Tag Archives: literature. story
The Sun Men
Begin transmission. I must report this quickly, before the next gravity surge crushes the sun station. Will it ever be heard? Five hundred years ago, during the reign of the Third Dark Moon Prince, the first sky man transformed gravity … Continue reading
Sunlight in an Empty Room
Before the room was empty… Joan slept with a nightstick under the pillow. She never told the kids it was for burglars but that’s what they thought. The older ones would catch on soon enough but by then it wouldn’t … Continue reading
Out of Sight
“No, Mommy!” protested six-year old Sarah Reid. “It’s too scary! People will get scared!” Beth Reid looked at her daughter’s eyes peering out from the holes cut in the old sheet. The ghost costume was a Halloween classic and Sarah … Continue reading
The Sea of Tranquility
“Where did this one come from?” Joe asked his daughter. Sophie threw back a red pigtail with a flourish and put the shell to her ear, feigning concentration. She had amassed an impressive collection for a twelve-year-old and knew all … Continue reading
Fool’s Errand
“You came here to kill God?” Pastor Hasan Abidi asked the crazy question with the posed nonchalance of a man who knew when to keep cool. The unstable giant standing on the other side of his desk in the office … Continue reading
Right Outside Her Window
Mrs. Falciani enjoyed watching the mysterious cloud of light grow and brighten in the western sky as the last tints of silvery dusk sank behind the silhouettes of the houses lined up along her neat suburban street. Night after night … Continue reading
Her Scarlet Fingers, Her Amber Eyes
I always thought it was odd the way the pilgrims used to celebrate. Once or twice a year they would arrive, winding through the valley along the banks of the little violet river, brightly costumed, banners waving amid cloudbursts of … Continue reading
Glass Planet 