by Pat Bove | Jan 19, 2025 | Absurd Flash Fiction
The day my uncle turned off Faux News and called it annoying loud noise, I knew something was up. I can summarize my uncle in one sentence and you will understand the kind of man he is. His largest regret in life is that he was unable to make it to the January 6th...
by Pat Bove | Jan 19, 2025 | A Short Story, Fiction
It was winter when Beelzebub and his armies returned. I was a priest in the age of man. I hoped that might matter. Even when the dark armies gathered all holy men across all regions, I thought we had a purpose. It was a foolish hope. Upon his arrival, Beelzebub spoke...
by Pat Bove | Jan 19, 2025 | A Short Story, Fiction
I couldn’t remember if the gun in my hand was loaded. That is where my mind went. Not to the jungle around me. Or the screaming in the distance. Not even to the hazmat suit I was wearing or the fact I was naked under it. No. The first thing I noticed was the MP5...
by Pat Bove | Jan 18, 2025 | A Short Story, Most Popular
The bicentennial celebration was a special day. Two hundred years had passed since Earth was abandoned. The rich, the politicians—anyone with means—fled into the sky, leaving a broken world behind. But centuries later, Earth has been restored. Now the colonists wish...
by Pat Bove | Jan 18, 2025 | Absurd Flash Fiction
In the near future, Santa has changed industries due to the high request rates for peace on earth. During the year he has a modified military grade sleigh and goes on guerilla missions to take down oppressive regimes. Sleigh bells ring. Are you listenin’? The words...
