The creature’s claws grip the rail of the hospital bed, as if hanging on for dear life. Smokers yellow nails, ancient blood a dark blue…
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This was my second round entry in the NYC Midnight 100 Word Microfiction Challenge. For more on the competition and my winning first round entry,…
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This was my entry in the first round of the NYC Midnight 100 Word Microfiction Challenge. It won First Place in my group! How the…
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The heavy velvet curtains close, the applause dies and the ambient noise inside the theater returns to the whispering, the program shuffling, the creak of…
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The world was coming to an end, and all he could do was scream about the lack of Peanut Butter Crunch cereal. His seven year…
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This is the essay that nearly got me kicked out of the Air Force. As I neared the end of my 6 year enlistment, I…
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When the coast is clear, I open the door of my Corolla that’s held together with duct tape, zip ties and parts from the local…
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This story won the 1991 San Francisco Bay Guardian Fiction Contest, and was published, along with an interview, in their May/June 1991 issue. The first…
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In which we bid a fond farewell to the show, by taking a look at my favorite monster movie of all time, “The Creature From…
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In which we scrap Plans 1 through 8, and decide to take over the planet Earth using Plan 9, which involves Sassy UFO Based Drag…
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