A Quiet House

“Hello?” Doug called as he walked into his house. The kitchen, strangely silent, felt as though its inhabitants had beamed up into a spaceship in the middle of coffee-drinking, doll-playing, and Nerf-gun shooting. Doug opened the door to the basement and started down. Horror movies began like this. With each step, sounds of life grew…

Dogfight

They soared high above the earth, higher than kites or balloons or eagles.  They were the best pilot and copilot the world had ever seen, and it was up to them to keep that world safe. "Keep your eyes open, Boomer.  We never know when the bad guys will show up." "Roger that, Mean Eagle."…