Posts by Jeremy Ray

CONTENT WARNING: Sexual Assault I thought our wedding would kill the feud between families, but no one from my side showed up. Not even Mother. It stung. As a kid, when I asked how the…

Every morning, never failing, Auntie May hobbled across the street to her grocery store. She bought her items for the day and talked to Freddy, the young grocery clerk. He’s the only worker who’ll talk to…

Millions dance as the city crumbles. A fire on every street. The ground quakes from the falling buildings. It’s a celebration, they say. Capitalism, the failed experiment, dies. Skyscrapers worldwide lose their place in the…

They tied her to the stake. She begged the crowd with her eyes and grunted, her voice ruined from all her screams. She was not a witch! Though they dressed her to look like one, it…

The toy monkey counted as the boy wound it up. Some toys bond with child captors. Not this Monkey. This’d be the last time it’d be in sticky hands. 115 twists. Enough twists to galumph to freedom. Retire…

 <Hey>It can’t be. Brock Hudson. BROCK HUDSON TEXTED. Gotta keep my composure.  I text. Play it cool. Don’t go crazy on emojis just yet.  <Dis Liz?><Yes> I text. What does this FINE hunk of man meat…

Wannabe Mr. Rogers answers all Detective Li’s questions about the missing boy. But there’s something off: his cardigan sweater, how he slurps the milk carton out of a straw, the way he smiles as if he knows something…

Ally had avoided the five and ten year high school reunions. Explaining to her high school tormentors why she was still a struggling server in LA made her cringe. But it was year 15, she had her…

So this was death. Ralph had been dying a long time. He supposed everyone was. His long time just happened to be faster than most. Failing organs. Nutrition and exercise did help, but this was it. This was the moment…

Dearest Author, We were heart-broken to hear your transphobic statements on the telly. We assumed your Witch Manor Series was an allegory for inclusivity. Millions of fans did, too. Your witches fought so hard to be accepted into society. Who…