Ultraviolent MeMaw Rides Again

Nov 6th, 2022 Vignettes Kyra Johnson 35 min read

          November 7th, 2067 “Ma?” A door can be heard opening and closing, followed closely by the quick pitter patter of high heels as the person that voice belongs to strides through the house with purpose. The footfalls cease, and into view comes a head full of curly brunette locks cascading down the back of a casual business suit. The young…

Communication

Sep 11th, 2022 Vignettes Kyra Johnson 16 min read

It was another quiet evening in the Davison household. If the sounds of a little girl playing and screaming in her bedroom upstairs counts as ‘quiet’. Ken and Kyra were in the kitchen together, listening to Adina as she did whatever it is that she was doing up there. Ken sat on the opposite side of the counter from Kyra, his eyes watching her as…

Remember the Jawdropper

Jul 31st, 2022 Vignettes Kyra Johnson 15 min read

July 13th, 2022 Wrestlestock “Mommy and Daddy, they went sailing on a boat! Did you know that?” Adina exclaimed, her little eyes filled with wonder as she sat, perched up on a partition wall, her little legs swinging beneath her. She tore her gaze away from the person she’d been talking to in order to take another look around the makeshift city known as Wrestlestock….

Doing My Job for Me

Jul 3rd, 2022 Vignettes Kyra Johnson 14 min read

“You keep that shit up and we’re gonna go home.” Kyra bellows across the beach, having just watched Adina sling an entire handful of sand directly at an unsuspecting little boy trying to play in the water. Adina stands up and plants her little hands on her hips, glaring back at her mother. Ken shakes his head as Kyra pipes up again. “Don’t tempt me,…

Value

Jun 5th, 2022 Vignettes Kyra Johnson 19 min read

Ha! Well, they did it. Those two crazy kids went and got married, and it was beautiful. It was everything Ken and Kyra could have ever hoped for – And more. But they were ready to come home when the time came. The honeymoon was lovely, and they’d both enjoyed a few days laying out on the beach and a few other things that came…

Copycat

Mar 20th, 2022 Vignettes Kyra Johnson 17 min read

Adina hadn’t been in school for that long but in that short time, Kyra had gotten very used to almost daily calls from her teacher, or rather teachers about certain… ‘behaviors’. Today was no different, except the fact that today the teachers wanted a meeting. So here she was, standing just outside the door to the preschool classroom. She could only imagine what her daughter…

Get the popcorn

Mar 13th, 2022 Vignettes Kyra Johnson 23 min read

”Come on, get up, buddy.” Ken Davison opens his eyes to see a TSA Agent looking down at him. On the floor of Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport, Davison was waiting for a flight to Los Angeles. He is dressed in a nice orange button down shirt and black dress pants. ”Is there a problem?” ”You can’t sleep here. Now go find yourself somewhere to…

On Edge

Feb 13th, 2022 Vignettes Kyra Johnson 21 min read

Ken Davison sits up and looks at the plain black and white analog clock on the dingy, dirt stained white wall. The time is 5:13. The morning sun is just beginning to vanquish the horrible night. He lets out a deep sigh before turning to add more weight to the bench press. It was unusual for Ken to be in the gym this early in…

Finger to the Throat Means Death

Feb 6th, 2022 Vignettes Kyra Johnson 26 min read

It was a couple of days before the next edition of UGWC Synergy, and Kyra had finally found herself booked – and not just the accompaniment to her fiance while he fought the two people they’d be facing together at Infinity. She wasn’t entirely complaining though. It gave her pause, and now that she finally had another match upcoming, and especially after her little sparring…

Getting Help

Nov 21st, 2021 Vignettes Kyra Johnson 21 min read

Kyra laid on the couch, her legs propped up on the armrest. She let out a heavy sigh as she stared at the ceiling, watching the ceiling fan spin lazily – every now and again catching a glimpse at the particles of dust the sunlight caught as it shone through the windows. Turning her head towards the only other person in the room with her,…