Clean country air overlayed the sky in opaque nothing, starless and moonless above the undertakers as they drove.  The fields out around them periodically blinking out red syllables of lifeless irrigation and wind.  No knowledge of the void before them gave any comfort as the road rose and fell away from them in the empty night, … Continue reading The Green Ghetto →

  It was a start.  The traveler felt the strain on his body more than he thought he would.  “The trip of a thousand kilometers starts with a single step…or something,” he mumbled to himself as he leaned against the sole rock he’d seen in numerous kilometers.  This road was bizarre.  The locals had told … Continue reading The Traveler →

“Have you heard the truth about the Scarlet Gypsy?”  Ed was the town eccentric and often spouted off conspiracy theories and legends--sometimes simultaneously.  His wild, bushy beard and equally wild eyes really sold a performance, but left little to be believed. Sitting in the pub watching the young folk romance each other and the old … Continue reading The Scarlet Gypsy →