The little bell over the pharmacy door clinked as I pushed it open. After Dad had gone to work, Mom never came out of her room. I thought she was working, until I heard a noise… [See More on Patreon]
Patreon: The Plains of Pluto – Chapter 3
Ramirus questioned the reasoning of holding this meeting in this particular Bouleuterion with the temperatures descending as they were. He had seen such buildings in other parts of Greece, particularly northern Epirus, where the sides of the building were at least enclosed, offering more protection from the elements. But here in Athens, it had open […]
Patreon: Second Down – Chapter 21
Everyone was excited as the bus rolled into Trinity High’s parking lot next to their football field. After last week’s game, practice all week had felt different, like the team was starting to think they could win again after a long losing… [See More on Patreon]
Patreon: The Plains of Pluto – Chapter 2
The wheels of Hortensius’s hired carriage clattered to a halt on the cobblestones near Devnum’s sprawling dockyards. He stepped down, his boots meeting the stone with a solid thud, only to have to hop back into the carriage almost instantly to avoid being run down by a man with a hand … [See More on […]
Patreon: Second Down – Chapter 20
I fantasized about getting my hands around Elijah’s throat and choking him out the entire way home. Admittedly, that was taking things a little too far. Sure, he was an asshole, and he’d ruined my clothes, but I’m not sure going to prison for attempted murder… [See More on Patreon]
Patreon: Second Down – Chapter 19
I wiped sweat from my forehead as I yanked another weed from Eduardo’s mom’s vegetable garden. In west Texas, October still nineties or, if we were lucky, maybe it would drop into the eighties. I actually didn’t mind it though. Maybe it was because of all the time spent practicing outside in the heat, that […]