When my phone died, I thought I’d also die in those woods. But then I passed the long-abandoned cottage. Something brushed against my leg; I was shocked to see a beagle with the markings of a German shepherd and corgi legs. I hurried behind this plump, wagging thing. When we got to the clearing, …
The Lunatic King took umbrage to every venial critic, collecting the heads of his pundits on spikes. When he died of food poisoning (the food was fine, the poison wasn’t) the kingdom celebrated. They had been running out of room for heads. The only tears shed were those of his son, The Pious …
“The winner is… Conner White.” They were standing, applauding him. He was finally getting the credit he was due after 70 years. Shit, he hadn’t prepared his speech. He tried to put one together as he climbed the steps. Awards should have been parceled out over the years, so many people to …
Dolly’s sister had been the belle of the ball. All the eligible bachelors had their eyes on her. She was the pretty one, sweet one, kind one. And with a little help down the stairs from Dolly, she was also now the dead one. Dolly spun in her dead sister’s dress, smiling gaily. All …
The star engulfed the planet in flames– this was the end. The planet knew death. It had endured the extinction of every species that had called it home. It knew these flames of its former star were to be its own demise. These rays had supported life, ages ago, before they bled the …