Month: January 2006

Posted by Anthony St. Clair on oneword January 31, 2006 07:46 PM"Flee, oh for god’s sake flee!" she shouted, the milk everywhere, dripping down the tablecloth. The children bolted; the flies screamed; the dog shouted, and the cat cried. When everyone was gone, only the sound of scampering feet – and buzzing wings – fading, … Read more

Posted by Anthony St. Clair on oneword January 30, 2006 06:01 AMThe hail came down pebbles and marbles. He opened the curtains and marveled at the way it bounced off the car roofs and asphalt. The crashing drowned out the stereo. The crashing grew to its own thunder — and then, suddenly, sun and silence. … Read more

Posted by Anthony St. Clair on oneword January 27, 2006 12:53 PMThe Flash was always his favorite hero. Fast, sleek, and just a bit of a smart-ass – a red blur just before the stars and knockout-black of the evil of the world. He opened another comic. He grinned. He dreamed, fast and happy of … Read more

Posted by Anthony St. Clair on oneword January 26, 2006 06:12 AMThe appeal was in the brown eyes, dark like trees or earth, dark chocolate or darker beer. She’d seen eyes like that once before, down some late-night dream that had left her so hot she couldn’t even remember what she had been blushing about. … Read more

Posted by Anthony St. Clair on oneword January 25, 2006 06:03 AMThere was so much to learn, so much to try to know, and no way at all ever to take it all in. She sat down, shaking her head and dropped the book. Too much world, too much thought, too much imagination – she … Read more