Chariot

We needed the money. I want you to remember that, whoever you are reading this. I want you to remember this started because we needed the money. That’s not an excuse, or a justification, that’s just the simple truth sitting at the heart of everything. We needed the money. My name is James. My story … Continue reading Chariot →

Delapore Classic

Delapore’s Classic Diner Classic Food for Classic Times Just off Highway 4, look for the neon cat. Ask for Dot. Delapore’s, come by for a spell. Since 1936 * Ticket #1 2 egg breakfast special, bacon, whole wheat Coffee, two sugars, no cream * Ticket #2 Eggs and hash browns, extra sausage, white toast … Continue reading Delapore Classic →

Naughty or Nice

It was the holly that ended up being the problem. Not the placing of it, that was simple. A sprig hung up in each corner of the house with at least three leaves and four berries apiece. No, the headache was getting hold of the right kind of holly. Turns out the stuff they sell … Continue reading Naughty or Nice →

Rebirth

Grandma Clover died today. It wasn’t a surprise. She’d been on the downslide for a while now. Dementia’s a bastard like that, kills the person long before they’re dead. At least she was comfortable. The doctors let us take her home, which I like to think helped a little. She certainly seemed calmer, even if … Continue reading Rebirth →

Bloody Jack

We weren’t supposed to go to the old colony. It had been decommissioned years ago, back when Landfall was still just a tiny frontier outpost on a planet that didn’t even have a proper name. Things had grown considerably in the time since, much of the original structures being vacated in favor of newer, more … Continue reading Bloody Jack →

Monsters

It caught us all by surprise when the dead first rose. In an instant they washed over the world, a rotting wave of undeath that outnumbered the living a million times over. Those of us who survived could only run, flee from the monsters at our heels. Soon though there was nowhere left to run … Continue reading Monsters →

In Darkness

I awake to sounds I do not understand. A low, grinding rumble that seems to echo from both everywhere and nowhere all at once. It shifts at random, one moment going quiet as the grave, only to then come roaring back in a great rush of thunderous noise. Up and down and everywhere in between … Continue reading In Darkness →