Post-A-Tron
Ghost Town
“Wake up, Yules!” Abram said. Ulysses Marks’ eyes shot open and he rolled off the pew. His body struggled to correct when gravity took...
Framed
“I still maintain I’m innocent,” Max Baine said.
He hadn’t even looked up when Sheriff Grothe and Wendy Cheng walked into the jail. His head...
The Prodigal
“Mr. Mayor,” Rafi lingered near the door. “I’m sorry to bother you, but I have a young gentleman who insists upon seeing you.”
The mayor’s...
Epidemic Laboratory
A man in thick black robes had come for Louis Pasteur, his face concealed by a beaked leather mask, bearing tidings of death.
“No luck,”...
Nine-Tenths of the Law
The doors creaked open as Malcolm leaned on them, stepping up into the wide entrance hall.
“Watch your step Miss Morgan; it’s a little dusty....
The Shootin’ Life of Jessica Patchett
Sloane didn’t ask for identification when she heard the knock at the door — she knew it was Pancho from the way he walked...
Bad Medicine
Lying there in her four-post bed, shivering, soaked in sweat, reeking and unkempt, Lillian Morgan could no longer remember a time in her life...
Into The Darkness
Horace descended the dark stairs with unexpected grace, navigating each step quickly while keeping his cargo from jostling. He had made the trip so...
Mugging
“Excellent, Travis. You look just like him … at least enough to fool someone in the dark. How well can you imitate his voice?”...
The Orphanage
Miss Willa Mae was way too strict. She said they could drape sheets off the top bunk to make their fort, but they couldn’t...