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Armageddon Chess
Salassa moved her knight, her gaze flickering between the board and the distant mushroom cloud. The sun hung low, casting an ominous hue...
C. L. Nichols
43 minutes ago2 min read


Till Death Do Us Part
Vampire hunter? Paul Hutton looked mockingly into the rearview mirror. Like you have a lot of experience in that line of work. Vampire...
C. L. Nichols
2 days ago12 min read


Primate Penmanship Project
a Brief 7-Act Play Act 1: The Unlikely Lab (Scene: A cluttered and dimly lit laboratory, filled with the hum of machinery. Professor...
C. L. Nichols
2 days ago3 min read


The Silent Chatter
Special deliveries of the dead? Manic missives from deep space? Creepy crawlies through some rupture in the fragile membrane of reality?...
C. L. Nichols
Aug 164 min read


Orb
Directly above her prone figure on the bed, a white ball puffed into existence. Alone and abandoned. Again. Johanna Underwood lay on her...
C. L. Nichols
Aug 156 min read


Childhood Encounter
I barely hear the brittle grass crunch under my feet as I cut across my front yard, but I’m fully aware of the panic that climbs my...
C. L. Nichols
Aug 143 min read


Quickie
“Sit,” she commanded in a soft voice. “Excuse me while I slip into something comfortable.” Minutes later, she stood at the top of the...
C. L. Nichols
Aug 114 min read


Jump!
A utility worker trying to restore power in a storm works in a high bucket in the gusting wind. Stinging rain pelted Tanner Sage and...
C. L. Nichols
Aug 98 min read
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