One Shots
Thereabouts
Crimson in the Wild
680 words.
"Maybe this could be like a movie that someone takes a date to, where they sit in the dark holding hands and thanking god that they aren’t the ones on the screen."
His response was a steady finger that directed her towards the middle of the field. The ground was frozen but the nordic winters were swift, and the grass hadn’t quite withered before it had frosted over. It stood like the hackles of a predator punctuating the horizon. From where she stood, it was impossible to spot the body.
2972 words.
In the Deep Down
2309 words.
"They were not starved, but they looked as if they’d been hollowed out on the inside. Most sported bellies, but their cheeks were gaunt in their eyes were unnaturally large. Looking at them made Jonas feel uncomfortable, and he had pushed his way back through to crowd to go do something else. Not school, of course."