In the Grove
**In the Grove** The sign said, "No minors beyond this point." It hung on a tall chain link fence a gate that separated the Serra Vista public park from the private property beyond....
Dominick’s Men’s Wear Plus
Dominick's Men's Wear Plus Taylor hated clothes shopping. He was a boar, in his mid thirties. Like many with porcine aspects, he carried a lot of extra weight on a taller than average frame. It wasn't the shopping itself that bothered him, it was how...
Kevin Stair and Dr. Humble: A Serial Romance Part 4
Kevin Stair and Dr. Humble: A Serial Romance Part 4 "We need a shower," Dr. Humble said. "That would mean we need to move," Kevin said as he traced Dr. Herbert's...
Kevin Stair and Dr. Humble: A Serial Romance Part 6
Kevin Stair and Dr. Humble: A Serial Romance Part 6 Herbert spent the next two weeks staring at the wall. He didn't speak and he only moved when moved. His hair, previously graying at the temples was almost completely gray...
Kevin Stair and Dr. Humble: A Serial Romance Part 5
Kevin Stair and Dr. Humble: A Serial Romance Part 5 "Herbert, let me in," Kevin shouted. His hands hurt from pounding on the door. He didn't know how long it had been since he'd been thrown out, but he knew it was more...
Kevin Stair and Dr. Humble: A Serial Romance Part 1
Kevin Stair and Dr. Humble: A Serial Romance Part 1 Kevin was shocked out of his day dream by the sound of class ending. Books were snapped shut almost in unison and then the students fell over each other in their...
Kevin Stair and Dr. Humble: A Serial Romance Part 3
Kevin Stair and Dr. Humble: A Serial Romance Part 3 They lay on the hillside with Kevin resting his head on Dr. Humble's shoulder. The cold from the ground was starting to seep into them, but neither wanted to admit...
Kevin Stair and Dr. Humble: A Serial Romance Part 2
Kevin Stair and Dr. Humble: A Serial Romance Part 2 Dr. Herbert Humble's alarm went off. He swore as he turned it off and sat up, putting his feet on the floor. It was Friday, he had no classes. The alarm...
Kevin Stair Sticks the Landing: Part 4
The Emergency Room at Stream Ridge General was quiet and strangely empty. Besides Kevin, there were only three people there, a mother and her young son and an older gentlemen who clutched his stomach and groaned to himself. Charlie had been taken...
Kevin Stair Sticks the Landing: Part 3
The door closed behind Kevin. The click of the lock was like the slide lock of a pistol disengaging. Kevin tried to take in the room, but there was a more interesting sight than the standard queen bed with floral top and out of date television. Wesley...
Kevin Stair Sticks the Landing: Part 5
Kevin Stair had not gone through the looking glass. There were no more shakeups, no more surprises. Of Trista they heard nothing. Kevin had made inquiries at the college registrar; she had dropped out and as far as anyone knew, disappeared. He doubted...
The Size Queen
David did his best to relax. He had the entire dormitory floor to himself. Downstairs, the party of the year raged into its fifth hour with no signs of stopping, but up on the fourth floor, everything was deathly quiet. David enjoyed the silence,...