Methane seeped through the tunnels of abandoned mines. That there were no humans to detect it was testimony to the…
Stories
Original fiction, poetry and other creative writing

The Reading
I shuffled the deck. Ambient light enveloped the foggy mist obscuring the landing. Misfortune floated up the steps, sword in…

Hell’s Kitchen
The warden’s stooges frog-marched the former prisoner to an uncertain freedom. Johnny Hotpocket stood outside of Massive State Penitentiary, blinking…

Baba Yaga Fairy Tale
Once upon a time, there lived in the woods of Abstemia, a wicked witch by the name of Hedwig. She…

The Contract
Harvey’s deal with the devil turned on a single, misapplied term in the new Faustian Transmigration of Souls Contract. Like…

The Last Supper
If it hadn’t been for the extended quarantine, I’d have never finally found Charlie in the freezer. Six years ago,…

The World-wide Eruv
By the year 2345 A.D., the global infrastructure formerly known as the Internet has shed its status as an ethereal…