Posts tagged Fiction

The Good Neighbor by Tim Bass

in Fiction on July 13, 2015 February 5, 2020

The day after Leon and Doris moved in, the next door neighbor serviced their water heater. “Welcome to the neighborhood,” Bill said. “Now, hand me that screwdriver and show me where the circuit breaker is.”…

Arnold Startled

in Fiction on July 3, 2015 February 5, 2020

Arnold woke and sat up. His heart thumped in his ears, and for many seconds he could hear nothing else. The plane crash in his dream was the third one this week. He peeled himself…

Permanent Repentance

in Fiction on March 11, 2015 February 5, 2020

I break limbs. I stretch skin. I lock necks in place, with heads looking up to our Lord by snipping, shortening, and then re-stitching the sinews. I crack arms. I melt the tops of hands…

Boneyard

in Fiction Flash Fiction Feature on March 4, 2015 February 5, 2020

The cemetery is small and overgrown. The statue of Catholic Jesus oversees from the roadside, the crown of thorns adorning his head and his nail-pierced limbs drooping from the wooden cross. Cars zoom by on…

What Happens At Home Since I’ve Gone Away

in Fiction on February 20, 2015 February 5, 2020

I learn fast that there are rules in the underworld. If you want to get by, you have to work their system.’ Don’t eat anything, not even a seed. Don’t let one of them touch…