Piscans Interruptus
Captain Nestor breathed a sigh of relief as his yacht left the hanger bay of the Vindictus.
Flash
Torture
Reflected in the steel above, I watch the red line widen as he traces the scalpel from my navel to between my breasts.
Smoke
Peter wanted a smoke.
Wendell's Solution
‘How the Hell did he get up there?
Caught
I waited impatiently for my computer to shut down.
The Last Days of the Marcy Bell
Officially, the Marcy Bell was a salvage rig, licensed for Canadian and international waters but not American.
Dead Inside
Eunice sat on the edge of her daughter’s bed and stared out the window, the rustling of leaves muted by glass.
Random
“Goddam it,” Rita O’Neill said as she let the curtains slide back into place.
Human Oddity
I smelled the human long before I laid my seventeen eyes on him.
Billy Doesn't Fit In
Billy hated being an alien.
Western Standoff
Billy: Ya rascally varmit, git back here!
Poor Kid
The Sheriff hauled Jimmy to the gallows to become acquainted with the hangman’s knot.