All poems and stories

  • Robot, a short story

    For as long as Manny can remember, the robot has always been there. It was sitting under the remains of an interstate overpass with its back against the concrete pylons, its knees drawn up and its massive arms slack by its side. Its chin was resting on its chest. Manny runs a bootleg software and…

  • Creature, a short story

    Sheriff Sanders is troubled. A few months ago dogs started disappearing. At first one or two a month, then one a week. Recently it happens almost every night. Some townsfolk now keep their dogs indoors at night, while others stubbornly believe that this kind of shit only happens to other people. This difference in how…

  • Suit, a longer short story

    The suit fell from heaven without any plan or destination in mind. It was still young. A carefully constructed tool meticulously programmed and then carelessly left untethered by itself. Of course it wandered off. As the ship prepared to leave the atmosphere it enjoyed a final flush of freezing, oxygen-rich air by opening all its…

  • Lying, a short story

    Adam is in debt. Serious debt. Just like getting fat, debt silently accumulates and remains unnoticed until things don’t fit anymore. Because Adam financed his life for the longest time, this debt grew enormous. Adam did not purposely ignore it. He made the minimum payments on everything every month. He has a great credit score.…

  • The four whores of the apocalypse, a short story

    Death, Famine, War, and Conquest. These are the four horseman of the apocalypse as named in the book of Revelations in the Christian bible. Prophesied to be released with the opening of seals when the world ends, unleashing hell on earth. Unfortunately the bible is wrong. John, the asshole that wrote it all down, was…