fiction – Tales and Things

Happenings: The Newt

“Let me tell you something about the Smooth-Tailed Urban Newt.”

Xanthippe lounged on the fainting couch. Her twin brother, Zephyr cracked five eggs into a small bowl and mixed in goat cheese and chives. Xanthippe shifted in place. Zephyr greased and salted a pan. The olive oil smoked slightly, filling the front room with a savory smell. He poured in the eggs and whipped themContinue reading “Idle Hands”

Blood and Breath

Sometimes when you scream into the void, the void will scream back.

Segundus et Principia

Confiscate the drugs, burn down the fields, and salt the earth…

Can’t You Feel It?

I was sitting with him, in the office. We work together at a co-working space in the Central West End. His eyes suddenly lit up. The hairs on his arms stood on end.