On the shelf, DVDs were ordered by release date - It's a Wonderful Life (1946), H.G. Wells' The Time Machine (1960), Somewhere in Time (1980), Time Bandits (1981), Flight of the Navigator (1986), Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure (1989), Terminator 2 (1991), Groundhog Day (1993), Twelve Monkeys (1995)…
Read MoreTony DeLorenta ran through the dark corridor in search of an exit. He stumbled up a flight of stairs. He fumbled with the handrail which was broken in several places. His foot crashed through the landing at the top of the staircase. All told, Tony was in a tough situation.
Read MoreShe placed her hot hand on the cold wood. The hinge squeaked in protest as the porch door flapped open. Linda Julip stepped out into the night and a raging storm. The rain pelted her face, soaked her hair, and made her white silk blouse translucent.
Read MoreTim lay on the thick carpet in front of the old television playing Nintendo. The plastic block in his hand tilted left, then right, in an effort to will the 8-bit character further with each move. His thumb darted left and mashed the Start button to freeze the action.
Read MoreThe light burst from the ends of her tangled hair, and the tips of her dirty fingernails. It shot from every crease of her tan skin, and poured from the wide open portals formed by her eyes and mouth.
Read MoreThe neighborhood was on the wrong side of the tracks. That was clear to see from the outside of each home which lined Swanson Street. Paint peeled from shoe box-sized houses built to shelter working men and women each night when they returned from hard labor in the small industrial town. Life was hard on Swanson Street. No one would argue that point.
Read More"What's with all the coconuts?" Shawn shouted across the narrow strip of beach to Emily.
Read MoreAlong the dust-covered trail, fox, and quail sprinted between golden aspen. Fall swept into the rendezvous camp meeting with the bear-covered trappers, and rugged mountain guides of the Rocky Mountain west. Among them, Jedidiah Cleveland.
Read MoreThe house slumped on the overgrown lot like a forgotten bum beside a dead railway station. Blank windows looked out over a little town like sunken eyes void of life. Cracked steps and a front door hanging on rusted nails grinned at walkers who passed.
Read More"Leave..." The voice bellowed for a third time. Each time the command floated through the air, from a disembodied voice, Celine shivered. The third and final utterance was followed by a blinding flash of lightning. The thunder which followed deafened her as she fled for the darkened hallway.
Read MoreIt had started with a chicken. Her broken eggs to be more precise. Darius Fry walked across the dew-coated lawn to the chicken coop and collected the eggs. His wife's birds would lay between ten to twelve eggs a day.
Read More"First, let me tell you something about Meredith Harrison. I have it on very good authority that she not only welcomes Darla Kingston to bridge every Thursday. She also caters to Samuel Kingston's cravings every Friday."
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