In the Southern Hemisphere, to the east of the southern tip of Argentina lie the Falkland Islands. Located on one of these islands is a large flock of Chilean flamingos. In this herd, there lived a particular flamingo that went by the name of Flossie. Throughout her life, she had picked up the …
At the time of this writing, I am going on the First month of the forty-eighth year of my marriage to an extraordinary woman, not your typical mother or wife, she has given me a lifetime of love, commitment, and understanding. However, it didn’t start out that way, in fact when I thought back …
“Yeah, Alice, whatcha need,” Stuart Meechum said, speaking into the handheld microphone of his police band radio. “Stu,” the voice on the speaker was Alice, the longtime dispatcher for the Harrison County Sheriff’s office. “Maggie Waterborne has called here three times today, complaining about something going on up her holler. If ya got a minute …
A long time ago in the land of fluff and stuff, there was a simple toymaker who people say was the most renowned toymaker who had ever lived. However, he never worked for the big toy stores in the city or country villages. Not even for the jolly elf, Santa, who lived in the far …
Hello, it’s so lovely to meet you today. Who am I, well, I suppose that is kind of an awkward question. It’s not who I am, instead, it’s what I am that is important. I am a park bench. I have been at Hyde Memorial Park for the last several decades. I wanted to …
There was a man, sitting in the sand, at the ocean. He had driven all night to get there. It was now early morning. So early, that it was still dark and there was absolutely no one else on the beach. He had planned it that way. The last few days had not been …
Boris Kaufman was an educator at Thomas Jefferson High School, located in central Michigan. He was rather infamous at the school because the first year he arrived at the high school, after over 26 years in education, tragedy befell the man and his family. They lost their youngest child in a traffic accident. Many of the …
Prologue Ghouls love winter!! While they tolerate the elements, seconds after the fall solstice begins, darkness rules; and ghouls flourish in darkness. There are parts of today’s world that are dominated by the stench of demons, ghouls, and many other unearthly forms; therefore, the disastrous effects they have on the humans who live in their …
Explanation The story you are about to read is the original short story version of “The Crossing.” I wrote this story almost twenty years ago. I wrote my latest novel of the same name, based on this story. However, you should be aware that the story you are going to read here is not the same as Chapter …
