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Update: What Follows Next?
Read more: Update: What Follows Next?Update: 1.5.2021 Now available for digital pre-order until 1.25.2021 on Amazon. Now available in paperback on Amazon. I am so relieved and elated to finally have a tangible copy of my work. As first time self-publisher it has been a real learning experience. I learned some lessons the hard way, and some of it just…
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The Longest Time
Read more: The Longest TimeNosophobia: the fear of developing a disease Dawn will always be a loving and devoted mother first, before everything else in her life. When she was a little girl, there was nothing more that she wanted than to have a family of her own. It almost seemed like a fairy tale with how quickly she…
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Third Shift
Read more: Third ShiftNosocomephobia: the excessive fear of hospitals My grandfather told me, “Frank, be careful of women who have pretty yet hateful eyes.” I mean, it felt obvious. You do not want to invite that sort of hateful person into your life. It was a simple request. No one can hide that part of themselves for exceptionally…
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Time Will Pass Anyway
Read more: Time Will Pass AnywayChronophobia: the fear of time “Can you tell me why we’re here again?” Echo twisted her thin mousy brown hair as she leaned against the hood of the SUV. She stretched her jaw, releasing the growing tension she was carrying high up in her mouth. Her face was pale as she looked over the cabin…
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The Bullet Catch
Read more: The Bullet CatchHoplophobia: Fear of Firearms I stood there thinking nothing had happened. I looked over to Rachel and saw her mouth hanging open. Her hazel eyes grew wider as she looked me over. I heard a noise like a slow drain gurgling, but I could not see where it was coming from. Had she hit a…