Mel balanced on the narrow slab. The beam spanned a steep gorge, with water rushing far below. Sweat dripped down her back, and her brow furrowed in concentration. Fear shook through her legs. She slipped. She screamed, and the ground rushed up to meet her. She cowered on the bedroom floor, panting. Gawd, that VR… Continue reading Oh my!
Very Short Fiction
Work in Progress Update
Hello new followers! I had someone ask about my work in progress and what the timeline is on that. I'm currently 40% through the third draft (~35k of 85k words revised) and hope to have it ready for beta readers by the end of October. My plan is to start querying in Dec/Jan as I'd… Continue reading Work in Progress Update
Cleaning House
Paul should've had the courtesy to die in the kitchen. Instead, he'd followed her to the dining room, staining the carpet with blood. And his wide eyes wouldn't leave her revolver. What'd he think happened to her last rich husband? At least Bill had known not to drip on the china. #vss365
Indirect Consequence
The aliens never landed. They lurked in the outer solar system, mining gaseous planets and asteroids. Saturn and its moons were the last to disappear. After five long years, the ships finally departed, and the world exhaled. Then the figures came in. Without the outer planets' gravity, Earth's orbit was collapsing. Our home was slowly spiraling… Continue reading Indirect Consequence
Foreign Distractions
The spaceship was significantly altered. Strange music blared on all the decks and her crew skirted their duties, preferring to entertain the visitor. Even Reaper, the fierce guardian beast, was seen fetching him wooden dowels. She sighed. They'd warned her not to allow a human on board.
CANDACE FREILICH 