Drabble Wednesday disappeared last week due to getting the new book out, but it is back with three new shorts. Enjoy. Frankie Does Shakespeare “Zounds! Forsooth! Is that a pie I see before me, wondrous topped with whipped cream and the reddest of cherries.”“Huh?” I stared at Frankie, who entered the lunch room wearing tights... Continue Reading →
The conclusion to the weird and wonderful Zombie Cows saga. The Rise of the King I saw the wings first: red, bat-like. They unfurled to reveal…“A monkey?” Frankie’s voice disrupted the tension. “Wearing a crown?”The creature crept forward on all fours before rising on two legs to its full height. I shivered. Memory fragments flashed... Continue Reading →
Returning to zombie cows and Doctor Quackenboss... Resistance is Essential “We must save Doctor Quakenboss.”The cows, Jake, Winston, Arabella, and Fred, walked out of the shadows and I shrieked.“Don't be afraid, we mean you no harm.”“Yeah, right.” I backed away. “Wait. You can talk too?”“Our speech is a side effect of the virus that has... Continue Reading →
More Zombie Cow Saga. Rise of the Cow “That cow keeps acting funny,” I muttered, eyeing Doctor Quackenboss. “Like he knows something we don’t.”“Huh?” Frankie looked up from the vid panel. For two days the system had been glitching and we couldn’t find the problem.“Look at him, mumbling over there. The other cows are grazing,... Continue Reading →
The Zombie Cow Saga continues... The End of Doctor Quakenboss? “How could you!” Frankie wailed. “Oh, Doctor Quakenboss!” Frankie glared at me before staring at the smoking hunk of virtual beef. The simulated smell made me hungry. Behind Frankie the remaining, now docile, zombie cows mooed sadly.“It was me or the cow!” I snapped, guilt... Continue Reading →
Be Afraid of the Dark 