• Short Stories

    Master Magnifico’s Wondrous Talent Show

    My mother always told me that girls were born with magic. We were the entrusted guardians of all magic, and all magical creatures that roamed the forests sprang forth from our gifts. It was our blood, our heritage, that brought new beasts into the world.  But Mother warned me. I was never to speak about our gifts in front of the boys in our village.  “When a little girl is born, she is blessed with the gift of magic. The magic of creation, of life, of liberation,” Mother said. “Little boys don’t possess any magic of their own, and you mustn’t make them…

  • Short Stories

    The Final Moments of Jeremy Higgins

    Time does not move in this place. We spend our moments anxiously contemplating if today is today. Is tomorrow yesterday? There is no time here. Just the sound of ticks. Tick. Tick. Tick. Never a tock. The sound of the relenting metronome ticks on. We are never free.  I hear the voices of guards. I think. It sounds like the chatter of bitter men, but then again, it doesn’t. For I am a bitter man, and I hear no sound escape my lungs.  This cell is dark, cramped. Won’t be much longer.  I die today.  It’s hard to comprehend. Knowing I will be dead in a matter of a few ticks. Tick. Tick. Tick. Why bother to count them when time is but an illusion in this institution? When the Red Guards come to my dreary cell in Block D, rip…

  • Short Stories

    Stage 666 Clinger

    “Babe, come on. I told you I loved you already,” Liam sighed. “Say it again for me, please baby,” the girl on FaceTime whimpered. Liam fought against rolling his eyes, “I love you, babe.” The bells above the service station door rang as an elderly gentleman approached the counter, and he stood patiently waiting for the boy to turn around. “Of course I’ll see you this weekend,” Liam continued.  “Ahem,” the gentleman cleared his throat. From the back room, a crackled voice boomed as a bearded man swung the door open. “Liam, get off that damn phone! We’ve got a…

  • Short Stories

    Rosie

    There’s a little handprint on the door’s glass window. The sound of her shoes clicking down the hall echoes in my ears. Curiosity tells me to follow.

  • Short Stories

    The Dream Thief

    “You take my hand and come with me.” He walked over to his coat and put it on. “I’ll teach you how to bend reality, how to slip into all the dreams you could possibly imagine, show you worlds you could never dream of.” He walked back over to me and put his hands on my shoulders and looked deep into my eyes. "Or, I take your dreams away completely. You’ll never see me - or anything else - ever again.”