I really struggled to work up the motivation to write a story for this month's (May 2021) Furious Fiction, but I got there eventually. The story below isn't the one I submitted, so I won't list the challenge criteria here. It is very similar though, with just a few small changes, most of which come … Continue reading Mother Apple (Non FF Version)
Month: May 2021
Toy Terror Take Down
It seems like another lifetime, but just a few years ago I used to take a train from Tecoma to Richmond as just one leg of an almost 2 hour commute to work each morning. A coworker joined me for a large part of this trip and we would have all sorts of fun talking … Continue reading Toy Terror Take Down
A Visitor in Winter
It was a cold, mid-winter morning and Tom was not enjoying it one bit. Of course, one would expect a mid-winter morning to be cold, but this particular morning was noticeably colder than any Tom could remember. He had woken, or to be more accurate, been woken, at an entirely unreasonable hour by his ever-inconsiderate … Continue reading A Visitor in Winter
Do Not Read This
My name is Andrew Chester. I am an architect from California, living in New Mexico. I am thirty-four years old, and I live alone. Two weeks ago, I killed someone, and I haven’t been able to stop thinking about it since. I am writing this now with the sincere hope that it will never, ever … Continue reading Do Not Read This
Small Tall Tales 