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...
A Funny Stort
Ivor Hawley crouched over an earth-filled flowerpot as Jia Mein stood nearby with a bottle and a dental hook. Ivor took both and drizzled...
Disease Detectives
A maid greeted Emanuel Ashbel and Louis Pasteur before escorting them to Lillian Morgan’s well-appointed bedroom. Nose crinkled in disgust, the maid took the...
Deliberate Infection
Lula Morgan sat at her mahogany desk, waiting with what would appear to be utmost patience. Inside, however, she was bursting with anticipation.
The door...
Blight Serum
“Kevin …” Ivor Hawley said.
On cue, his diminutive assistant strode through the tent flaps. “Yes, Ringmaster,” Kevin squeaked.
Ivor held out two small vials of...
Owl’s Insight
“Butch.”
Butch Deuces didn’t like it, but he had no choice. The spirits hated being pestered for frequent favors, but how was he supposed to...
Behind the Stick
The dimly lit tables of Cooke’s Nightcap were sparsely populated as Forster Cooke stood behind the bar, surveying everything. Across the room, Asakichi wiped...