Rain propelled by hurricane force winds splattered on bulletproof glass and drummed on the reinforced concrete of the New York Patriots’ headquarters. The compact square building, affectionately called “The Block” by its inhabitants, sat on the site of the old Castle Clinton National Museum in Battery Park. After the original […]
<Three years, three god damn years,> Daisy couldn’t keep the frustration off her face while she reviewed her file at the DVA’s New York branch. It was three years since her panic attack during Hurricane Sandy rendered her unconscious. The next day she was diagnosed with PTSD by a doctor […]
Angela Martin sat anxiously in her living room trying to suppress her nerves. She constantly smoothed the edges of her skirt making sure she was presentable. She wanted to sit on her hands, but that wasn’t proper behavior for a young lady. She hoped the constant movement would hide […]
Daisy took one step out of her plain, grey Ford rental and immediately remembered why she hated the South. Once outside the protective barrier offered by the SUV’s air conditioning she found herself immediately coated with a thin layer of sweat. By the time she made it to the trunk […]
“Welcome to West Private University, Miss Martin,” the housing representative smiled and accepted Angela’s driver’s license to check against a spreadsheet. The smile had a false quality that said this wasn’t the first or last time she’d be doing this routine today. She was only a year or two older […]
Reaper’s world was a mix of sweat and blood as she stumbled across the rooftop frantically looking for cover. <Stupid…Stupid…Stupid,> she berated herself as she swiveled her head around looking for their assailant. The intelligence brief said it was supposed to be a simple jewelry heist. A couple guys with […]
Townhouse #117 was conveniently located. The previous evening all the inhabitants walked across the narrow street to enjoy the culinary delicacies of the dining hall. To call what they ate food pushed the word to the limit of its definition, and the circulating rumor was the cooks threw a healthy […]
Daisy’s stony expression cracked under the shocked looks and exclamations from the Heroes in training. She couldn’t stop the chuckle from reaching her lips. She was supposed to be the worse cop in their little introduction duet, but this was just too priceless. “What!” “Is this a joke…” “But there […]
Angela sat in the corner of the student union nursing a soda and trying very hard to not let the bongo drums get on her nerves. The theme for the freshmen orientation shindig was a luau, although the organizers weren’t too interested in details since bongo drums were Afro-Cuban not […]
So, as I sat around the house this weekend, obviously procrastinating on the yard work my wife wanted me to be doing, I came up with this short story idea. I intended to have it up on Memorial Day, but I eventually had to get off my ass and clean […]