A Mayan Curse I have never been to Mexico. And not just that, I had never even been outside of the United States. It just seemed like a time to travel. I had been working at the same bank for about 10 years, and really never even took any vacation days besides the days everyone … Read more
Hawthorn End had always been a respectable sort of strange. The hedges trimmed themselves into polite shapes, the bins rolled home without complaint, and the fog occasionally stopped to check its reflection in the shop windows. We were used to oddness, the manageable kind you can discuss at the parish meeting without losing your parking … Read more
The sun was setting on the horizon. Yellow mixed with blue, combined with the pink and purple clouds made it look like an artist’s canvas. It seemed like the perfect evening. Our sailboat cut through the water, moving towards Eastbrook with ease. Aiden, my shipmate, had just pulled the last sail into place. He quickly … Read more
This story contains themes or mentions of mental health issues. Louise stood in the grocery store line, mundane thoughts of the work day now behind her floating around in her head like kaleidoscope bursts of subdued color. She studied herself in a hand mirror someone had abandoned in front of a tabloid magazine at the … Read more
This story contains themes or mentions of physical violence, gore, or abuse. The box of kitty litter thudded onto the driveway. There it could stay. I would have kicked the damn thing but that would only break my foot. Amazon drivers carry shit like this all the way to the front door…good thing I’m not … Read more