“Crashed” Part 17
“Crashed” Part 17 The palm beam glimmered. Just as she feared, the energy was insufficient to generate a force strong enough to erase the animal. She forced what little power remained into the emitter and triggered the charge. The beam struck the dog. The animal dropped. But it had not been erased. Cellima grabbed the […]
“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 […]
“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 […]