Death Works Overtime

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February/March 2010
Vol. VIII No. 4   ISSN: 1545-3650
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~ ~ ~ The Monk ~ ~ ~ by Jack Horne, England
She said the monk had hovered, hooded, faceless. A month to the day later, she died.

 

 

~ Silent Screams ~ ~ by Tim Worsham, Wisconsin
We died in droves ~ mouths open, miming silent screams ~ deboned by Void Wraiths in the dark.

 
 


Featured Fiction
Death Works Overtime

by Gregory E. Clifford  ©2010

Death knocked on Mr. Peabody’s door, as was only polite.  Instead of opening it, the old man shouted, "I know who you are and why you’re here, and you can’t have me!"

Unperturbed, Death inserted his universal key into the lock and turned the knob.  The door wouldn’t budge.

"Nailed shut, you idiot!"

Grumbling at the delay, Death circled the house and tried the windows, but they all had security bars.  Peabody laughed at him.

Reluctantly, Death climbed onto the roof and did something he always hated doing—slid down the chimney.  But he only made it halfway before his feet hit something solid.

"It’s plugged, shithead!"  Peabody cackled.

When he climbed out, Death’s mood was as black as the soot that covered him.  How could he get this guy?

He spotted the woodshed and smiled.

As Peabody saw the kindling piling up around his house, he muttered, "Oh, crap."

~ Gregory E. Clifford, Arizona  ©2010

Gregory is a 44-year-old writer living in Arizona. He has at least two fans, but they asked that their names be withheld. Most recently, his work has appeared in Flashshot, Flash Me, and The Dunesteef Audio Fiction Magazine.

 
 

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