by Jay | May 21, 2019 | Fantasy, Fiction, Horror
The box was heavy. What the hell was in it anyway? At least it was the last one. Bobby had spent the day moving his ancient crap from his parents’ house — their sold house — to his apartment. And with this final carload and this final cardboard dumbbell, it was over....
by Jay | May 14, 2019 | Fantasy, Fiction, Horror
“What happened to his face? Did he fall on a cheese grater?” the kid said, laughing. Terry didn’t know him; he was Rudy’s friend. “Geez, keep it down, he’s right there,” Rudy mumbled to the boy, averting his gaze from Terry’s own. “He was in a fire.” “They forgot to...
by Jay | May 6, 2019 | Fiction, Science Fiction
"System status, Hermes?" Dan asked the empty room. "Everything is great, Dan," came the almost too human, too perfect voice out of the air. "How are you?" Dan smiled. "Yeah, pretty good buddy, pretty good. But ask me again in fifty...
by Jay | Apr 29, 2019 | Fiction, Realistic Fiction, Travel
What does it mean to grow older? Samantha asked herself that question as she awoke on her 39th birthday. She crawled from the double bed and stretched. In her nightgown, she stood before the full-length mirror next to the window. Morning light streamed in, cascading...
by Jay | Apr 23, 2019 | Fiction, Science Fiction
Jack had never been down this particular road in all his years in the city. It was on the outskirts, old farmland with encroaching suburbs on all sides. Here and there the dirt track intersected trails that ran through the woods on either side. He barely saw any of...
by Jay | Apr 15, 2019 | Fantasy, Fiction, Magical Realism
“Where are we?” Asterlas asked. He had pulled the van over to the side of the dusty road. Tadriel turned the map she held around, peered at it a moment and then turned it again. The map was a typical gas station production — a tiny pamphlet until it unfolded to almost...
by Jay | Apr 9, 2019 | Fiction, Science Fiction
The creature stands, unmoving, staring at the suns. There are two of them in the clear, pale blue sky. The only sound comes from the breeze blowing across the wide plain. It ripples the tall grass growing there, and rustles the leaves of the few trees dotting the...
by Jay | Apr 2, 2019 | Fantasy, Fiction, Horror, Magical Realism
His nose was wider than before and greener. That wasn’t all. His eyebrows were thicker, blacker, the hair looked more like what was on the back of his hand. And what was happening to his ears? They looked calloused, swollen. There were new bumps and twists in them. He...
by Jay | Mar 27, 2019 | Fantasy, Fiction, Horror, Magical Realism
Andy didn’t bother to read over the text he had typed into the comment box. It was good. It was gold. And if there were a few small typographical missteps or grammatical errors? Who cared. It was the content — the truth — that was important, and that would come...
by Jay | Mar 19, 2019 | Fantasy, Fiction, Magical Realism
“I’m not making it up,” I say. I know she doesn’t believe me. “I know that, Grandma.” No, you don’t. “Do you?” “Yes,” Maggie says and then sighs. I know she thinks I’m nuts. She’s sitting in the visitor’s chair next to my hospital bed. Her elbows are resting on her...
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