A Tale of the UndeadWhen I met Lucienne, I thought her eyes were like that night-stunned sea. There was nothing and everything in her gaze. I was reminded of…Oct 5Oct 5
Farewell to the FleshHaunts are common enough, here in the Big Easy. They hang in the greasy shadows, disguised by the curvaceous silhouettes of the iron…Sep 62Sep 62
The BearThe hunters gathered around the big fire in the cold dawn. Sleepy village wives watched blearily from the doorways, bouncing babies on…Sep 6Sep 6
No Rest for the WickedA small town lies napping on a hot summer day, and the Devil strolls out for a leisurely hunt….Aug 243Aug 243
Forget-Me-NotThe little sister slept in the earth like a stone. Her stillness was that of a stone, deep and knowing, or the stillness of the grey hours…Aug 193Aug 193
The House of SleepShe woke in cold confusion amid the rumpled hillocks of musty quilts, on a high sleigh bed in a room silvered by evening light, at the top…Aug 18Aug 18
SocksA desperate deed reaps unexpected reward…and equally unanticipated consequences.Apr 3, 2021Apr 3, 2021
A Box of Night, Part 2I never left Cairo with the division. Over the following three days, fourteen soldiers died of a mysterious ailment, two of them army…Mar 17, 2021Mar 17, 2021
