jon b

I am a Christian husband and a stay at home father of three. I am a new writer and hope one day to publish my own novel.

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jon b

I am a Christian husband and a stay at home father of three. I am a new writer and hope one day to publish my own novel.

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Watching Someone Die

jon b

3 min read

It’s impossible to describe the sheer terror we felt…we were all eating our October surprise mystery meat lunch when the screaming started. The scream… the scream that made every hair stand on end, it made my gut sink to my knees and my body tremble.

The cafeteria fell silent as everyone was looking at the gym entrance. The door burst open as young girl limped through. I recognized her as Penelo...

Caught Bloody Handed

jon b

1 min read

Jack whipped his head around as the shots rang through the empty urban streets. The young man, probably early twenties, dropped to the moist dew ridden grass. The faded red sedan sped off past the park and down Bakers street. Ducking behind tree he was about to jog past, Jack waited a minute to see if the shooters were coming back. All the while keeping an eye on the young man. Declaring the attac...

Repercussions Of A Superhero’s Day Off

jon b

1 min read

“Thousands died because you wanted to go fishing!” Yelled one reporter, who was shoving today’s newspaper up at the podium. “You failed us you super fraud , their blood is on your hands!” Yelled another. Irritatedly I replied to their claims.

“No no no, it is YOU who have failed me. I bust my ass for a city of ungrateful snowflakes who do not want to help themselves. Oh, just have cosmicman do i...

Humour

Thing Of Nightmares

jon b

2 min read

Startled, I gasp and stumble back. My reflection did not move and it’s eyes began to bleed. Almost paralyzed with fear I could not scream. Sitting against the wall as it’s mouth is opening wide. Beginning to elongate and stretch down to her chest. A low groaning echoed through the small bathroom.

I have to run, I have to move or do something. With adrenaline pumping and sweat dripping I manage t...

Horror

Leaving Can Be Tough

jon b

2 min read

Leaving can be tough, I don’t mean the physical act of moving but the emotional and psychological reck that can be caused. You would think moving once or twice a year, that you would be getting used to it. Not me, well not the young me anyways. My parents got divorced when I was two years old.

My mother moved across the country and I was forced to fly between them for visitations, my mother had ...

Don't talk to strangers

jon b

2 min read

Waiting for the phone to be picked up John fiddles with his pen. "I have been waiting for your call... John" Startled John drops his pencil and springs to his feet. Before he could get any words out, the voice on the phone declares "Go to the corner of 6th and Franklin at 8 pm tonight. Bring red roses and one blue balloon. Tonight you meet your destiny." With a click, the person on the other end h...

Crime, mystery & thriller

Romance

Soul second chance

jon b

2 min read

The last thing I remember before waking up in this open casket was sitting on my couch with a bottle of whiskey. Pulling myself to a sitting position, I am positioned in the middle of a deserted town square that is littered with other open caskets toppled and tipped over. Crawling out of e casket and getting to the steady ground my eyes fixate on a giant bell covered in moss and grime from what lo...

Horror

Fantasy