“Are you sure it’s her?” “It’s her.” “I don’t know, man. Last time we crossed this bastard he stole her body. How do we know he hasn’t pulled the same trick again?” “It’s her,” the second one said with finality. “I’m empathic, and I know what Laser Lass brand of pissed off feels like.” Prying [...]
Okay, here’s the deal: ever have one of those experiences where everything you thought you knew about someone was turned completely upside down? That’s what’s happened to me in as many months the times my best friend came out to me: first to tell me that she wasn’t really a guy like I’d always thought, [...]
“I don’t believe it,” someone groaned. “Asleep for her own party. Can you believe that?” “Portal Man or whatever his name is must’ve really given her a work out,” another responded. Neither voice belonged to people I knew. I pried my eyes open, momentarily forgetting that I was being held upright within a wheel of [...]
The next thing I knew I was lost in the golden haze. Maybe I wasn’t as dead as I thought as I was. When my hard light body finally reassembled itself I looked up to see an assembled SWAT team aiming cautiously in my direction. “Er… I come in peace?” I smiled sheepishly. “Let her [...]
“My name is Dr. Fellows,” the bearded man said plainly. “Teddy if you like, though most refer to me by my professional title.” He offered me his hand and I shook it nervously, all the while his cool unblinking gaze rested on me like a cold, wet blanket. There was something about him that threw [...]
The whole night was a blur. From the ambulance ride to the racing hospital orderlies all around me I could barely keep my focus. All I wanted was to fall asleep, but a voice kept telling me not to. “Wake up, Justin,” the doctor told me sharply. “You’ve got a concussion. You need to stay [...]
If I’m going to tell this story properly I’m going to have to take you back to the beginning. Imagine a nervous young boy in his first year of junior high. He’s dangly, awkward and completely alien in his own skin. The reality that he’s growing up has only just crept up and haunts him [...]
Funny the way things turn out sometimes. One minute you’re dreading a long, boring day of one class after the other, the next you’re encased within an impenetrable carbon shell on the verge of being buried alive. I cursed: how did I get myself into this!? Of course I already knew the answer to that. [...]
It seems nowadays like every city in America has its own hometown hero. True, some are bigger than others, but nobody gets into this for the fame. Well, maybe a few, but not me. If you’ve ever been to or heard of Milestone City you might have heard of my exploits. I’m kind of hard [...]