In a not too distant future, Mr. Dixon spends an afternoon with a salesman peddling the latest in home decorum: high-quality air. About 3,500 words.
Overcursed, INC
When ghosts come out, it takes a professional to do the job right. That’s where Overcursed Incorporated can help. With their experts, those pesky ghosts won’t bother you anymore. Unless, of course, there’s actually REAL ghosts in the house. That might be an issue. About 3,200 words.
New Year 2020
Download MP3 Happy New Year. It wouldn’t be a new year without trying to reinvent yourself. So here I am with Eric M Hunter 3.0 Topics covered: what have I been doing?, what the past did for me to be here today, changes you’re going to see, writing stories, streaming, audio dramas, dramatic serials, fiction, non-fiction, essay, podcasts, videos Be…
wind
The wind shifted and I caught her scent on the breeze. I shook my head and turned towards the entrance. She gracefully walked into the room, unarmed, and alone. I shifted my weight to one leg and crossed my arms. She greeted me with open arms. “Of course. I knew you’d come around sooner or later. I trust you know…
crank
I rolled the vial over in the palm of my hand. I scrunched my face up at my dealer. “Crank?” I asked. “Like from the movie?” He nodded. “Hell, yeah. That will put you on front street for real.” I looked down at the vial again. It was easy to say that I was a bit unsure about it. “Didn’t…
march
“Now, this is made easier to remember through the acronym M.A.R.C.H. which stands for ‘managing awareness, readiness, carelessness, and hunkering’. Now the last one might throw you through a loop so allow me to explain…” I leaned over to my coworker sitting beside me. He leant his ear as I whispered. “Not only do we get a meeting with another…
trolls
“Shh… don’t look.” We both averted our eyes from the front door of the tavern. You didn’t even have to look; you could smell them coming in: trolls. I peeked over my shoulder just to get a glance at the towering figures that scoped out the patrons as they walked in. A full head shorter than them was a smaller…
spoke
“Speak the words,” she demanded. I held my breath. She turned on her heel and slapped me across the face. “Speak the words.” Her voice dripped with venom. Suddenly the door swung open behind her and her apprentice ran into the room. She snapped her head back to the door and sighed a bit of relief at her underling’s appearance.…
crush
“This pitiful thing?” He held my beating heart in his silver gauntlet. What once was a bright red, now beat slowly to a purplish black. My restraints held my arms tight behind my back. I could still taste the blood in my mouth. He chuckled again and crushed my heart in his hand. Each knuckle cracked as my heart squeezed…