J. Dane Tyler

#fridayflash: In Short OrderDarcKnyt

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:30:00 +0000

He drags on the cigarette and lets the smoke out through his nostrils in a gray-blue plume. It clashes with the red vinyl of the stools, chairs and pocked countertop. A lump of adobe which used to be a pile of donuts fossilizes under a glass cover at the L-turn. A waitress is smacking her [...]

Morning CommuteDarcKnyt

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 13:30:00 +0000

Eddie sat in his usual corner at the back of the train car on the upper deck, face turned to the window. He didn’t look at me when I got to the top of the stairs at the front of the car. Usually he smiles. A woman in the front seat opposite us on the [...]

Rock-a-Bye BullyDarcKnyt

Fri, 28 Aug 2009 06:04:51 +0000

I stood in the fresh country air, feet on the lower runner of a split rail fence, elbows on the upper. The strong sun beat down from behind the hazy clouds in the cadet blue sky and beaded sweat from under my long, silky bangs. The tall grass tickled in the muggy breeze and bugs [...]

Western-Fantasy Vignette #1DarcKnyt

Fri, 17 Jul 2009 04:02:12 +0000

A short (less than 2400 words) vignette with a western flair, but a fantasy foundation. I had a dream several weeks ago, and this was the dream.  There’s another piece of it, too, though it seemed unrelated in how diverse the scenes were.  I’ll get to that one soon, I hope. Enjoy, and please feel free to [...]

A Jog in the ParkDarcKnyt

Thu, 02 Jul 2009 04:48:41 +0000

By now, my dad knows I’m missing. I don’t know where I am.� I’m lying in sand.� I was running, running through a park.� Someone came up behind me — I thought it was another runner — and then a sharp pain, on the back of my head.� Blackness, shot through with stars, then a [...]

Do Not Enter, Part 5DarcKnyt

Thu, 05 Mar 2009 06:59:23 +0000

The end of the story.  If you’re interested in seeing it from the beginning, you can do so from this page. Thanks for following along, everyone! ==================================== A hot wash of air rushed up from behind Rose. It raised the hair on her arms and neck and a shudder wracked her body.  She heard her breath, thready and whimpering, [...]

Do Not Enter, Part 4DarcKnyt

Wed, 04 Mar 2009 06:51:20 +0000

The kiriban prize for one of my faithful and very kind watchers on my deviantART page continues. Enjoy, everyone.� I think – think – only one more after this. If you’re interested you can see the whole thing here. ========================================== Rose shook, her eyes darted across the battered pavement. Nothing.� Utter solitude. She heard a rasping breath, and her [...]

Do Not Enter, Part 3DarcKnyt

Tue, 03 Mar 2009 01:12:07 +0000

Here’s another installment of the “Do Not Enter” story, a kiriban prize for one of the terrific watchers on my deviantART page. I hope you enjoy it.  If you want to catch the whole thing, you can do so here. ======================================================= Rose scrabbled up the stone steps on her hands and knees. She tore her weight forward, ripped [...]

Do Not Enter, Part 2DarcKnyt

Tue, 17 Feb 2009 19:02:51 +0000

Continuation of “Do Not Enter”, which you can find en totem here. Thanks for following along! ================================== Rose came back into the building, the dusty haze still lingering in the sun streaming through the windows.  She held a tiny, silver flashlight from her car’s glove box in one hand, her purse slung over the other.  She pointed the [...]

Do Not Enter, Part 1DarcKnyt

Mon, 16 Feb 2009 13:30:47 +0000

So begins a kiriban prize someone won over on my deviantART page.  She captured my 21,000th page view.  This is her prize. As usual, I used the winner as the main character.  I’ve been moving this along at a steady pace now all weekend.  I started on Friday night.  At this point it’s about 4,100 words [...]

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