In September, 1939, Germany's Third Reich was approaching its zenith. An economic recovery-turned-expansion was bolting the nation to a level of prosperity and international prestige it'd not enjoyed...

Faced with starvation, an alcoholic recluse ventures out in search of food.2517 words.

A small town preacher's faith is tested on the holiest night of the year. 1103 words

Brian Fellows is an American foreign exchange student studying in Bogota Colombia in the early 1970s. On a whim he drops out of school to become a South American drifter and soon finds trouble. 6400 words.

Things go wrong when a misfit boy confronts the school bully.2199 words.

Sherman was a monster that lived in a cage in the back of a very dark room. With the exception of a shiny brass ring hung from his nose there was neither color nor contour in his form. So black was he...

The air was perfectly still, perfectly clear. Everything, the grass, the trees, the sky, my silver S-Class in the driveway, was vivid, and sharp. It occurred to me that, for what may have been the first...

Sharon and Darryl have screwed up pretty much everything they ever touched. All they have left is each other.2000 words.

Following a long decline, talk radio host Charlie Fletcher has finally hit the bottom. Then, one morning he stumbles across the biggest news story in history and a week later he's back on top of the world....