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The One Who Fails

I tend to think of my life as defined by my mistakes. There are more of them than successes, so it’s easier, in a way, because it’s so much easier to think of times that I’ve messed up than it is to think of times I’ve done the right thing. Mistakes are a part of … Continue reading The One Who Fails →

Charles Williams Fiction, Short Story Leave a comment February 10, 2020February 10, 2020 8 Minutes

Insidious

Home is insidious. It sneaks up on you in ways you don’t expect, becoming a part of you even if you never asked for it. I don’t like it. I don’t like feeling attached to things, and I don’t like it when things happen without my consent. Nobody does. I didn’t want to live in … Continue reading Insidious →

Charles Williams Fiction, Short Story 1 Comment February 3, 2020April 16, 2022 4 Minutes

Table for More

“Mom, why are we at a table for four?” Dan’s mother had told him that this lunch date was just for the two of them. His first, fleeting thought upon seeing the extra chairs was sadness, because at one time, his father would have joined them. Then he had noticed that the table was next … Continue reading Table for More →

Charles Williams Fiction, Short Story Leave a comment January 30, 2020January 30, 2020 5 Minutes

She Is Happy

She is happy. She has always liked to do things with her hands; she has always liked to make things, and to look upon them later and say, “I made this. I accomplished something.” She still makes things, sometimes. Knitted caps or scarves or gloves. Handmade greeting cards, for birthdays and anniversaries. Simple things, perhaps, … Continue reading She Is Happy →

Charles Williams Fiction, Short Story Leave a comment January 27, 2020 3 Minutes

Orua Session One: Awakening

His first few moments of waking touched upon him like a tormented dream. His whole body felt faint, as though it had been lost to him for an eternity and only just now had his mind finally found its way back. As he climbed closer into consciousness, ascending from a black pit deeper than any … Continue reading Orua Session One: Awakening →

Charles Williams Aia, Dungeons & Dragons, Short Story 1 Comment January 3, 2020January 6, 2020 15 Minutes

The Darkness

It began as a little pool of darkness in the corner of my office. At first, I thought it was merely a shadow like all the others, cast by the door or my chair or the leaf stuck to the outside of my window by a spider’s web. As the light shifted from morning to … Continue reading The Darkness →

Charles Williams Fiction, Horror Leave a comment December 12, 2019December 12, 2019 6 Minutes

Gloria’s Baby

Gloria loves her baby. He is the meaning in her life; he is that which defines why she lives, and he is what she lives for. She can think of nothing else in her life that has ever meant as much as him: not her parents, not her siblings or her grandparents, and not any … Continue reading Gloria’s Baby →

Charles Williams Fiction, Short Story Leave a comment December 11, 2019April 16, 2022 2 Minutes

Cylpher the Righteous

My church cast me aside, but my god had not abandoned me. His power still stirred within my soul, strong and thumming. I felt its coursing strength begging to be unleashed upon his enemies. Through its force, I knew of his desires. His foes must be destroyed, and I was the tool by which he … Continue reading Cylpher the Righteous →

Charles Williams Aia, Fantasy, Short Story Leave a comment December 9, 2019April 16, 2022 11 Minutes

Question

“Teri.” That name, more than any other, is not normally hard to speak. Justine’s connection to Teri is deep and full of history. Justine does not like people, and she doesn’t often speak to them or let them into their lives. Teri is an exception, but this utterance is different. Behind it, days of thoughts … Continue reading Question →

Charles Williams Fiction, Short Story Leave a comment December 4, 2019December 4, 2019 4 Minutes

Ocean

Have you heard about the boy who went down to the ocean? They say he never came back. He went down to see the beach, and to dip his toes in the water. He told his momma he wanted to see what it was like. Well, he went down there, and she never saw him … Continue reading Ocean →

Charles Williams Fiction, Short Story Leave a comment December 2, 2019 1 Minute

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