Monthly Archives: January 2024

‘Safe’

Casing an affluent neighborhood in the suburbs for an easy score, the three felons noticed a luxury SUV parked by itself in the driveway. The large property at the edge of the ritzy subdivision had tasteful decorations outside. The hedges … Continue reading

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‘My friends went on vacation to the underworld, and all I got was this T-Shirt’

I realize the title is a little misleading. I don’t mean they went to the infernal home of ‘Hades’, the greatly-feared god of death in Greek mythology. I wouldn’t make light of something like that. Not to mention, if they … Continue reading

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‘Obliteration Frequency’

Every object in the universe has its own unique threshold and breaking point. The frequency range required to surpass that tolerance depends on individual factors specific to the item. Ella Fitzgerald could shatter a wine glass with her incredible singing … Continue reading

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‘Notification Sticker’

As you might imagine, the state of Vermont waking up to total darkness ’caused a bit of a stir.’ Planes and helicopters were unable to depart or fly into the ‘maple’ state. Portions of New York and New Hampshire were … Continue reading

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‘Body Heat’

No dispute. We had it wrong. People were way off about a number of things in their raving predictions about the end of the world. Yes, the dead rose again from their graves, however they aren’t the frenzied, carnivorous ghouls … Continue reading

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‘For Fortunato’

NEWS HEADLINE: ‘Awaiting a rescue (which never came’) The news article states: The remains of Derek Robert Constantine; a Stockton California native was recovered today. He has been missing for over ten years. The badly decomposed body was discovered in … Continue reading

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‘Under the Old Yoke’

When they showed up, no one knew what to think. Sure, we were nervous. Who wouldn’t be, but the outright terror or wholesale panic you might expect from massive alien spaceships touching down on the planet wasn’t generally present. The … Continue reading

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