Category Archives: Other Fiction

Docile

The Zombie looked to the left and immediately regretted it. There was Jenny, from Human Resources. She was after him, he just knew it. Not after him, like he’d broken the rules . . .  again . . .  but after him, like she dug the skin-peeling, gangrene-smelling, reanimated corpse look. Bill-Z in Accounting saidContinue reading “Docile”

Ruthless

D: Tonight’s blog post has been postponed due to . . . traffic. You see, our regularly scheduled performance was hindered by A’s inability to find a yellow apartment block. On Grayden. Numbers, unknown. Because TC is a boy. And boys give funny directions. A is a girl. Girls also give funny directions. A alsoContinue reading “Ruthless”

Hunted

I heard this wild cry of terror, as though hounds howled against the night. The plain, Mag Mell, was empty – stripped of all lore, all magic and life – and Niamh Golden Hair’s curses rang in my ears. I would rue the day I had turned from her cause, she had said. As theContinue reading “Hunted”

A Date with A Druid, Part 2

Is D ready for the modern world of dating? Is the modern world of dating ready for D? It started out as a desperate cry from lonely Druid – let me have a date with your character, 1WriteWay (Marie Ann Bailey), I promise I’ll behave. Yeah right, said the writers. Nevertheless, the date happened. Read onContinue reading “A Date with A Druid, Part 2”

A Date with the Druid, Part 1

It all started when Marie Ann Bailey, at 1WriteWay, agreed to allow D to interview her. He somehow got it into his head that one of her characters, Mary, was a suitable focus for his attention. After much begging– D: A.  A: Sorry. After much pleading– D: A! A: Fine. After subtly insinuating that perhapsContinue reading “A Date with the Druid, Part 1”

You and your little dog, too

D: One day, A– A: Don’t you start. D: There’s so much potential in a simple “one day” word prompt, and yet. . . A: Go on. D: And yet, you fill it with The Wonderful Wizard of Oz. A: Because The Wonderful Wizard of Oz is brilliant. Did I ever tell you that IContinue reading “You and your little dog, too”

My Name is D, Part 4: Just Like a Spider

Just like a spider Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 From Part 2: You Ain’t Seen Nothin’ Like A . . . I know I’ll have to go after Mr. D, just to make sure he don’t get himself into any more trouble. That boy and trouble is like bread and butter. AndContinue reading “My Name is D, Part 4: Just Like a Spider”

Wordled Words

D: Wednesdays are Druid’s Day, A . . . what are you doing? A: Ignore the woman behind the ‘publish post’ button. D: Nice try, oh puny and not-so-powerful woman. A: Fine. I’m trying to expand into that lyrical prose thing. Since it’s just for you, I figured it would be appropriate. D: Well, sinceContinue reading “Wordled Words”