Fiction


  For Dylan, Kiefer and Lleyton                  I spun in a fast, uncontrolled circle, my mouth guard half-out, my visor cracked, and my own blood floating in front of me in a spray of perfectly round orbs.              Gloved hands pulled the heavy, black rubber ball out of […]

Top of the Game



      Talia picked her way through the shattered revolving door.  Singed bills fluttered in the pre-storm breeze as she ducked beneath police tape and took in the scene.       The bomb had taken out the vault door and blown half the back wall away.       It was impressive work.  […]

Out in the Rain








Jim wriggled through the air vents, tugging Ronnie along with him.  The vents groaned under their weight, and Jim could hear his heart pounding in his ears even over Ronnie’s ragged breathing.  Sweat trickled down his nose.   He’d never been more terrified.  He was pretty sure that Ronnie’s arm was […]

Martian Adventures: Ronnie’s Birthday Part 6


Ronnie heard Jim’s voice, and it made her feel safe.  Of course he’d come for her.  He’d make everything better.  He always did.  Her whole life was better than it’d ever been before he came.  She’d read about friends before, watched people in vids, daydreamed about what having someone her […]

Martian Adventures: Ronnie’s Birthday Part 5



Jim’s communicator went silent again, and he spat one of Mr. Barrie’s curses.  "Where’s the observation post?"  Ronnie’s dad raked his hands through his thinning hair.  "It’s in an old part of the station.  It’s sealed off.  There shouldn’t be any way in."  "Well, she’s in a ventilation shaft.  One […]

Martian Adventures: Ronnie’s Birthday Part 4