Category Archives: Fiction

Trick or Treat with Agents

I offer this challenge to my followers. Some of you are writers, I know. This is an opportunity to find an agent for your previously unrecognized work of literary art.

In October there comes a contest called ‘Trick or Treat with Agents,’ which is hosted by Kimberly Chase, Brenda Drake, and Dannie Morin.Continue reading “Trick or Treat with Agents”

Character Sketches – Matthew Denisen

He was raised in a single-wide trailer deep in Appalachia by his mother, a single mom. His father is the quintessential deadbeat dad, who walked out when Matty was 9. That night, his father had come home drunk and proceeded to beat the stuffing out of his mother. Matt jumped in to defend his mom and ultimately had to pull a gun on his dad to get him to leave. His dad never came back.

Matt knew there was more to life than this stupid podunk little town of 1500. He had watched enough television to know that if he could just get to the city, he would have it all. He’d dropped out of school at 17, just six months before he should have graduated. But his mom needed him, and at 20 he still lived in that single-wide.

Only nine months ago, his mother had suddenly died. An aneurism took her and left Matt with nothing, except for that crummy old single-wide trailer.

With no cash and no real prospects, he tossed a few things in his beat up truck, gathered his dog, Bo, and started to leave. Then all hell broke loose.

Stink Bug – Chapter 24

I was almost to my cube when Melodie caught me in the hall. “Roger’s pissed. What did you do?” When I said nothing, she went on, “How’d the presentation go?” She giggled. “Nate?”

“I really need night vision goggles.” I turned and walked out the front door.

“Nate?” I heard as the door closed. I kept going.Continue reading “Stink Bug – Chapter 24”

Stink Bug – Chapter 23

It was weird to be home. The study looked just the same as it did when I left. The computer was still on, the screen saver bouncing fascinating geometric shapes across the monitor. The reference book I had used to try to kill the stink bug sat on the floor beside my chair. The stench still hung in the room.

A heard a familiar buzzing and watched the stink bug land on the top of my monitor. It waved its antennae at me.Continue reading “Stink Bug – Chapter 23”

Stink Bug – Chapter 21

Though I tried more than once to strike up conversation, V’x did not speak again until K’eel returned about an hour later. K’eel carried a bundle that she dropped in the middle of the platform. She wordlessly paced the edge of the platform, twittering to herself. V’x appeared to be dozing, but twitched nervously each time K’eel came near.Continue reading “Stink Bug – Chapter 21”

Wasabi

“Are these walls paper?” asked Trey, poking his finger at the partition behind his head. The room was separated into different seating areas by these short walls. He heard a quiet conversation from the other side.

“Yeah, I guess,” Hanna replied. “Though these are probably plastic.”

Rhea reached across the black lacquered table and touched Trey’s hand. “You’ve really never been to a sushi bar before?”Continue reading “Wasabi”