Posts by Jeremy Ray

Children's author Louisa Kwan awoke, screaming.She couldn’t recall the nightmare but with a shudder, she remembered the word:“Xilpher.”​The word, found in no dictionary, plagued her thoughts.She put it to page…

We called Animal Control the day the tabby broke into our home. Had to; it hissed death threats anytime my wife or I neared. Imagine our shock when our son…

He awakes.A nurse sits at the foot of his hospital bed.She hums along to the heart monitor.​“Who am I? What happened?” he asks.​No response.​Instead, she stands, hunts through empty vials.…

We all groaned when Ella Gold was cast as Hollywood icon, Gladice Knightly, in Sunset Turns. To give that paint-by-numbers starlet the role of a five-time Oscar-winning legend? What a…

“Power, fame, and fortune flow through the Totenrot blood. As legend goes, Heller Totenrot begged the devil with open arms.” As Ezra speaks, his teenage son kneels in the flickering…

Hugh had the best two dates of his life with Calista. They couldn’t stop talking on their hike. They laughed hysterically every time one or the other fell on their…

Editor after editor rejects Margo’s story of a future where bigotry is dead and diversity is encouraged. “No one wants world peace, give us an apocalypse,” they say. Eventually, Margot, worn down…

When you attend Glory Church on Sunday, look back in the far left corner. In the shadows, you’ll see a man in black we call The Atheist. His wife Celie…

Darkness sighed.Independence from everything was grand,but an eternity of it felt a tad too long.It coveted the warm rays of its sibling, Light.Away from Light’s all-seeing eyes,it dabbled with its…

Eve wore pink at Hazel’s funeral.Standard procedure for your arch nemesis.She did not plan on speaking.But after the umpteenth eulogypainting Hazel as an angel,she stole the mic.People laughed at her…