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December 22, 2017
Blood and Misery
“He looks like a cool drink of water but he’s candy-coated misery…” Autumn 1977 – Stanford University, California “As you can see in this EEG readout General, our Receiver subject’s brain waves are changing, beginning to match those of the Sender subject’s patterns we can see here on the remote receiver.” “How far away is […]
December 21, 2017
The Thaw
It wasn’t the ravenous hunger that awoke her for that had been with her since the accident. There was a sound, a new sound. Water. She could hear tiny trickles of water around her. Aleera didn’t know how long she had been in the dark with the unrelenting pressure keeping her immobile. The cold was […]
Dangerous Woman
“Somethin’ ’bout you makes me feel like a dangerous woman…” Writers Max Martin, Ross Golan, Johan Jens Erik Carlsson from Dangerous Woman performed by Ariana Grande. The latex bunny rabbit suit complete with matching mask and ears made her at once seem totally ridiculous and incredibly sexy. Anybody who had ever wanted to fuck Babs […]
December 20, 2017
Without God
The Fifth Chapter in the Undead Life of Sean Becker “I tell you I turned him, so he’s mine!” Dolingen screeched, her piercing voice terrifying Sean. “I spilled first blood, marked him for our kind. How dare you challenge me!” Marishka and Dolingen were more like animals, rivals vying for a single mate,ready to kill […]
The Romanian
He was among the locals and tourists trapped in that little shop when Italian troops declared curfew. An unseasonable cold front lightly dusted medieval Kotor with snow. He couldn’t remain until morning but preferred to leave undetected. He walked past quaint hats and other curios intending to escape out the rear. “Monsieur, stay. You’re safe with […]
December 19, 2017
Emergence
“He who fights with monsters should be careful lest he thereby becomes a monster. And if thou gaze long into an abyss, the abyss will also gaze into thee.” –Friedrich Nietzsche The Fourth Chapter in the Undead Life of Sean Becker The beast clawed its way up through the moist, cool soil. It couldn’t breathe, […]
December 18, 2017
Night of Syn
“The character Hellspite only appeared in a 1963 television series based on the Russell Thorndike Doctor Syn novels. As you know, Thorndike created the fictional Christopher Syn and his alter ego, The Scarecrow in a book series he authored between 1915 and 1944, which was subsequently adapted for a 1937 movie and the aforementioned TV show.” […]
Not Enough Time
The little boy followed his Mom around the corner as Tony Lange materialized near a reconstructed fossil. His clothes were torn and soiled, his hair and beard matted with three months growth. “I’m back. Got to warn them. It isn’t the answer. We’ll all die.” He struggled to his feet and then he saw the […]
December 17, 2017
Time Traveler in Plain Sight
“Time machine? Why would you leave a time machine in plain sight, Rodney?” “What better place to hide it, Yvette? No one would suspect it’s more than a simple sundial.” “So you showed up for my time traveler party last week because you saw the advert in the paper the day afterward.” “Don’t be absurd. […]
Beware of Malevolent Snowmen
“What is it, Noah?” “A fake Santa guy at the store gave it to me, Rachel. It’s a snow globe.” “Why?” “Beats me, Rach. You shake it and this stuff floats around like snow.” Nine-year-old twins Noah and Rachel Frisch were sitting on the floor in the living room. Mom, Aunt Sarah, and Bubbe were […]
