I walk slowly across the apartment. My footsteps sound so heavy, it surprises me. It tells me I haven’t been paying…
Kyle threw himself into an alley, no longer caring whether he soiled his jacket. Fuck, fuck, fuck! His shoulder bounced badly off the brick wall and he collapsed too soon, hastily tucking his legs in after him. He froze, holding his breath, ignoring the cold puddle…
“Oh, ducks!”
“Don’t look at the ducks.”
This was my submission for GiantJuly19: First Date. It was part homage to the literary stylings of MR James, Sheridan Le Fanu, and GK…
“All right, whaddya got for me.”
I slit my wrist carefully, across the tendons but without reaching them. I let the blood dribble down into my keyboard. Was that necessary? I didn’t know, but I thought I’d play it safe.
Sonja arched her eyebrow and smirked. “So, this is what you’re into?” She reclined, shouldering into the pillows cozily…
Arturo washed his hands for the third time this morning, wiped them dry upon his apron, and turned to…
Tomas looked over at his friend. “Hey, buddy! Look at that look on your face! Good time, huh?”
