“Jesus Christ is King a’ kings and Lawd a’ lawds!” proclaimed the Reverend from the pulpit. Esk pondered this bit. Besides there evidently being multiple Lods (clones, perhaps?), the Reverend and the Gossips were cannibalizing the King Axolotl and keeping parts of him trapped in their heart chambers? Murderous cowards, they are! And all for ...

Sam led the way down to the state prison office, which Esk marveled at. They house behaviorally inept humans in cages here? Amongst the psychopaths? What is this species thinking? Esk almost tripped over himself to keep up with the warden’s pace past the jeering locked-up humans in orange jumpsuits. They looked much like the ...

This is not my city—it isn’t my world. I can’t remember how long it’s been since my first assignment. Fugitives are my business, and I’m very good at hunting them. I never fail a mission. Unfortunately, my latest conquest took me here to a world of excess and instant gratification. This world is the perfect ...

Esk woke with a start as he realized that he had slipped into stasis in front of a human. The daylight filtered in through the cabin curtains. Sam was still fast asleep in his recliner. Esk had not wavered in form while in temporary stasis. He was grateful for this. If Sam found out what ...

The moon was large on the horizon in the sky, as if it were merely an arm’s reach away. Kenneth loved going out at night to view the large space rock amongst the stars in the darkened sky, knowing it was not allowed to go out in the bitter, wintry night. He did it anyway, ...

I smiled at the stranger in the mirror. A skinny girl with too-pale skin and inky black hair stared back at me. My grin spread wider, testing out my newly painted rose-colored lips. The girl in the mirror looked great, normal. She was a little awkward, a little shy, a little pretty. Nothing about her ...

Read other issues of Blackout on my author page “You’re going to reset, aren’t you?” David said with a smirk. “Full mind wipe.” Marla smiled and said in a very maternal tone, “You boys haven’t left much choice, now have you? You revealed yourselves, lost devices, made a mess of the whole process. And you ...

Read other issues of Blackout on my author page Sarah heard footsteps just outside the butchering corner. It could be David and Benjamin, now her enemies, or it could be whoever responded to her pager message. The waiting made her nauseous. The door swung open and quick footsteps seemed to search frantically around the area. ...

Imagine having the opportunity to pick out five superpowers. What would you choose and why? Would you use them for selfish reasons or selfless reasons? Would you tell anybody? Would your life be greatly impacted? In many moments of my life, I have wished that I had superpowers to make life easier. I think I ...

Read other issues of Blackout on my author page Sarah ran until her chest hurt. She wasn’t even sure where she was going, and she was positive that both David and Benjamin would continue to chase her until they got what they wanted. She needed a way to get them out of her world. But ...