The Geecologist

Timbuktu

Timbuktu

Sep 9, 2023 | Fiction | 0 comments

Mr. Bones knew that Willy wasn’t long for this world. The cough had been inside him for over six months, and by now there wasn’t a chance in hell that he would ever get rid of it. Slowly and inexorably, without once taking a turn for the better, the thing had assumed...
Damned If I Do

Damned If I Do

Sep 2, 2023 | Fiction, Short Stories | 0 comments

Warm and Nicely Buried “Mrs. Marotta, Jose is gone.” The woman took Fragua’s hand and patted it as if consoling him. “Yes, my son is dead.” She assured him that her feet were planted firmly on real ground. “Mrs. Marotta, I...
My Name Is Red

My Name Is Red

Jun 24, 2023 | Fiction | 0 comments

I am nothing but a corpse now, a body at the bottom of a well. Although I drew my last breath long ago and my heart has stopped beating, no one, apart from that vile murderer, knows what’s happened to me. As for that wretch, he felt for my pulse and listened for...
A Good Scent from a Strange Mountain

A Good Scent from a Strange Mountain

Mar 11, 2023 | Fiction, Short Stories | 0 comments

Open Arms His face turned to me now, and I could not draw a breath. I thought for a moment that my first impression of him had been correct. He was a ghost and this was the moment he would carry me away with him. My breath was gone, never to return. But he did not...
The Penelopiad

The Penelopiad

Dec 3, 2022 | Fiction | 0 comments

It was stupid of Icarius to try to drown the daughter of a naiad, however. Water is our element, it is our birthright. Although we are not such good swimmers as our mothers, we do have a way of floating, and we’re well connected among the fish and seabirds. A...