Jeff Messick

Probably should have been “A sound, like a staccato buzzing…”

Thanks. I have no clue how to do the “Choose Your Own Adventure”
I hope that ending covered it. 🙂

Talks
Alien/Armistice/Choose Your own Adventure
269 words
Jeff Messick

Thousands of ships, enough to shade the planet from the sun, drifted effortlessly in orbit. On board the largest of these, The Mikbaht […]

Great entries this week folks! Congrats to the winners!

Thanks!

188 words
Murderer; Kitchen; Horror

Domestic Terror

I lay on the kitchen floor, seeing shadows creep across the wall.
My phone is out of reach, so no one to call.
Fingers and neck, slick with blood
At […]

Congrats Nancy, a fabulous entry! Also, shout out to Dana Faletti with an entry much darker than most I’ve seen from you.

Thanks!

I’ve not met a single soldier who can tell me sensibly what they are fighting for.
Pre-Deployment Briefing
Jeff Messick
291 Words

The general looked out over the assembled troops, feeling a swelling pride d […]

Congrats winners! Looking forward to Friday!

Tales from the Slammer
297 words
Inventor/Jail/Comedy
Jeff Messick

“I don’t understand.” The officer said.

The Inventor shrugged. “I made an app, hoping it would do a certain chore for me, and it did exa […]

The Purchase
288 words
Thief, Mountains, Historical

The elder sat under the tree at the top of the mountain, gazing eastward into the rising sun. He frowned as a coyote padded upward toward him to sit beside […]

Congrats to the winners! That was a great switch-up from the spinner. Loved it.

Thank you.

Thanks Sian!

Personal Battles
Drama
258 words
Jeff Messick

“Let’s see.” He mumbled, searching through the bag. “Flashlight, Magnifying glass, noir hat.”

Everything looked good, all the things his son needed for their […]

Congrats Bill on your win!

Thanks Sian!

Thanks. Didn’t have enough words to go more into an internal conflict, but it worked out for me.