Gene Lass 12/21/25 Gene Lass 12/21/25

Bug

Chkx crawled along the wood, which had been warm, but was rapidly cooling as the sun set and the shade grew. Everything was growing cooler, including Chkx herself. While she preferred cool and dark, it was becoming uncomfortably, though not yet dangerously cold at night. She sensed warmth ahead, and moisture, and kept crawling, seeking their comfort.

Gene Lass 12/21/25 Gene Lass 12/21/25

Kindred

The two spirits remained seated on the curb undisturbed watching the spectacle with bored expressions.

Gene Lass 12/21/25 Gene Lass 12/21/25

‘Round Yon Virgin

Even on an ordinary day you would be fortunate to have this as part of your path home. But this is no ordinary day. This is the last Saturday before Christmas and Southgate Mall is alive with all the splendor of the season.

Gene Lass 10/26/25 Gene Lass 10/26/25

I Only Have Eyes for You

“The only reason they found my next-door neighbor after he died was because of the smell,” Brittany said, her voice tinged with a hint of pleasure. Her cheerleader friends leaned in closer, eager for the lurid details of Gary Newcastle’s death on Winter Street. “He had hanged himself in the garage.”