RESIDUALS by Morgan Griffith In a bookstore that smelled of cigarettes and drive-by farts, Craig Valens found Lovecraft and first edition Poe at insanely low prices. Sure that it was a mistake he grabbed an Arkham House treasure. A sudden wave of revulsion enveloped...
The Professor by K.Z. Morano “Some may assume that I don’t like hearing people talk… and that it is why I do what I do. On the contrary, I like listening to other people’s opinions. Particularly yours. Thoughts?” The professor walked along the aisle to approach a...
Don’t Be Scared by Brent Kelley “Daddy!” Ugh, how can Emma be so peppy this early? She pounces, laughing like a six year old lunatic as I check the clock. 5:43am. Ugh. “Daddy, you’re not scared, are you?” She smiles big. “Why would I be scared?” I rub my eyes....
“Transference” By Sydney Leigh It wasn’t because I didn’t love my child. I did. But while my grief was buried under guilt and self-loathing, his father wore it like a shroud. He felt that if it had been him all along; if he had been the one charged with this blessing,...
THE TALE OF THE PATCHWORK PIG by KEVIN G. BUFTON The patchwork pig was a family heirloom, passed down from one generation to the next. It sat, fat and happy, at the foot of each firstborn male, as if guarding the crib. It brought the family luck, health and...
The Coachman and the Creek by Cynthia Morrison 2014 “Oh Lordy!” the approaching man shouted. He sported a waistcoat and riding Boots. Behind him was an Indian dressed in skins upon a running horse while raising a tomahawk at his fleeing subject. They were running...
