The pistol was cocked, ready to go.
The pistol was cocked, ready to go. Aiming at the highway man was easy, pulling the trigger was the problem. I couldn...
The pistol was cocked, ready to go. “Your turn” she said, as my hands trembled in fear. Why was I here? Who was she? ...
The pistol was cocked, ready to go. I was going to show him. I was angry, no, furious. He cut me off! In this city, t...
I shot my butler.
I shot my butler. He was a mole! I should have known. I'm trained to tell whether someone is lying or not. I'm a secr...
I shot my butler. I never really wanted to though, He was a kind man. It was a week ago, and since then I've been a...
"I shot my butler." I threw the manuscript across the room. Grabbed a scotch. No. Wait. Wanted a scotch, grabbed a bo...
I held it at arm's length.
I held it at arms length. A scruffy business card in battered Russian. Something like “путешествие во времени” (“pute...
I held it at arm's length. Three feet long from blade to hilt it, the replica Confederate cavalry sword is beautiful....
I held it at arm's length, pressing the butt of the gun into my shoulder. It was heavy and my muscles screamed and bu...
Green.
Green cover holds me. Oak Tree stands guard behind me. Sun warms me. Stream sings me to sleep. Sleep meets with Dream...
Her eyes were green. No, not just green. Emeralds, yet infinitely more precious. Like the sea, though far more deep a...
Green. Indubitably so. A vast expanse if it, spreading out to the horizon. Different shades breaking it up into secti...
A dog named Skipper · A farmer with haunting secrets · Help the other dogs to safety
It's breathtaking how many times I've had to smell this. The curiosity overwhelms me. So begins the search for my com...
"Skipper! Where are you, dammit?" Op.8. Op.8. "Wretched dog! You've only got so much time!" Locate Rory. Locate. L...
"Skipper! Where are you, dammit?" Op.8. Op.8. "Wretched dog! You've only got so much time!" Locate Rory. Locate. L...
A shadowy princess · A brooding bishop · Claim the throne
Reading the random prompt for today I felt a shiver of unease as though someone had been spying on me throughout my l...
Draya looked out through the trees to her castle. She had been in hiding ever since the rebellion had started. Her fa...
She wasn't sure she could do this. the bishop had been her friend for a while. he was trying to kill daddy, though, s...
My friends are so annoying they threw fake snow all over me as my perfect chocolate chip cookie recipe came out of th...
Her joints screamed as the winter chill ran through her veins and iced her skin. It was so cold out and this blizzard...
Heating nothing as I refrigerate. Eating nothing as my body preserves. We eat and are ultimately eaten. Preheated,...
Annabelle Clarisse, was born blind but her disability never stopped her from visualising the world with her other sen...
I could feel their glares. They loved to do this. I kept tripping over branches and I could feel the cuts on my arms....
"It was just like all the others. "Fear. Defense. Anonymity. "Just enough of the subject's face had been blurred so...
She'd have preferred the electric chair.
I couldn't move. My legs felt like jelly and I had to sit. Everything in the hospital seemed to go blurry. "Are you o...
She'd have preferred the electric chair, but he wouldn't have it. "Think about how much easier it would be on everyon...
"She'd have preferred the electric chair," Melanie said. A half grin sat on her lips as she stirred the crinkle fry ...
An abandoned child · An abusive father · Escape the family – alive
"Welcome back! Our next contestants are the seven year old Billy and his abusive father Jim, from Fall River, Texas. ...
He heaved a sigh as he walked down the hallway. The revolver hung heavy in his hand. He had no idea what model or bra...
He was coming. Footsteps down the hall. And, of course, he was alone. Nobody else inhabitated this old house - his...