Do not forget to entertain strangers, for by so doing some people have entertained angels without knowing it.
- Hebrews 13:2The road marks a scar of danger through the city. Already eleven people have died in the act of crossing it. If only they had used the lights ( Read more... )

“Slipped on a fuckin’ casing ( Read more... )

Skipping through the woods ( Read more... )

There’s always a fresh breeze on top of the tower ( Read more... )

I watched the streetlights pass over the window. Flashing past, filling the interior of the car with a flickering amber light. I pulled my feet up onto the car seat below and watched my father drive. It was late; the rest of my family had been lured to sleep by the quiet thrum of the engine and the warmth of the car. The car turned gracefully ( Read more... )

"Indestructible agent of Thunder, Felix Power!" Cried the Chief of Police, his long moustaches quivering ( Read more... )

Sitting by the river sat the beaver. A tall dark and terrible creature of subversion and destruction, the beaver was nevertheless sought after by all the adventurers of the world. This is because the beaver knew the truth of all things, and would answer any one question you put to it. In return the beaver would take your skin and live through your ( Read more... )

Crumbs tumbled over the grit red ground. Marc drew another piece of bread from the paper packet and tore it between his hands ( Read more... )

“Avast!” cried the Salesman. (He was a pirate salesman ( Read more... )

I have so much to do while I’m here. There is so much of the desert to walk. I have an entire future to remember; so much of it calls for my attention I begin to forget my past. Moments that meant so much to me at the time become hazy in my recollection, drifting apart and losing all reality in my present ( Read more... )