By the time the UFOs landed Lara knew it was over. Thousands of years of human civilization down the drain. The president gave up without so much as a whimper. No nukes fired, not even a surface to air missile. Nothing! He just turned it all over. This followed all over the world, as if all the leaders in the world already had a retirement plan ready. She knew this would happen, she knew five year...

Joe has his regular Halloween decorations up. I always love his lights, the way they shine off his little pond. He added a new feature this year which is kind of cool, a whole slew of skeletons, all dressed up differently. It is so creative. I know he’s visiting his sister, I bet he wouldn’t mind if I took a little tour.

I walk through his garden gate, through all the kid-friendly stuff, Mickey ...

Why can’t you hear me?

I scream

My confidence quakes with uncertain emotion

I scream

My life hurts my body and my soul shatters its shell

I scream

My world empties into a poison and I live in hell

I scream

My heart poisons my bloodstream & darkens my chi

I scream

I rage, I tear at my reality

I scream

Why can’t you hear me?...

The burial dirt around the plot began to shift. You could hear the creature beneath it scratching and clawing its way out. The dirt exploded around where the coffin was buried and the creature emerged, dragging the coffin lid with it. As the creature dropped the lid it launched itself across the yard to where the young man was standing, as the creature passed the boy, the boy’s head went flying of...

Gerald: “Veronica, I simply don’t know how to tell you this. I’ve wanted to tell you for so long but I don’t want to put you in any danger. Before we can move forward though, I feel like you need to know, I am Failsafe”

Veronica: *stares blankly and suddenly bursts into laughter* “hahaha, oh Gerry, you’re the one in danger, I am Ultra Richter, prepare for your destruction!”

*ground begins rumbl...