Before the haunting Word Count 604 I got a great deal on my house. I’d been a renter for years and houses had been out of my reach until I saw a listing for this place. The price was $50,000 under comparables because of … Continue reading Shower Of Power
Gate
Fancy entry Word Count 1,000 “Now that you’ve been in Ambrosia for a week Sally, what do you think of the place?” “It definitely exceeds my expectations, Duke, but I still have a few questions.” “Shoot.” “I don’t know if I was imagining it, … Continue reading Gate
The Other Side Of This Life
Trying to cure cancer Word count 2000 After a string of losses, at last something good was coming my way. My wife of fifteen years had left me a month ago leaving me a financial and emotional wreck. Rather than a home cooked meal … Continue reading The Other Side Of This Life
Freedom
Like this, but a group gamboling Word Count 297 Last week I was returning from a normal work party removing ivy (ivy seemed like a good idea at the time) in my local Portland area Tryon State Park when I saw a herd of … Continue reading Freedom
The Hanley Cycle
These reanimated look normal, but try to find an illustration for that Word Count 5186 The Hanley Monster Duke Hanley I should tell you about my Uncle Dave first. He was definitely the black sheep of the family. A little bit … Continue reading The Hanley Cycle
Sleep
Bad likeness / bad bed Word count 78 I was awakened about 3am by kitchen noise. My young, beautiful blonde wife came back to our bedroom with a butcher knife and said “I’m going to kill you.” I jumped out of bed and ran out of the … Continue reading Sleep
Cell
The body tells the story before and after Word count 221 It seems like I’d been caged forever, but I’m sure that it was only a few days. I suppose that I might consider my imprisonment my fault, but I blame my family. They … Continue reading Cell
Half
Worse than it looks Word Count 1543 One day in March, I felt an excruciating abdominal pain, so painful that I fell to the floor. Because my wife Sally was out shopping and I was immobilized, there was nothing I could do. Within five … Continue reading Half
Court
It didn't take Word count 848 I ignored emails from my brother-in-law Ed. They were all variations on “Get right with God or go to hell”. I-Don’t-Care-Ism suited me just fine as a belief, but then for several days in a row I read articles … Continue reading Court
Spin
Put the brakes on rotation Word count 653 The odd creature came to my door at ten PM last night. He was a little over five feet tall, colored a light blue with a bald dome. I say he, but I wasn’t really sure … Continue reading Spin
Doug Hawley 