Category Archives: FEATHERTON II
Scars
May 1, 2011 I was looking at my scars today. For the first time, I felt a sense of detachment rather than horror. I wonder if I am ready to move on. I’d like to tell myself that it was … Continue reading
Filed under FEATHERTON II, Flash Fiction
Blood
Jerm used to be scared of crossing bridges when he was a little kid. Their mother told them stories about the three billy goats Gruff and Jerm was always afraid there was a troll hiding in the creek, waiting to … Continue reading
Filed under FEATHERTON II, Flash Fiction
Mass
***Author’s note: this is actually the 1st revision. I accidentally erased the original and replaced it with this. Oops! I was walking in with Vera, plan running smooth as a greased handjob when my bastard of an informant came cruising … Continue reading
Filed under FEATHERTON II, Flash Fiction
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Filed under FEATHERTON II, Flash Fiction
Outside
Tobias waited outside with a cigarette, glancing above the headlines of the Juneau Empire: “Zombie Casualties Record Low.” The politicians are getting better at hiding the bodies. At least the Dr. Z kidnapping story has finally gotten off the front … Continue reading
Filed under FEATHERTON II, Flash Fiction
Threshold
As Travis walked out of the Rapturist church and into the frozen streets of Juneau, he began to doubt whether Sarah was even alive. For almost two years, neither of them had felt safe, but they were alive and together. … Continue reading
Filed under FEATHERTON II, Flash Fiction
Detective
“Lucia… Sarah. I know where she is, but how do I get in? The Rapturists. This has gotten suicidal.” Tobias was talking to himself again, a habit his roommates had gotten used to. “You need to relax, dude. Want some … Continue reading
Filed under FEATHERTON II, Flash Fiction
Carnage
“His brother. He was followed, then.” The man was cleaning off his knife with a white cloth. Micah couldn’t speak. His mind was too warped with thoughts of murder and disbelief. His feet kept taking him forward, toward the carnage, … Continue reading
Filed under FEATHERTON II, Flash Fiction
Atonement
In the boundless light of Heaven, Zophiel did not “see” Kapara, but he sensed a shadow blanketing the angel’s once innocent demeanor. His soul was somehow tainted. “Kapara, what is wrong?” “I’d rather not say,” Kapara sighed. “We’ve been known … Continue reading
Filed under FEATHERTON II, Flash Fiction
Hindsight (revision)
I don’t know why we thought it would be safe up here. We fled to Canada around the same time that Celine Dion and Tom Cruise were both said to have flown up here. The celebrities mixed with T.V. programs … Continue reading
Filed under FEATHERTON II, Flash Fiction
