Breath play Stories

Since time immemorial, the allure of the unknown has tantalized mankind. Some have searched for the Loch Ness monster or hunted for Bigfoot. Others have obsessed over secret organizations and lost civilizations, piecing together one clue after another. They each cast aside all they had for the fleeting hope of success. Some have even willingly plunged themselves into the deep, dark abyss of hell in the pursuit of happines...

A gasp broke the silence. Briny water crested and peaked at the struggle underneath. Greedy for air, needing to breathe, Venus filled her burning lungs and grabbed the edge of the glass tank, heart racing. Her white labcoat molded itself over her drenched form while her coffee sat neglected, sitting on a small metal table nailed to the floor underneath a digital timer. The big red numbers continued to count down, and Venu...

I doubted Mason and I would have ever gotten together if he hadn't beaten me at trivia night. Trivia nights at the bar were something I looked forward to since I'd retired early several years ago. I'd spent countless hours of my life reading and figured I should try to apply that knowledge somehow. At fifty-eight, I enjoyed competing against the younger, cockier players who showed up at the bar on Thursday nights. Mason w...