micro-fiction
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Pregnancy Announcement
Batman rapped the gavel. “Quiet, Justice Leaguers. I’m leading. Superman has kryptonite poisoning. Again.” Murmurs were stifled when…
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Not From Texas
“Go gather the sheep, time to dock them.” “Dock them what?” “They’re out by the tank.” “The tank?”…
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Vampires
“Velcome to my castle.” “Thanks, bro. This place is so excellently retro.” “I vant to drink your blood.”…
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Peaceful Daemons
Mira dropped the yoke at the well. She rubbed aching shoulders. Be worse trudging home with four full…
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Quest for a Hermit
Pedro sees the small hut silhouetted by the evening sun at the mountain’s crown. His years-long quest is…
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Malaprop
In memory of Gilda Radner who would have been 80 this year. What’s all this dad-gum hubbub I…
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Seance Gone Bad
I showed the last guest to the round table and took my place by the door. The room…
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Red Ink
The only clue Holmes heard the carriage outside was a pause in the drawing on his pipe. “My…
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Sympathy for Devil
At the Angel Aerie . . . “Hey, Lucs. Figured I’d find you here.” “Gabe, glad it’s you.”…
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Equine Vampire
“Trigger? This is Silver. The worst has happened.” “Uh, Silver, how we holding a phone?” “Just go with…
Mike L. Downey
Mike L. Downey accidentally set a football field on fire as a child. These days, he’s more careful as he prefers writing science fiction and fantasy to pyrotechnics.
A former newspaper reporter as well as freelance and university writer, Downey has interviewed Nobel-prize winners, TV and movie stars, and musicians no one has heard of…yet. Downey continues to be thrilled with writing and his dog and wife – perhaps not in that order.
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