The old truck purred as we rambled down the country road. “Do you want to pick the music Jasper?” Tobias asked. “You sure you want me to pick?” “Does it have to be country?” “Don’t sound so sad I heard you singing along back in the hills.” “Cause it was…

Consistency is key to making it as a writer — I know for many of you writing a thousand words a day is nothing. In fact, for a professional writer it should be a relatively easy task. But, articles about writing are not meant for the veterans of the trade. Besides, a professional writer would know better than to get…

It was a rainy day, the day that I met her. I remember the raindrops making their way down the shop windows as I walked along the sidewalk. I clutched my collar, holding it close to keep the precipitation out, and to keep the last vestiges of warmth inside my…

The night was calm and warm and we proceeded carefully. It was the evening we’d been talking about for a long time. I remembered when he brought it up for the first night. It was just one of those conversations you have at night and you’ve been out at the…

I had been tracking the wolf for three days. I had been in a small town during the full moon when the attack occurred. The local police were baffled but I immediately knew what it was. Two girls had been killed and their mother was traumatized. She kept telling the…

The car rolled along the dirt road. “Is that the right road?” she asked. “I don’t know, check the map.” She fumbled with the large paper square. “I still don’t get why we can’t use the GPS.” “Because I’m not having some company track our every move. …

The gravel crunched under the tires of the old car as we pulled into the driveway. “I can’t believe they’re letting us use the cabin,” Michael said as the head beams illuminated the forest around the old building. “I know I couldn’t believe it when you said we could come,”…

The first thing I heard was a machine-like whirring noise and then a hiss as the pod opened. I looked around the hibernation room, waving my hand to disperse the fog. My head hurt and everything was fuzzy. It took a sec to even remember what was going on. Then…

It was a day I wasn’t looking forward to. I’d spent all week dreading this meeting in the community center’s backroom. We had to wait till all the other “A” meetings were done. The AA’s, the NA’s and the like. Ours was a little different and best if kept off…