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Over Mount Fuji 6
Over Mount Fuji 6
Sitting cross-legged on her zabuton like a Buddha, Carol Macleay meditated with her arms and…
Criticality 17: Journalism
"About the only thing that the Space Force got right...yeah, I know - I'm actually about to give your government a…
All I Want for Christmas
“Chris - did you eat any of these Christmas cookies? I told you they were for a work function and that you…
The Carpenter’s Wife
She treasured that one gesture, listening to his monotone instructions, straining to hear the slightest hint of his…
High Cotton
High Cotton
Chapter 1, West Africa, May, 1855Twelve-year-old Manni helped his mother, Mala, as she was…
Devil’s Advocate
Devil's Advocate
For George
Prior Demetrius stared at the light entering through the stained glass windows of the…
Calvin And The Voice
Calvin woke blinking in the weak sunlight that filtered through the dirty window well at least the apartment was…
Mother’s Seat
She sat there in the dark listening to the whispers. Mama was still out there in the cold, and she had started her…
Hot Romances of Essie
Stedman wasted no time reaching for them with his mouth. He was overwhelmed with exuberating excitement of Essie’s…
Origin of Species
Origin of Species
For anyone who really knew Darwin Davies, the tabloid headline had to be wrong. If the reader…
Over Mount Fuji 5
Over Mount Fuji 5
March 15 —
Byron couldn’t remember how long it had been since he last laid eyes on his uncle…
A Dish Served Cold 12 and 13
A Dish Served Cold 12 and 13
Twelve
Kirkland Barrows was apoplectic. Enraged. Filled with a mindless fury he…
Criticality 16: The Piper Takes Credit
Glove's soul had already been bought, sold, traded, and purchased time and time again over his sordid history.…
The Three Stages of Atsushi
The Three Stages of Atsushi
Sagami Province, Japan - Muromachi period, 1531 CE
Dressed in a faded and tattered…
A Vampire’s Guide to New Orleans
The history of vampires in New Orleans, where to find them, and what to do when you're there.