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Tell Them Daddy’s Gone To Bed

“Yes sir, this is the Parks residence. No sir, he can’t come to the phone right now.” “Betty, who are you talking to on the telephone?” Lillie Parks was home alone with her two little daughters and especially when her husband Arthur was out, he was very protective of the children. “Says it’s the police, […]

The Other Side

This had to be a dream because it had that totally unreal feeling about it. He was walking down a corridor with closed doors on either side, but the one he really wanted was the doorway straight ahead. He could see daylight coming from underneath. It was the way out. He also couldn’t help but […]

Notzrim

The group of men entering the synagogue at Terni caused murmuring among the Jewish men and not a few of the women. Everyone’s hearts sagged with news of the fall of Jerusalem and the destruction of the Holy Temple of Hashem by the Romans. These men had been there. They were refuges forced into the […]

The Signal

The lunar rock was about the size of a bowling ball and weighed almost eight kilos, one of the larger samples collected during the Apollo missions, but it had never been examined until now. Within weeks of it returning to Earth with the Apollo 17 crew on 19 December 1972, it had vanished from its […]

10AM

John had timed it all perfectly. Renee was at the front reception desk talking with Brian when the flowers were delivered. He watched through the large windows that showcased the lobby as the vase with a dozen long-stemmed red roses (a classic) were placed on her desk. He couldn’t tell what they were saying, but […]

The Unchosen

“I’m sorry Norman, but as long as you continue to sin, you are not welcome in this church.” Norman Walker had been attending First Church of the Baptism for over a year now. At first Pastor William “Billy” Hubbard was excited that someone in his twenties wanted to attend. Over half the current membership was […]

Love’s Blood

“…I met this girl…she ruined my philosophy…my heart skips a beat when she comes around” From “I’d Rather Have A Love” performed by Joe Writer(s): Derek Louis Allen, Gerald Isaac, Alvin Jerome Garrett Even knowing this is what her father wanted, what she wanted, Zachary wasn’t sure he could do it. He loved Deborah very […]

I Can Never Dream About Home

“I’m sorry but I don’t see much hope, Kathy.” She turned from the neurologist to look down at her husband. He’d been in a coma for five weeks now following the car accident and still wasn’t showing any signs of brain activity. The machines and drugs kept his lungs breathing and his heart beating, but […]

The New Adventures of Tarzan

The Ape Man prowled as a stealthy jaguar through the Guatemalan jungle. Ahead, the enemy agent Raglan had the Green Goddess idol containing a terrible weapon. Now that his friend D’Arnot has been freed, he had to lead his party to recover the idol and escape before the tribesmen attacked. “Cut. That’s a wrap. Great […]

A Not Entirely Objective Book Review: “The Handmaid’s Tale”

I just finished reading The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood and I can tell you it’s not a book you review without doing a bit of research. Of course I knew that going in. I’ve been peripherally aware of both Atwood’s novel and the television series on Hulu but didn’t give either much attention. Then […]