A Rapture You Won’t Miss

I’m startled awake by the sound of a blaring trumpet. What was that? The moonlight streaming through my bedroom window tells me it’s still night, but my wife’s side of…

Luck In The Wind

“Ma’am, I think you dropped this,” said the voice behind me. I turned around to see the pretty self-checkout attendant holding a lotto ticket. She smiled and held out her…

The Lightkeeper

The wind shrieked, and the rain thrashed the lighthouse like a hundred whips, mirroring the storm brewing inside Elias. After three decades as a lightkeeper, he had seen more than…

Together To The Top

The starting pistol cracked in the sparkling blue alpine air, sending dozens of competitors sprinting up the steep mountain trail in a frantic race to the top. Their speed slowed as…

The Irrevocable Gift

I gave her the kidney in good faith, just as I gave her the ring in contemplation of marriage. Because I loved her, and would do anything for her. My…

The Internal Inferno

My religion taught me to live in fear. Fear of demons in the shadows, tempting me to stray from the straight and narrow path. Fear of sin that could curse…

Icy Halloween

It was a brisk Halloween night, and Alejandro handed out candy at his front door to an endless parade of trick-or-treaters dressed as ghosts, witches, zombies, clowns, princesses, superheroes, and…

The Runny Rabbit

Every day, Bunny Rabbit loved to run through the lush green meadow in the pine forest, feeling the soft blades of grass tickle his paws with every bound. He adored…

Unhackable

It’s the latest technology: convenient, safe, and unhackable, they said.  I got one embedded in my hand, between my thumb and index finger. A microchip smaller than a grain of…

Habeas Who?

A reporter once asked the president, “Should conditions warrant, would you ever consider suspending habeas corpus?”   “Habeas who?” asked the president. “Habeas Corpus,” answered the reporter.  The president shrugged. “Well,…

Best Interests In Mind

My roommate Rich says, “You know, some people criticize the president for being selfish and uncaring, but it’s not true.”  I raise my eyebrows at his assertion. “Oh?” I say.…