Bad Dream
“Are you okay?” Cordelia asked, wiping the cold sweat from her boyfriend’s brow.
“I was having a bad dream…” Joe replied.
“Oh?”
“Yeah. You were a vampire. I was hypnotized and…”
“Vampires don’t exist, silly boy.”
“I know.”
“Shape-shifting aliens on the other hand…”
His thoughts were sucked dry before he had time to scream.
Yes, this one was inspired by an actual dream of mine. A dream within a dream, truth be told. You know how those go, right? You’re in the middle of a strange fantasy, “wake up”, and suddenly realize you simply passed from one altered state of mind to the other. I have vivid dreams all the time and strange transitions like that gave birth to other stories of mine, like this one for instance.
My love for horror stories did the rest. Would you love to be sucked dry right now? I think so.
New Phone
“Alexandra?”
“Yes, General?”
“Did you replace my smartphone?”
“Nope. It’s always been the same.”
“Bright pink, huh?”
“Bold color choice. Love it!”
“And the glossy spirals along the rim?”
“They’re super cute.”
“How about the flashing messages saying I must give you an extra month of vacations this year?”
“If you insist… Thanks.”
He sighed.
Remember a couple of days when I said I don’t spend hours glued to my phone and whatnot? It’s still true but that doesn’t mean I had to let it drop from my jacket pocket as I was shopping today. Fortunately, it survived the crash because I don’t feel the need to replace it just yet. On the rare days I forget my little black notebook, I use it to sketch my stories and I’m pretty sure I still have a few unused ideas there.
This was definitely not one of them but since we were on the subject of phones… No, a skilled hypnotist like Alexandra doesn’t need to do stuff like this to get what she wants. She does it because it’s fun. As for her holidays, I wonder what countries she’ll visit this year. Any suggestions?
Goddess Trinity
“In the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost. Amen!” The Pope said.
“The correct phrasing is ‘In the name of the Mother, the Daughter, and the Holy Pussy!’, slave!” The latex-clad nun exclaimed.
“Yes, Mistress,” he mumbled, eyes glazed.
The Goddess Trinity would forever prevail. First the Church, then the world.
We all know that, as important as religion is in many people’s lives, it’s also fucked up beyond belief by constant scandals, extreme views, secret agendas, etc. This goes for all creeds and not just the one portrayed in the piece. Don’t you think we need a new status quo?
This fantasy snippet was written with that in mind and where’s the harm in a little world domination?
Hypnotic Whiskey
“So you’re a spy,” he smiled, gun under the table..
“So are you,” she replied.
“Sorry the hypnotic in the whiskey was a bust,” he mocked.
“Oh but It wasn’t. While you were distracted, my partner secured the asset.”
“Fuck!”
“You can always forget this blunder…” She offered him another drink.
“Bottoms up!” He said.
So… I recently watched the first episode of a TV show entitled Whiskey Cavalier, a comedy/espionage affair starring Scott Foley and Lauren Cohan. It was entertaining to say the least, as the two main characters tried to outplay one another at every turn. I’ve always liked that sort of spy vs. spy dynamic and I’m a sucker for silly humor too so a few impressions of that show have found their way into this one. Not sure what will happen to him after being hypnotized though.