Fictionette Stories

You think YOUR day job sucks? Honey, don't even get me started.

Things have a tendency fall apart, no matter how tightly you tie them together.

But what if she screwed up? Everyone was watching.

What were Assets? What was Espionage? What was a Committee? (Friday Fictionette for February 9, 2018)

It's not a game anymore.

"Tell me about your other dreams." "What other dreams?"

Enter freely and without fear. Nothing here will hurt you, but you will not leave unchanged.

First they came for my dentist's office, and I said nothing, because I had no idea what the hell was going on...

This is a creation myth the birds tell each other. It's as likely to be right as anyone else's.

"It will help the whole Kingdom," averred the King. "But first I must see its efficacy demonstrated."

It's a handy place to put your stuff, but are you sure it's safe?

It was time for them to move on, and they decided to make something of it.

I sell youth. All I ask in return is... access.

Serpents come in many guises, bearing every kind of fruit. But none of them bother to lie. Why should they, when the truth is weapon enough?

The dead don't go where they aren't respected. (Friday Fictionette for February 23, 2018)

Details are hard to make out. Turning on the lights won't help. Besides, when would the paint have had time to dry?

"...this is not a joke, this is real, and heaven help us all if you laugh it off."

But of course there's no such thing as time travel.

It's easy to laugh. It's the first thing you learn. But you're old enough now to learn warnings.

"Two Goddesses walk into a bar...." It sounds like a joke, but the bartender isn't laughing.