake. Sunlight gleamed off the metal exterior and the shimmering heat of the American expanse surrounded it. Sat inside one of...
The Baker, The Butcher and The Brewer, Part Two – The Bastard 7
Crime Fiction Novels He remembered pain. He pictured it like a comet with an infinite tail. A tail that didn’t grow thinner with length but turned into a monotonous line, a constant companion in...
Irony and My Grandmother – Part Three
American Period Short Stories continued from part two I spent a long time discussing my grandmother and the life she led. My mother and Marianna didn’t get along at all until my mother left...
Zedlist – Part Thirty Five
Serial Fiction Novel The helicopter landed more smoothly than it had alighted. The crops were flattened by a strong down draft from the rotor blades. The entire field was empty and appeared to be even...
Freak – Part Four
Serial Short Story Attention now turned toward his wounded hand. He didn’t have any bandages and he was without the energy left to rip off another shred of shirt. The sharp taste of...
The Baker, The Butcher and The Brewer, Part Two – The Bastard 6
Serial Fiction Novel A windy autumn day, dark blue sky, leafless trees, dry beige soil and grass, lonely horse, two white buffalos. An old man in fur coat and cap with enormous white mustache,...
Holy Men in Unholy Times – Part Three
Short Story The cool, damp, air of early spring pulled heavily into friar John’s labored breaths. His legs grew weary, yet there was a unyielding passion that kept him upright. How many days...
What Are You Afraid Of? – Part Four
Short Story “What happened?” She rubbed her forehead and sighed. What HAD happened? It had seemed like a perfectly innocuous evening… Sprawled on the floor, with yarn, glue and glitter around her, Maura...
