Author: Karl — Fiction Writer

Part 1: The Silent Routine The heavy metal doors of the school library locked with a sharp, echoing click at exactly 5:00 PM, forcing Kyler out into the freezing, dimly …

The Janitor Who Saw Him Read More

Part 1: The Dead Zone “My screen just went black! This is literally the worst day of my life!” a teenager groaned from the back rows. Maura gripped the oversized …

The Trivia Card That Changed Everything Read More

Part 1: The Arrest The heavy metal catchpole snapped tight around Barnaby’s neck, but he didn’t even growl. He just whimpered and looked back at me with those big, terrified …

The Mayor and the Skateboarders Read More

Part 1: The Panel I felt completely out of place the second I walked into that middle school gymnasium. To my left sat a local bank manager wearing a crisp …

The Man in the High-Vis Jacket Read More

Part 1: The Collar The old gray cat pressed his face into the shelter wall and stopped eating the same day we wrote him down as abandoned. I had seen …

The Note in His Collar Read More

Part 1: The Corner Booth My name is Elara. I’m sixty-eight years old, and for thirty-five of those years, I worked in the cafeteria of our local middle school. I …

The Quiet Woman Who Stood Up Read More

Part 1: The Barbecue The patio went silent the second Susan realized I had heard every word. I was standing at the screen door with a salad bowl in my …

The Plague Who Paid the Mortgage Read More