“S” “You are moving it.” “I swear I’m not.” “A” “Then who’s moving it?” “Honestly, I’m not moving it.” Blake noticed four people huddled in the study when he walked passed the door on his way to the kitchen. They had turned most of the lights off and lit a…

You haven’t known true terror until you’ve faced the screeching, wailing horde. There was neither rhyme nor reason to the horde. There was nothing that could predict when they’d amass. They were bad enough to deal with when they were alone. The increased numbers only emboldened them. I could see…

The antagonists of stories have unionized — It was a dark and stormy night. According to the weather forecast is was supposed to be a mild and pleasant spring evening. Of course, considering the nature of the people gathered around my table, the night had no choice but be dark and stormy. …

Vivian was hesitant before we even got inside. I had to drag her through the gates. I didn’t mind. I usually had to drag her into experiencing new things. And while she would sputter and protest in the moment, she always ended up enjoying herself. It was just the way…

The beat-up old coffee maker is making more noise than coffee. Brewing time has stretched to almost ten minutes. I might have to get a new one soon, but for as long as my coffee comes out hot, I’ll keep using this thing. I don’t mind the break. …

Author’s note — I’ve always wanted to write a choose-your-own-adventure story. A few weeks ago I realized it would be fairly easy to do on Medium. So for this story you, the reader, will have a choice in how it turns out. All you need to do is follow one…

The green numbers on the alarm clock are the first thing he sees when he opens his eyes. That’s how he knows it’s just past midnight. It takes him a second to realize he woke because his wife is no longer sleeping next to him. He raises himself on one…

“Mom! Come look what I found,” Cassandra yelled enthusiastic. “An Instagram camera!” Her mother strolled over and took the camera from her. “That’s a Polaroid instant camera, honey. It’s not digital. It uses film and will spit out the photo right here, see?” …