by Warren Benedetto The angel Elom wept over his wife’s broken body. Blood pattered to the floor from the straw mattress upon which she gave birth. Birth? No. It was no birth. She had simply…ruptured. The child was a giant—a Nephilim. It tore through its mother’s flesh: first its hands, then its arms, then its head. […]
by Jacek Wilkos He knelt before the grave. Looked at the inscriptions and placed his large hand on the tombstone. “Hello Mother” he whispered. He couldn’t stand what she had done. Old and sick, she wasn’t going to wait for death to come for her and committed suicide. “You are the son of a […]
by Bill Bibo Jr. Sister Mary Antagonista strapped the bandoliers over her black tunic. She secured their contents, blessed moments earlier for their holy mission. A steel-plated headpiece completed her uniform. A pink cloud of bloodthirsty flamingos had descended upon the unsuspecting city and raised their wings in war. The people, used to seeing […]
by Jacqueline Moran Meyer “Welcome to Swingers Island,” the musk-oiled Adonis had said, handing an excited Don and Yolanda the flamingo they would be in charge of for their entire vacation. But after spending a day on the nude beach, getting sunburned in unmentionable places, while chasing that bird, their excitement waned. “Squawk!” “What […]
by Vijayaraj Mahendraraj “Welcome to The Flaming-O! Tropical resort, spa, buffets—” choked the tearful woman. “You alright?” asked a concerned couple. “Yes… yes, I swear,” she replied, eyes terrified. “Our rooms?” pressed an indifferent tourist. “Rooms…” she stammered. “And when do we eat?” “The buffet… starts soon,” she mumbled. One by one, they departed. […]
by Bernardo Villela Flamingoes flew after me. My friends and I came here for Pride. Now they’ve died. I was scream-queening. A nun fleeing the convent hoisted me onto her back. Grown man becomes baby. Splashing into the sea, archeologists followed firing at will but missed. The flying pink nightmares wouldn’t be deterred. Sister […]
by Gully Novaro The animal rebellions caught us off guard. We were ready to fight each other, but never thought of them. We barely won the Great Ape Wars, our troops were decimated. That’s when the flamingos attacked. Few of us remain. Hiding in basements, only going out at night. Their squawks are scarier […]
by Andreas Flögel Although the flamingos were only plastic lawn ornaments, they were Mary’s pride and joy. During winter, they were kept in storage, not to take damage in the cold. In spring, they got polished until they glistened in the sun, then carefully planted on the lawn. Then Mary had a baby. The […]
by Tracy Davidson Later, they said it was toxins in the salt water that sent the flamingos psychotic. They went from docile to deadly in seconds. Half the missionary camp wiped out. We fought with everything we could. Sister Mary strangled one with her rosary… then got shredded by two more. Beaks, sharp as […]
by Evan Baughfman Three boys climbed into a zoo enclosure, stoning colourful birds with baseball-sized rocks, killing a sixteen-year-old flamingo in their attack. The children, facing criminal charges, were ultimately exonerated due to their ages. Each boy: younger than ten. On his sixteenth birthday, the eldest delinquent was found dead in a park, eyes […]