Observations of The Urban Spaceman

Emperor Kral held out one of his four hands towards she-who-would-one-day-be-Empress, his most beloved child and only daughter, Princess Kiani. The Princess, resplendent in her marriage gown, watched him coolly in...

The aspen watched from a distance as the sharp teeth of a chainsaw cut cruelly into the weathered bark of the old sycamore.

It started with a wall. "This will be a great wall. A necessary wall. A wall of democracy to keep out Those We Don't Like."

"Lacey, if you do not leave the house within 1.5 minutes, you will be late for your first appointment." VERONIKA's synthetic voice was all smooth honey and helpfulness draped over a barely...

Where do they come from?" asked Tab, as he and the Elder stopped by the weathered stone pillars. Ever since he was old enough to crawl, the out-of-place stones had fascinated...

David Gander watched from above as his relatives gathered around his death-bed for the third time in a week.

Nestling down into the pile of leaves clustered at the base of the tree, Lars folded his arms to tuck chilled fingers into warm pits.

The scream from the alley drew Xander's attention. A smile tugged at one corner of his mouth. And here he thought it was going to be a quiet night in the...

Three days without sleep was the least of my worries. The three dead bodies on the floor? They were a worry. The three cops who bust into the apartment and found...

It was raining on the day I was seen for the first time in over a year. One of those muted, heavy rains that dampens sound and mood