wolfness

The absolute dark is lit up and imploding. Screams are everywhere, along with too-late sirens and the impossible booms of flyover planes ricocheting through the chaotic air. The close, tucked-in community of houses is in utter confusion, with people running here and there and diving into air-raid shelters, frantically yelling for their husbands, their children, their mothers and fathers and wives. Beyond them, eerily shrouded by plumes of new thick smoke, the city is on fire.

The shadow appe... Read Full Chapter

"So, not-Matthew, how long have you been here?" I asked, flipping my sonic screwdriver around in my fingers. Before he could answer, I dropped it with a clatter. Graceful.

"About nine years." Not-Matthew said raggedly, considering. "All alone. With a million illusions of things swirling around me. I never know where I am, or how I am. I just keep going."

"You can't be more than fifteen," I observed, running my hands down the slim metal of the screwdriver to check it for damage. "That means ... Read Full Chapter

After the man at the desk had fainted, I gave him a good, friendly knock on the head just to make sure he would stay under for a while (twice). Then I arranged his limp, lolling body comfortably in the coat closet, to be found later by the screaming cleaning ladies. I found myself smiling at the thought, and quickly slapped my face.

"You look evil." I reprimanded myself, but the grin kept creeping back on to my features. I slapped myself again, for good measure. "Ow." Then I bit my hand, to ... Read Full Chapter

Entering the time vortex, I took a couple of right turns. Then a left. Then another left, just for the heck of it. I ended up somewhere new.

I sniffed the air, then picked up a fallen leaf from the bustling sidewalk and licked it. Hmmm...

"21st century. 2010s, I'd guess. Europe...England...London!" Okay, so perhaps not very new. Why did I keep ending up in this place?

"Late January. Mid-winter!" Gosh, it was cold. I was still dressed for Alice's birthday party in late spring of 2003. Peopl... Read Full Chapter