Categotry Archives: Fiction
Suzie’s House 542 : When You Get Down To It
Ben got half way down the stairs, then turned around and went right back. He didn’t make it to the top before changing his mind and heading down again. A little past half way he stopped. “Got a problem?” Gene’s voice came from the top of the stairs.
Safe!
Zed and Zoe transitioned from the world of faerie to Earth on sheer willpower. When they arrived, they were too weak to confront the hoard of students leaving the biology department’s main building. “Quick! Become small!” Zed shrank himself to his utmost. Zoe left no more than a flickering impression as she followed to the size of a beetle. They hid in the grass while thundering feet shuffled past. “Whewh! We are safe.” Zed wiped a brow. “Not yet.” Zoe […]
Suzie’s House 541 : Picnic
“Are you sure this is the right place?” Miranda was completely unimpressed by the rock quarry. Not that she’d been expecting a picnic table or anything. “Fits with the direction he was headed when I got out of the camper.” Vin looked around, too, but probably not with comfort in mind.
The Urban Spelunker
Jack hid behind a pile of bricks while Toby set another moving pallet on top of the trap door in the old Merc building. The guy seemed real determined to cover it up. He probably robbed a bank and hid his loot in there – like the underground city would keep it safe. Hah! Jack headed for a hole in a wall that would get him into the rail tunnels. From there it would be easy to worm his way […]
Suzie’s House 540 : Change of Plans
Demyan found a seedy motel for the night. He liked it just as well as the five star hotel he’d stayed in when he first arrived in the United States. The queen sized bed looked like a good place to stash someone. Or maybe even leave someone to be found. Or simply to spend the night.
Tabula Rasa
I stared out the window. My editor expected another thousand words. My readers were complaining about two of my characters, neither of whom could be killed off anytime soon. I had a chance at an award if I could come up with something good enough. Nothing I thought up seemed good enough. The longer I sat and stared, the less I could imagine and the closer came the deadline. Would I end up splashing dreck on the pristine page and […]
Suzie’s House 539 : Hopes and Schemes
Suzie left the boys in their rooms upstairs, re-checked the lock on the front door, then stepped into the kitchen. Drew and Vin were huddled up around the kitchen table while she checked the back door. Miranda came in from the bathroom as Suzie pulled a chair out to sit. “So. What’s the plan?” She looked at each of them in turn.
Wild and Crazy Guy
“Hey, check it out!” Martin, who normally wore old jeans, hiking boots, and a baseball cap entered the room in a red-smeared lab coat. “I’m a wild and crazy guy!” “You? Crazy?” Matt, the guy known for arguing with traffic lights and trying to blow up an armory with a truckload of manure, sneered at Martin. “Hey! I can be crazy.” Martin lifted his chin. “Is that blood?” Toby, who may or may not have been responsible for the body […]
Suzie’s House 538 : Next Step
When Demyan’s voice turned hoarse, he moved the headless body into position, then yanked on the rope attached to a board holding back the rock slide where he had intended to bury both of his victims tonight. That one had gotten away still left a vile taste in his mouth. He was supposed to leave the rock quarry for the airport. A night’s layover in New York City for a stay in a four star restaurant followed by a quick […]
Intrepid
The doctors insisted on treatment after treatment, but Betsy had never felt there was anything wrong with her leg. It was simply the way she was born. Her mother wanted to try an new, experimental operation to permanently install a prosthesis. She refused. The result of their argument? Betsy took up ballet to prove a point and ended up with a career. The Challenge: Write a story in 100 words or less The Challenger (Hub): Rochelle Wisoff-Fields The Photo Credit: […]
Suzie’s House 537 : Quarry
By the time Demyan Petrovich felt in the mood for pulling over, the sun had long since set. He’d been thinking delicious thoughts about the terror in the law agent he’d captured in his camper. He imagined the man looking at the body of his previous victim with growing fear and impotency. America! What a place. Now that his cousin’s wife’s uncle sat in the White House he could get away with anything. Even if arrested, he’d be pardoned right […]
Down Time
It had only been a day since Bruce’s rock band, Maliprop, got kicked out of Gene’s house. Already Bruce missed the place. No more sitting on the floor with everyone dreaming up lyrics. No more ice cream or free meals. No more sage advice from weird old folks. Even if they had another place to practice, all the fun was gone. He hadn’t broken anything or threatened anyone and still…. Sometime he wanted to scream. Not. My. Fault! Worst part? […]
Suzie’s House 536 : Courtesy Call
Drew watched Vin call in the incident. In fact, Vin dragged Drew into the den and used the speaker phone to make the call. “You’re saying you saw a dead body in the subject’s camper,” Vin’s contact said. “Are you sure he was dead?”
For the Long Haul
Mario was tired of his neighbors. He’d moved to Venice several months ago. All their talk of flooding and how to do things annoyed him. They told him he’d never make it as a ferryman. He’d been a truck driver for years and years. Did they really think he didn’t know how to pack a load? Yes, his boat was more tricky, but he could handle it. Or so he thought until he tried to corner too sharp, took on […]
Suzie’s House 535 : Cues
Sophie scooted around so her back was to the arm of the couch and put her feet in Ethan’s lap. Without taking his eyes off the TV he started massaging her arches. Six weeks ago we would never had condescended. Six months ago he wasn’t even around. Now he did it automatically. Thinking about it made her smile.
