Fiction Friday
Bud never meant for it all to spiral so out of control when he first named the business. It was a diner like any other in Flatrock. It just happened that it was the newest one in ’53 and, come ’54, the only one. The other two had gotten wiped out by the tornado that ran through half…
Rotted Roots — Part 2: A Meeting is Set
“You can’t go up there.”
The dawn rain had eased the summer swelter and cooled the streets enough for Henry to begin his short walk to the store. He was especially careful to scent and anti-perspirate, but he knew too well his body never agreed with the heat and that he…
Did I ever tell you that I used to know these two alcoholics that lived in Redding? Back when I was doing temp jobs in California. These two guys loved bagels. Bagels and alcohol. I’d call them homeless, because that’s essentially what they were, but they had some kind of arrangement where they pooled their money and…
The pier runs out into the ocean and stops right where the boats come and go, come and go. When they built it, they knew exactly…
Rotted Roots — Part 6: Family Reunions
“I’m here to see Ethan and Sarah Ryder.”
As Henry took in the gore of the scene through the window, the smell of gunpowder and sulfur began to fill the air. Victoria grew faint and quickly brought herself to the ground, holding back tears and attempting to halt the panic attack seizing her psyche…
Rotted Roots — Part 3: Contact is Lost
Ryder sat on a broken couch looking at a bank of phone booths in an empty lot on the outskirts of the city. An overpass above his…
Rotted Roots — Part 5: Blood and Bruises
2324 Walker Place was built as a housing project for underprivileged families looking for low-income housing. It was…
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