It was raining, with the occasional burst of thunder and lighting. He could hardly fly in this weather, so he knocked on the door, looking for a place to wait out the storm. It was a small house, yellow, with a white door, roof, and shutters. The only house for miles it seemed, on the…… Continue reading Out Of The Rain
Author: mww6179
Yellow
Alex and Mollie sat alone in their apartment, wondering if they had made the right decision. The couple sat on the couch in silence, barely glancing at each other. They hadn’t been like this when they were committing their little act of theft or custodial interference or whatever it was, but now that they were…… Continue reading Yellow
The Body
“What should we do with the body?” The body in question looked like a bald chimpanzee, lying on the floor, his arms and legs splayed out, dark brown blood pouring from the gaping head wound, his brown eyes lifeless, his mouth agape, bearing fangs. The blood-stained salt lamp that had ended his life laid a…… Continue reading The Body
The Prince’s Great Matter
Nowadays, they called it Prosopagnosia, or face blindness. Back then they didn’t know what to call it. Many who knew about the situation thought it was a curse, that the King and Queen had angered some sort of witch or fairy, and the fiend had taken it out on their son. Prince Liam just called…… Continue reading The Prince’s Great Matter
A Classic Case Of Victim Turned Victimizer
Gretel smiled at the sound of scratching on her front door. “Perfect,” She thought, “Just in time.” She was starting to get a few gray hairs and few lines around her eyes. She needed a child. She peaked out the window and saw not one, not two, but three boys going for the pie she…… Continue reading A Classic Case Of Victim Turned Victimizer
Skin Deep
Rayna sat in front of the mirror, removing her makeup, and wondered who she would discover underneath. Beauty takes a lot of work, Rayna. A lot of pain. Her mother’s voice rang in her head as she scrubbed at her face with the cotton pad. Never mind that they hadn’t spoken in over two years,…… Continue reading Skin Deep
Close Encounters
“Tansy’s not in her room.” Kevin announced as he sat down to breakfast. That caused their parents to freeze for a moment, silently panicking. “But it just looks like she was taken again.” Kevin added quickly. “Your sure?” Their mother asked, sounding like she wanted to be certain of this. “Now that I think of…… Continue reading Close Encounters
The Godly Place
Ireland pulled the ratty hood of her black jacket over her head as she walked off to the back gates of the orphanage. The guard was a lean man with a pointed noise the made it look like he some kind of snob. And maybe he was, considering he was looking at Ireland like she…… Continue reading The Godly Place
Don’t Talk To Strangers
She’s rather easy to spot, all alone on the street in her red hoodie, ear buds in her ears. She’s practically doing everything they tell people not to do; singling herself out, not paying attention to her surroundings. “It’s almost too easy,” The man thinks as he follows hers in his car, staying just enough…… Continue reading Don’t Talk To Strangers
The Selkie
Agnes put her keycard in the door, stepping into the bright white entryway. She loved her job, but she hated how the entire building was colored in sterile shades of white. Also being called in at five in the morning on her day off wasn’t helping her mood. Almost immediately as she walked into the…… Continue reading The Selkie