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
Tag: Down In The Dirt
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
Dark And Stormy
Not only that, but there's a bad moon on the rise Word count 386 Warning - appropriate for bad taste. It was 10:11PM and the wind was raging and the rain was frightful. The house was shaking and creaking. I could have tolerated it if … Continue reading Dark And Stormy
Meds
Take daily or else Word count 589 As they did for the last eleven years, Duke and Jane packed up for their two week vacation at their secluded cabin at Frog Lake in the Cascades. As always, Duke told Jane to pack his xydox. … Continue reading Meds
Better
Turn off Word count 816 The Interview Before The Pilot “This is Jason Atkins for ‘Divertissement Dialogue’ where we find out what’s up in entertainment. Our guest tonight is Duke Hanley. Tell us about your new show appearing on Fox starting June 12.” “Thanks for … Continue reading Better
Scenes
How will it end? Word count 949 Eight year old Duke Hanley is humiliated when his mother tells him “You’re eight years old and wetting the bed. Maybe you should wear diapers.” The PE teacher says “Sorry nobody picked you for either team. Why … Continue reading Scenes
Die
A part of the formula Word count 545 Duke Hanley, an associate actuary, got his idea while working on a mortality study at Pura Life Company. The underwriting department gave him access to all of the underwriting and claims information for 10,000 insureds to see … Continue reading Die
Jen
Something like this Word count 1008 I was wandering down the mall wondering what I could get for my wife’s birthday. She’s hard to shop for because Sally is very low maintenance. Maybe a cup or a scarf, I don’t know. On top of … Continue reading Jen
Violators
Come see us, we love you Word count 1177 Tommy first saw the trucks unloading things at the old warehouse when he was riding to high school. “The Old Warehouse” was what everybody called the building at 1100 SE Clay that had been used as … Continue reading Violators
Mirrors (rated R or X)
And so it begins Word count 647 Tape recording found amongst the possessions of Jack Lyle by the police after his overdose death. “Despite all of the security, I got into the billionaire software developer Jason Atkins’ mansion on Mercer Island east of … Continue reading Mirrors (rated R or X)
Doug Hawley 