Caught
I waited impatiently for my computer to shut down.
Solitude
Sierra Enigma
It’s never been easy working in the same place where Mom died.
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.
Scrambled
“I hate to bother you, but I have something important to ask,” said the new waitress, setting down my plate of scrambled eggs.
Xanarax
There once was an alien named Xanarax
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.
Alien Haiku
spinning flying orb
The Bogeyman
Amen.
Poor Kid
The Sheriff hauled Jimmy to the gallows to become acquainted with the hangman’s knot.