First it was one engine and then the other. At three thousand feet of altitude the left propeller nacelle smoked and then the prop jammed to a stop. The plane shuddered. The right prop […]
Category Archives: flash fiction
Can’t you tell from my accent? (flash fiction part 1)
(use browser controls to enlarge panels) #CCS1WeekWorkout – The Center for Cartoon Studies one week online challenge day one It was a tempest this time. Dane and Ysolde had been seeing each other for two years. […]
Popinjay
I have been a monk for thirty five years. Nothing has prepared me for the situation I find myself in. I muck out the barn, I shear the sheep, I pray for more faith. I […]
One in Iraq (Flash Fiction)
Looking out over the field I felt empty beyond empty. All the kids have died before me. One in Iraq, two by those pills. What a tragedy to die before your children. One was born […]
McNerthney Was Known To Work Late
I loved Betty once. That was before I started making the big scores robbing banks. Now I’ve got a Duesenberg. It has shiny chrome running boards, bright white spare tires on both sides of the […]
Many Seasons Away (Flash Fiction)
If you reached this page from a web crawler or other search technique and want to see the art, a google search for ‘chauvet cave’ using the image tab will acquaint you with the oldest […]
From the Day (short fiction)
The comic “It has mystic powers you know”. She was a black woman with big teeth and a dress that hugged the floor. The box was vaguely Renaissance in style with some spiraling columns at […]