The World Needs More Love – Short Story

“Love is blind. This love needs to stop!” The delegate from Iowa held up the amendment that further advanced the freedom of love in the nation. “My son can’t go to school without fearing for his freedom. Why must we be forced to express compassion when we aren’t allowed to express all of our emotions? It infringes on our freedom!”

The TV blared with the wrinkled faces of Congress. How could love be mandated? This wasn’t right. It was cruelty. It made people weak. Cowards. James reflected on all the negative news stories that dealt with the new mandate Read More

Black and White Artifact – Short Story

The dirt was dry around his pale, white fingers, the tree root was hard but he could sense something round and smooth deeper in. The air had been calm for these last peaceful moments. A peace that would be short-lived once the Azarians and Kaucuns continued their battle beyond the forest. Everything had felt like it was falling apart but this one object that he pulled from the dirt might push everything back together again. It could fix everything Read More