Short Fiction

A trickle of memories is the only help that Jack has, but it's not enough. Somewhere there have to be more ...

An eye for an eye, the old law goes. Is it Justice being served, or that Revenge is tasting so sweet? Suddenly both half-blind, what does each side now see?

No matter what weapons are being used, isn't it true that Love conquers all?

All his life Jack has seen this particular vision, glowing, steadily getting closer ...

Traveling light is almost always best, especially when the baggage is your own culture ...

Sonny's dead, and he can accept that now. It's time for Cave Man to escort him around while he takes care of the last pieces of business ...

An Aser story. Headed North towards Centaur Country, Aser finds that her companions still wonder what she was up to before their journey began ...

When your time has come, and the Grim Reaper is hanging around your door, it's good to have a brother by your side ...

Have you ever had one of these shopping experiences? Wait -- the Christmas shopping season is just around the corner ...

Death is in the air, in the great city above the clouds. But how will the enemy come to destroy it? And who is the real enemy, after all?

The future is unknown. But if you did know what the future would hold, would you have the heart to continue in the present?

Daniel Davis was born and raised in Central Illinois. His work has appeared in various online and print journals. You can find him at <a href="http://www.dumpsterchickenmusic.blogspot.com">Dumpster Chicken Music</a>.

The sun rises, and morning speeds by, full of discovery, deeds, and plans. But as the day wanes, light dims, and the minutes go by so slowly that nightfall seems to have lost its way...

Some places still have enough magic left to make wishes come true. (First appeared 8-24-2002)

Some people say "If you have your health, you have everything," but oh, if you have 38 million dollars, you can have the Everything of Everything -- the real EVERYTHING -- and that's what Bjorn and Janet would say ...

The end of the world is coming, and it's 127 miles wide. But is a mere hunk of rock really going to be our undoing -- or will humanity tear itself apart before it even gets here? (Originally appeared 01-03-2004)

For Bobby Lipton the world is a simple and easy-living place. All that's about to change, though, when his sister's boyfriend decides he knows just the way to help Bobby realize a whole new side of existence -- one that will also help his own bank account...

It's the chance of a lifetime, a way to go from rags to riches, in one easy step, guaranteed returns on your investment ... go for it!

A short tale about a short man who is shortly to become ...

Jerry Guarino says, "Your life will have storms, calm seas and everything in between. Our destiny is determined by how we learn from our experiences. I hope your life will be filled with peace and love and that you get through the storms of life with ease."

If you don't want the end of the world to hit you, you had better stay off the tracks ... but does that really help?

We teach our children compassion, and are thrilled to see them open their hearts to the world. But when we have to teach them about worldly practicality, how well must they learn those lessons?

If murder were not a crime, would disposing of a dead body merely be considered "littering?"

Kerry D. Stewart has been traveling around the United States for fifty years, and believes that every encounter with another human being is a brush with a potential story. "Writing is as much a way of life as any other deep profession. It just wears out more laptops than most."

It IS there, even though no one will speak of it. It is so near at hand that it can hear us breathe ...

Terence Kuch is a consultant, avid hiker, and world traveler. His publications and acceptances include Ante Review, Clockwise Cat, Colored Chalk, Foliate Oak, Foundling Review, Marginalia, North American Review, and many others. He has studied at the Writers Center, Bethesda, Maryland, and the Mid-American Review Summer Fiction Workshop.

The journey may be long, and who knows what one will encounter along the way? What is known is that the journey is made alone ...

Sometimes you walk right into the devil's lair and don't realize it until it's too late.

If you really knew what the consequences would be, would you ever have put the damn things in your mouth?

"So, first of all, let me assert my firm belief that the only thing we have to fear is fear itself -- nameless, unreasoning, unjustified terror which paralyzes needed efforts to convert retreat into advance." -- Franklin Delano Roosevelt. Yes, when our fear generates paperwork that people can't surmount, that's scary indeed ...