I shield my eyes from the morning sun as I step out of the RV. The steps haven’t been lowered yet so it’s just one big step down. The group is talking amongst itself when Claire and Luke join them. I notice almost immediately that John is not present. I glance about, but he’s nowhere […]

A half mile past the welcome sign we find the first evidence that the town was, in fact, not spared; several vehicles rest, abandoned on the side of the road with doors wide open. Some of the windows are broken in a few of them, and one hood is smeared with blood. There are no […]

WELCOME TO TWIN OAKS POPULATION 216 Twin Oaks… Twin Oaks… There is no damn Twin Oaks on this map! I glance back at the signpost that marks the border of the town. It says Twin Oaks; no doubt about that. It might be dark out but the letters are two feet high and fairly well […]

This… is unusual, I think as I pull to a stop behind a large pickup with “Don’t Tread on Me” printed above a “Make America Great Again” sticker.  The morning rush doesn’t usually begin until seven-ten. I examine the clock to confirm with myself that it is, indeed, well before seven-ten. The minutes tick by on the […]

James 28 Days Earlier 5:22 Those little green numbers taunt me. For the last hour, my alarm clock has been gradually creeping slowly towards five-thirty. I woke early, dry and thirsty, poured a glass of water from the pitcher on my nightstand, and have been unable to fall back to sleep since. Now, it is too […]

FROM HIS VANTAGE POINT ATOP THE ROOF ACROSS THE STREET, KENNETH COULD SEE STRAIGHT DOWN THE ALLEY; FROM THE STREET ENTRANCE ALL THE WAY TO THE DEAD-ENDING BRICK WALL WHERE SHARI STOOD. SHARI WAITED IN THE DIM LIGHTING, HER BACK TO THE WALL WITH TERROR LOCKED UPON HER FACE AS SHE ANTICIPATED THE ARRIVAL OF […]