Up on the ceiling, you could hear the girls whisper

I open my eyes; inky darkness presses against me from every corner, broken only by the pale, cold sliver of light sneaking through the window. A chill crawls up my spine as I sense, with an uncanny certainty, that it’s 3:15 am again—my haunted hour. I can’t see the clock, but I know. My body…

A Reasonless Fate

He stood up and walked out the door, unaware of what had possessed him to do so. He stepped outside and looked around. A sudden burst of energy and a tugging came over him. His legs rushed him over to the next street. Even though he wondered where he might be going, he still followed…

“Have You Seen Him”

He opened his briefcase to look through the journals. He started to read through them. He could recognize his brother’s handwriting on some of them but not all of them. “Could it be. It can’t be! I must be spending too much time with my work that I’m seeing my own memories are getting mixed…

Felines and Koi, An Explosive Combination

She stood in the hallway with her umbrella. “Is it raining out?” “No, I just carry an umbrella everywhere with me in case. I haven’t been fond of the water since I’ve had my near drowning experiences.” “Come on in, I promise it’s nice and dry in the lab and you won’t have to worry…

Within These Four Walls

Within these four walls  I feel the spirit inside me scream out  Like nails against the inside, trying to climb out  The thought enters my mind  I need to live before I die    The gun metal gray walls of a prison  The stones I peel from the walls  The tunnel in my mind, I…