Bicycle
Kayli sits up and scrubs her eyes. The road stretches away from her on either side, empty, ribbons of heat dancing in the distance. She...


Ghoul
It turns out the zombie apocalypse wasn't the end after all. Mother Nature had other ideas. The twig cracks under my feet and I freeze,...
I Remember You
**This is a Story of the Song, inspired by Skid Row's "I Remember You"** She scrapes a fingernail against her front tooth, little...
867-5309, Jenny Jenny
**This is a Story of the Song, inspired by YTommy Two-Tone's "867-5309 Jenny, Jenny"** "Jenny," I holler. "Jenny!" She doesn't turn,...
Exercising those writing muscles
Writing is like any other skill: Some people naturally have more of it than others, but regardless of the baseline, everyone gets better...
Teddy Bridgewater is better than me at Galaga
Disclaimer: I am a MN Vikings fan. I even had the main character in my book Killing the Man get drafted by the team. We picked it up a...
ToTD: The Big Show
Tales of a Thief Dancer (ToTD): Wherein people are stealing weird. Size isn't a key component to catching shoplifters. I'm not big at...
ToTD: Is that a VCR or are you just happy to see me?
Tales of a Thief Dancer (ToTD): Wherein people are stealing weird. It was a bit of urban myth, a story that made the rounds between loss...
ToTD: The suicidal farm lady
Tales of a Thief Dancer (ToTD): Wherein people are stealing weird. Some days start slow, some days end slow. During the work week, most...
Tales of a thief dancer: ToTD
I started as a Loss Prevention agent for a global retail chain back in 1987, and continued in that role for two other companies through...