None of Those Above

The windshield wipers beat out a slow and steady rhythm, trying in earnest to keep time to the 70s rock ballad that blared from the radio.
A flash of blue appeared ahead and he instinctively slowed.  He felt ___________ .
A.    excited
B.     anxious
C.     surprised
D.     nothing
Soon a red flash appeared as well- must be an accident he thought, [...]

Thoroughfare

Ginger ale is, in my opinion, one of the finest drinks ever envisaged by man. A man seated to my left held a murky glass in the air and watched the amber bubbles drift slowly to the top.  That said, a shot of bourbon doesn’t hurt. He paused for the briefest of moments before saying [...]

Losing the Battle

Chapter One
I picked the wrong day to quit smoking I thought as I watched the masked man pace nervously back and forth in the bank.  Seventeen hours, twelve minutes, and forty-five seconds to be precise.
Abruptly, he fired yet another short burst- five or six shots- into the ceiling before screaming I said shut up! and [...]

Fair Game

So you wanna play checkers?
I guess so.  Where’s the board?
Inside.  I’ll get it- hold on.
Solomon sat on the front porch and watched the bats dance in the dusk.  A beer appeared to his left.
Red or black?
Red. He looked down and rubbed a callous on his index finger. You know, I was driving home from work [...]

Fear

Nothing makes much sense now- the heat and fear and spite envelop me like a wet cocoon, sickeningly sweet.
I hear drums in the distance.  They are close now.
My left arm raises out of instinct and I stare at my bare flesh, as if the watch they had stolen would somehow appear if I stared long [...]