“We live on a placid island of ignorance in the midst of black seas of infinity, and it was not meant that we should voyage far.” — The Call of Cthulhu, H.P. Lovecraft, 1928 The calling was there, someplace in the early morning hour, and Lily heard it. It was more an instinct than anything else,…

Sitting on the back porch at 9 a.m. contemplating the can of cold Coors I held in my left hand, I suddenly understood my grandpa and sometimes grandma’s allure at drinking a chilled one before the summer morning becomes an oppressive afternoon. I pulled the tab and let the pressure inside escape before taking a…

Jefferson’s dried-ink Civilities lovely glow No coat for winter The world had advanced beyond imagination, with technology and knowledge pushing the boundaries of human capability. Among the towering cities and sprawling networks of innovation, a hidden cult called “The Followers of the Void” had been quietly gaining strength, driven by a twisted belief in the…

Kira’s heart raced as she regained consciousness, her hands and feet bound in chains, and the sinister figure of The Puppet Master loomed over her. “The reason people think it’s not easy to take a life is because most of them don’t realize they’ve already taken one,” the Soul Snatcher said. Kira’s fear deepened as…

In the depths of dreams, Father’s voice reveals secrets, Cosmic ties unfold. In the depths of the night, Kyle found himself tormented by haunting dreams that seemed to echo from another realm. His father’s words had shaken him to the core, leaving him in unsettled dread. The space in his heart felt like an open…

Nevada’s Attorney General Aaron Ford held a press conference on Wed., Jul. 5, to pat himself on the back for recovering $1.1 billion in funds from several opioid lawsuit settlements. It prompted me to look at how they are spending the money. It took me a while, but I found a non-state of Nevada website…

At 12 years old, Emory loves dogs but doesn’t have one of her own, so she stops and pets ours when she’s heading to or from the mailboxes. This morning, I could tell something was wrong. “You okay?” I asked. “Yeah,” she answered. “I’m jus’ in a pack-of-dildoes with my mom.” “A what?” “I’m in…

As a child, I wrote a short story, “Prince Petera and the Valley of Bad Things,” as a school assignment. While I cannot remember the grade I received, I can recall Mark Twain’s book, “Roughing It,” and chapter 26, where he details a petrified forest, inspired my tale. “Lately evidences of bituminous coal have been…

Interlinked circles dance, Bound by unseen threads of fate, Unity in motion. — Tom Darby In the summer of 1968, Big Brother and the Holding Company took the stage at the historic Palace of Fine Arts in San Francisco, marking a significant moment in their musical journey. Originally a four-piece outfit, the band consisted of…

Hunter Biden gets a six-car Secret Service motorcade to take him to courtrooms in Delaware and Arkansas, where doors are opened and closed for him as if he were a prince. However… “Since the assassination of my father in 1968, candidates for president are provided Secret Service protection,” writes RFK Jr., “But not me.” “Typical…