ABC’s of B.O.R.E.D.O.M.

  I stumbled across this in my archives and it amused me, so I thought I’d share it again. You’re welcome… A – Age: A gentleman never asks and a lady never tells. Ruuude. B – Bed size: about the same as standing up size, I figure, though there’s probably a little unsightly spread. C……

Out Of Darkness: A Return To Hyper-Reality

My imagination has always been more powerful than reality. It informs everything I do, every interaction, every conclusion. Through my eyes, everything is much brighter, much more colorful, much more magical than it is through the eyes of the average person. I know this, because I’ve tried it the “normal” way. I’ve tried to fit……

Drink Hale!

Originally posted on Ground Zero:
Traditions are funny things. We like to honor them, but tend to pick and choose the parts we like best, ignoring those we don’t. Holiday traditions tend to take the brunt of the conversion process, many times thanks to Wall Street and Madison Avenue whose main goal is to make…

Sex And The Single Vampire: Hot Tips On How To Pick Up Bloodsuckers!

Picking up vampires is an art form and learning to do it successfully takes practice. Here are a few hot tips to empower you and make you more effective, courtesy of Vampire Hunter Franklin W. Fuggitt. Sometimes knowing what NOT TO DO or NOT TO SAY when picking up a vampire is even more important……

Interview With A Vampire Hunter

The call came quite unexpectedly. I was working late and deadlines were looming. Little did I know that fate was about to give me a jingle. The voice on the other end of the telephone line intrigued me with an impossible claim. I hurriedly set up a meeting and rushed out to get my story:……

Quiddity Pro Quo

They call me a sin-eater, though that is not entirely correct. A sin-eater is somebody who is hired to consume food (usually bread) and drink (usually wine or beer) that has absorbed the sins of the deceased. The belief has long been that, in so doing, the sin-eater ingests the sins of that person, so……

The Nature Of Angels

“Patience is a virtue,” the angel said. “So’s chastity, but I don’t think it’s going to help me out of this particular situation,” the knight replied crossly. “How about, instead of spouting pithy idioms, you lend me a hand here?” “Oh, I’m afraid that’s outside of my parameters, dear heart.” “I thought you were here……

Creative License

The study of “junk DNA” was a fascinating subject to evolutionary biologist Serena Blake. It was, simply put, the exploration of what makes human beings tick. Spearheading the study of this misunderstood genetic material had been a lifelong obsession. From the earliest coining of the term, way back in the 1970s, through the creation of……

Snake Dance

The alley was a dead end. The gorgon was trapped. She turned slowly to await her pursuers, who obliged by blocking her only means of escape, at the other end of the brick impasse. Tristan assessed the assembled fiends cautiously. There were 12 of the uniformed goons, each uglier than the last and all leveling……

Overheard In A Garden on the Outskirts Of The Celestial Mission of Theta Prime Colony

“Is it true you don’t have a soul?” The little girl asked, absently. “That none of your… people… do?” The borrowed form smiled warmly. “Are you so sure that YOU have a soul?” The girl, Netta, gasped. She stopped kneading the red earth and looked up, shocked. “Of course I do! I’m human!” “Ah,” Bix……