Possession and Paraphernalia
Marcie watched in fascination as thick, white smoke billowed from Steve's mouth when he exhaled. He didn't cough; she knew that he'd been smoking for years and that such things like coughing were behind him. He looked pleased, though. His eyes had...
Fatasy
_Buck Johnson._ The very name sent chills down Fayin's spine. Sprawled on the twin-size bed in her two-bedroom apartment, her thoughts drifted lethargically in the direction of the deer that had so often occupied her mind. She'd been hooked...
Relative Sanity: Chapter Six
"Ah, Miss Hart, I was wondering when you'd come to see me again." Elliot was sprawled on his cot, his back pressed against the wall behind him and one leg drawn up toward his chest. He looked positively pleased to see her. Geniva couldn't...
Relative Sanity: Chapter Five
After her chat with Frank Geniva went to her quarters and took a hot shower, glad that she had managed to get in and out without anyone else showing up. She returned to her room with a large towel wrapped around her body, moisture sliding down...
Relative Sanity: Chapter Four
Dinner the next evening was a quiet affair. Though Frank, Thomas, and Jake tried their best to draw her into conversation, Geniva was withdrawn and moody by turn. When she wasn't picking listlessly at her typical salad she was staring out the...
Relative Sanity: Chapter Three
The hall into which Geniva stepped was lit by a row of bare light bulbs linked by hanging wires. Their glow was dim enough that it took her a few seconds of blinking to allow her eyes to adjust to the gloom in the hall. She had almost expected...
Relative Sanity: Chapter Two
Breakfast the next morning was a modest affair. Geniva had woken early to prepare herself for her first day of work, dressing demurely in charcoal slacks and a soft pink blouse that put some color in her cheeks. Not knowing what to expect on...
Relative Sanity: Chapter One
"Do you understand what I'm telling you, Miss Hart?" Geniva tucked her thumb between two sheets of paper and closed the file on her lap, lifting her eyes to the paunchy face of the warden sitting in front of her. His eyes were narrowed and...