Fiction

Salience
Chapter 1: The Crash With a keen grin filled with malice, a silhouetted figure watches a sedan travel down Highway One. A mother and son are enjoying the weather after a day of shopping. They’re telling jokes back and forth to see who will become embarrassed first.
By Murry Haithcock2 years ago in Chapters
BARE HUNTER. Content Warning.
Chapter 7 On the way home, I stopped at Burger King and ordered a couple of Whoppers and a drink from the drive-thru. Shoving them into my mouth as I drove, I went over the conversation with Greg line by line. IT might be dirty. Couldn’t call in officials, like cops, or FBI because we handled government accounts. Our company would be toast if there were any questions about our air-tight security system. He wanted me to set up surveillance on the IT department. Where? How? Who were these dudes he trusted to run whatever I set up? So many questions and not enough answers.
By Tina D'Angelo2 years ago in Chapters
Lilith's Blessing
Sounds of heels clicking on hard concrete caught Trevor's attention while he sat on the edge of his bed. The clanking of footsteps increased until it reached the door. The clunky gray door unlocked, crying in agony.
By Travis J. H. 2 years ago in Chapters
BARE HUNTER
Chapter 6 Instead of firing me, Greg offered me a promotion and a raise and invited me to lunch to discuss improving our accounting methods. At eleven, Greg showed up at my desk. I closed my laptop and locked papers in my top drawer before getting up. We handled sensitive material for several large government agencies, and things had to be kept private. One slip, and we could lose all of the government business.
By Tina D'Angelo2 years ago in Chapters
BARE HUNTER
Chapter 4 Sandy had left about a dozen texts on my phone during the day. I had turned off notifications from her a few weeks ago, as it was getting on my nerves. I figured I could always catch up with her demands of the day when I got home from work. They were the typical, “Did you send the check out yet? I have to pay the babysitter and I’m out of cash. “You can’t take Timmy next weekend, my parents will be in town,” and so on. Why couldn’t all women be like Phyllis? Easy with no strings attached.
By Tina D'Angelo2 years ago in Chapters
BARE HUNTER
Chapter 5 Cop cars were lined up in front of the Closing Time Bar & Grille when we arrived for Phyllis’s nightcap. A sour taste crept into my throat and my stomach threatened to lob its alcoholic contents into my lap. “Come on, Phyllis, let’s find somewhere else. This is creepy as hell,” I said.
By Tina D'Angelo2 years ago in Chapters
BARE HUNTER
Chapter 3 I slept like the dead after my run last night. This was good because Greg had a list of things I needed to fix when I got to work.
By Tina D'Angelo2 years ago in Chapters
Women Who Stay, 27
Chapter 1 ... Chapter 26 ______________ I expected Gordon to be the first child to acquiesce to an interview, but Jacob surprised me. He invited me to his Bed-Stuy apartment, where he made us lattes with a gleaming monster of an espresso machine. When I complimented him on his technique, he shrugged.
By Suze Kay2 years ago in Chapters
Women Who Stay, 26
Chapter 1 ... Chapter 25 ______________ By the time I got all of the boxes into my apartment, the Zipcar was already an hour overdue. I scraped its fender during my rushed return, antsy to dive into the treasure that was now mine. I planned to digitize each piece and create a searchable index.
By Suze Kay2 years ago in Chapters
Women Who Stay, 25
Chapter 1 ... Chapter 24 ______________ From the hallway, Janie's condo was unremarkable. There was a worn welcome mat before its beige door, a banal triplet to the neighboring apartments. But once we crossed the threshold, the illusion of a tidy, ordinary life shattered. The two-bedroom apartment was packed to the gills with, to recall Mark's description of the hoard at Hollow Hill Farm, crap.
By Suze Kay2 years ago in Chapters
Women Who Stay, 24
Chapter 1 ... Chapter 23 ______________ "Janie has left an extensive list of items for each of you." Ms. Clark flipped through the pages in the folder, flashing us a peek of an itemized list spanning many pages. "Usually, we prefer to collect the most valuable items and distribute them here, during the reading. Unfortunately, when my team attempted to access the condo, we found quite a predicament."
By Suze Kay2 years ago in Chapters
Women Who Stay, 23
Chapter 1 ... Chapter 22 ______________ In the driveway once again, I thanked Mark for the tour. "If you have any other questions about the house or Antonio, you know how to reach me," he said. "I feel like we only scratched the surface."
By Suze Kay2 years ago in Chapters