Ron shook the manager’s hand as he smiled. The interviewing manager greeted him with a similar gesture. The man introduced himself as Justin Keller and had worked for the Alias hardware for over twenty years. Although recently, they had gone[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Sasha opened the small bag, its symbols glimpsed in the dim light of morning. As she tugged the opening, a subtle “caw” came from within. “Finder of things, small and great. Hear my plea[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Sasha Placed the large hat on her head, adjusting it in the mirror. She looked and spoke, her voice filled with the sense of command, “Of Earth, Fire, Water and Wind, no one enters this house without permission.” As her[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
What’s up with the mysterious junk collector- What was he selling? I met with Talbert Scraplin the other day, Tuesday, August 9th. I couldn’t get over the business cards the man handed me. They were worn, almost as if he[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Ron had agreed, so he waited. The old man’s truck was easy to find. It was hand-painted the word “Scrapply’s” on the side. It wasn’t long before Ron exited his truck when they arrived at the man’s house. Tal was[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Ron parked the truck and waited before opening the door as he watched a woman wrestling in a giant stuffed animal into her small car. There was a sense of irony seeing the animal more enormous than the woman herself[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Ron and Linda drove home but took a detour by the doctor’s house. They passed a couple of men walking down the road wearing dark goggles. He even joked about them making Linda laugh. When they arrived at the former[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
It was about two o’clock when Ron arrived at the shop. He had finished the wiring for the Kitchen at the cabin and hoped to help Linda with the new shipment coming in around three. He had also taken a[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
In the forest, Roween darted around the trees, feeling the breeze and warm sun now warming the mid-summer morning. The trees were full, and the animals were nowhere to be found. “The critters scurry, I do not see. What fritters[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The sound of a hammer echoed through the hardwood of the window frame. Its glass now shining with a solid pane from the shattered fragments of earlier. “That should do it. I can’t believe that storm last night.” Ron said,[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
