Tag: fiction

Right now, our common purpose is waiting for the world to end.The three of us sat around the table in silence. A flame overhead flickered. It seemed like an eternity, even though we probably didn't have too long. It had been a while since anyone had spoken, and our eyes were focused on the object lying in the centre of the table. Well, that's a lie. The object used to be whole but now lies in many smaller objects.The First of us, an older wizard with an aptitude for deeper thought, finally broke the silence. "I," he paused, "I'm not sure what to say."Anticlimactic.He continued, "Well, I guess that's it. We've come all of this way and... well... hmm."Our gazes turned away from him and to the pink object; its…

Deliciousness is a short horror story about a friendly butcher whose award-winning pork has a rather disturbing secret. As an ordinary day at the meat counter unfolds, small details begin to reveal that Bob's customers may be getting more than they bargained for.DeliciousnessThe grocery store bustled with activity: a small boy begged his mother for a new action figure, a man groaned as his girlfriend tried on another pair of shoes, and a small, elderly woman approached the meat counter."I would like 300 grams of that pork," she pointed to a dish of thick, brown-marinated meat. Even from where she was standing, the aroma of almost-BBQ filled the air. The man behind the large, well-stocked counter smiled at her. He had begun to dish her request into a small container…