“I’m sorry, Ms. Cochrane. The brain damage is irreversible. Your son has suffered permanent memory loss.” The surgeon didn’t bother…
Stories
Original fiction, poetry and other creative writing

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…

The Oxymoronic Hydroponic Tubers
Copyright © by Mitchell Allen Angela was about to get her ashes hauled by Liam Moore. She didn’t know this,…
Extra-Savory Perceptions
Ancient humans, the ones that literally swam from the primordial ooze, had a myriad of senses. Frances Van Atheris, a…

My Neighbor’s Yard
To the casual observer, Jacob Jr. was just a kid galumphing through puddles in his galoshes. But, I knew better.…

AFTER THE LONG, HARD WINTER (PART EIGHT)
This tale began seven imaginative writers ago. I added my bit to extend it. Part One (Teresa): Winter had been…

Pandora’s Pillbox
Gerrie Shamba, Keeper of The Pandora Pillbox, shimmered into Siberia on June 29th, 1908. She removed the time-traveling hat from…