Shorts

I am a scientist and highly open-minded, mainly because of the recent events in my life. The first thing my brain did was shout that this was impossible, regardless of what I saw. With close to t...

https://martinvoncannon.wordpress.com/2023/06/05/fey-pharmacy-chapter-six/

Glenn Wilson read the text on his phone. It was from Tanya, his girlfriend turned fiancé. She was going shopping and wanted to know what he wanted for dinner. He knew his response wouldn’t go ...

https://martinvoncannon.wordpress.com/2023/05/22/special-delivery-the-tooth-fairy/

Anders Brady stepped from the elevator and navigated the narrow corridors of the cubicle farm to his station. He logged into his computer terminal and dimmed the monitors. Rummaging around in his...

https://martinvoncannon.wordpress.com/2023/05/08/special-delivery-bad-day/

A glance at my smartwatch showed the time being three-twenty-seven. Assuming these people observed standard time changes, I had shy of three hours to prepare for a date to discuss dealing with mo...

https://martinvoncannon.wordpress.com/2023/05/04/fey-pharmacy-chapter-five/

Karl Roberts spun in his chair. He slowed the momentum and glanced at the vitals monitor. No change. Deft was on a mission, and Karl had twenty-two minutes and counting left of his shift. If Deft...

https://martinvoncannon.wordpress.com/2023/04/24/special-delivery-the-runner/

A scrawny man came in pulling a hand truck with a wooden crate bungee corded to it. His wet lips were large and hung open, showing a gap from a missing tooth. It was hard to guess his eye color, ...

https://martinvoncannon.wordpress.com/2023/04/10/fey-pharmacy-chapter-four/

Edwina Gibson entered her cube and pulled the plastic drop cloths off the computers, chair, and the rest of her desk. It had taken several months of petitions and four letters from her psychologi...

https://martinvoncannon.wordpress.com/2023/04/03/special-delivery-stoned/

Kurt extended his legs a quarter of an inch each and stepped from the elevator. He walked fast, using the added height to cover more ground. Danforth had written him up for being late the last th...

https://martinvoncannon.wordpress.com/2023/03/27/special-delivery-power-trip/

A catgirl bolted through the door; her green eyes scanned me, the counter, and the shelves. On the top of her ginger hair was a light blue ribbon tied into a bow between her triangle ears. Next, ...

https://martinvoncannon.wordpress.com/2023/03/20/fey-pharmacy-chapter-three/

Claudia Hernandez wiped the last of the sauce from her meal break on the napkin. She cleaned the table, washed her hands, and headed toward her cubicle, where she logged in with a minute to spare...

https://martinvoncannon.wordpress.com/2023/03/13/special-delivery-not-an-accident/