by jeffrey | Feb 26, 2023 | Fiction
Read from the beginning I was at my home back in Ohio where the backyard was lush with new springtime grass and wildflowers. Water still dripped from the tender shoots and tree leaves following a brisk morning downpour. A mild sun was breaking through the blue...
by jeffrey | Feb 12, 2023 | Fiction
Read from the beginning We went again to the stretch of road where our destination supposedly lay but the entrance to Ringo’s secret hideaway remained an enigma. We drove back and forth again, just like last night, seeing only a wall of impenetrable forest. Even...
by jeffrey | Feb 4, 2023 | Fiction
Read from the beginning Whatever it was the lady put in my tea the previous night, in addition to being some kind of truth serum that made me babble like a spring magpie, it also induced a deeply fulfilling sleep. I was utterly refreshed and alert, but I was late. The...
by jeffrey | Dec 3, 2022 | Fiction
My father related the story to Officer MacAdoo. Mom and the kids were out, and dad was home alone. About an hour earlier, four Frenchmen in black and white striped shirts, red neckerchiefs, and black berets had barged in demanding to know where Reginald was. They all...
by jeffrey | Nov 26, 2022 | Fiction
I was really starting to get the hang of this car—starting, stopping. We cruised along with the wind in our hair at double the posted speed limit but there was no one around to notice. My anxiety began to turn to joy feeling the intoxication that driving an extremely...
by jeffrey | Nov 19, 2022 | Fiction
The engine roared to life like a rampant tiger. Birds fled screaming in every direction. Barn cats darted into holes and their blind kittens were sent tumbling. Even the trees wanted to pull up their roots and run, but instead just shivered in horror. All nature...
