“Crashed” Part 10
“Crashed” — Part 10 “Ken?” Hayes’ voice crackled through the radio. “You there?” “Ten-four,” Ken replied. “My team just pulled in,” Hayes said. “I’m not trying to rush you, sir, but do you have an ETD? I’d like to get this sweep underway as soon as possible.” Ken already knew what the call was about. […]
“The Unrest”
“The Unrest” Pete was watching the 6:00 news again, even though he had sworn it off. Too much violence. Too much negativity. Hate and division—those were the only things that ever seemed to make the screen anymore. Pete never considered himself an activist or anything like that, and he wasn’t necessarily on any side. He […]
“Crashed” Part 8
“Crashed” Part 8 It felt different now.The simple knock on the door sent a wave of panic through all three of them — as if fate itself stood on the other side. Ken opened the door. Lieutenant Hayes stood there, just like before. But this time, he wasn’t alone. A younger, slightly thinner man stood […]
“Crashed” Part 7
“Crashed” Part 7 There she was. Standing in the doorway. Glowing. A fiery orange aura rippled off her skin — or rather, off the suit that clung to her like a second layer of light. It pulsed for only a few seconds… then faded completely. Ken and Patty stood frozen. Then, without a word, they […]
“Crashed” Part 6
“Crashed” – Part 6 Tom stood on the porch, watching the military trucks roll in one by one. Hayes had left only fifteen minutes earlier, but not before warning him: “We’re bringing in specialized tracking equipment. For your safety — and your wife’s — please stay inside. We’re fairly certain there was a living being […]
“Another Letter to Santa”
“Another Letter To Santa” Noah never missed a Christmas without writing his letter to Santa. He began the tradition when he was only five years old—the year after the tragic accident that sent his parents to heaven. Of course, Grandma Willis helped him at first. But Santa never answered. Now he was eight. This time, […]
“The Ride”
“The Ride” It was an old run-down truck stop café, the kind that looked like something out of a horror film. But Tom and Angela went in anyway. “Coffee, please,” Tom said, raising his hand as the waitress approached. They had been on the road for thirty-seven hours, only stopping for gas, and this was […]
“Crashed” Part 5
“Crashed” Part 5 It was a quick dinner. Neither of them was really hungry, but they knew they had to eat something.They cleaned up the dishes in silence. Then Ken spoke.“Patty… what we saw — it wasn’t human.” “I know,” she said softly. He hesitated. “So… what are we going to do about it?” Ken […]
“The Coffee Shop”
“The Coffee Shop” Beth and her co-workers — James, Sandy, and Cecilia — decided to try the new coffee shop that had just opened across the street from their office building. They missed their old hangout, which had closed months ago for reasons still unknown to them. They used to stop in during work breaks and at least three […]
“Born Again”
Born Again It was a normal day on the job for Robert Carrington. He was mixing mortar, just as he had done a thousand times before. “It was just a freak accident,” the reporter said on the six o’clock news.A young construction worker, Robert Carrington, had been dumping a bag of mortar into a mixing […]