Power Couple

SIXTY YEARS AGO Cassius was deeply asleep when he was rocked back awake with a slap on his foot. “Rise up, Benton. Rise up!” He woke up, senses still scrambling, and saw the assistant headmaster, Reverend Jack, staring at him with a not-so-friendly face. “Did you know anything about this?” Cassius was still trying to […]

SIXTY YEARS AGO Cassius ate the banana Aurelius had given him while Aurelius put the bloody cloth back into the bag. Aurelius noticed that the banana was almost gone, so he took another one out of the bag and handed it to Cassius, but he waved him off. “I am pleased that you have an

PRESENT DAY Caris and Carol walked hand in hand through the basement corridor that the security men had led them through. There were two men in front, and two men behind, and their uniforms bore the same logo with a river and the face of a jungle cat, but it was clearer now. The river

Welcome to the second installment of Heaven’s Mercenaries, and the fourth and final season of Power Couple! This has been one amazing journey, and expect one hell of a blazing end to this amazing series! Let’s get right into it! SIXTY YEARS AGO “The teachings of the word are without repentance. The only ones who

Jenny was a sucker for any good party except for the black-tie ones. They bored the hell out of her. She couldn’t stand the fake laughter and the fake politeness and the fake everything. Granted, she was a master at playing their game, but there was something about the unfiltered nature of informal parties that

Stella lay awake all night while Karla snored beside her. The wildest thing she’d learned about this lover of hers sleeping next to her was that nothing could keep her from hunger or sleep. She could be in a jail cell with the darkest of souls and still find her way to dreamland. She checked

“Mm. Mm baby, you already wore me out, at least let me have the morning to sleep it off. Okay let me – Motherfucker!” Carol had been asleep in the pool chair on the beach. She’d began to feel someone kissing on her neck and thought it was Caris, but then she woke up to

Inspector Kpodo examined the man who stood before him, still coming to terms with the fact that he was even breathing. This man had been the subject of many sleepless nights over a significant number of months. How was the subject of a murder investigation suddenly living and breathing before him? “Mr. Glazer, please have

Welcome to Heaven’s Mercenaries, the third and final installment of Power Couple! So many questions we need answers to, and we’re about to have them answered in this first part of the final season. So, let’s get started! PRESENT DAY The old man stepped out of the jet and breathed the air in. Forty-plus years

Extremely short season? Yeah, I know. Dunno what Kay’s up to. But yo, that title definitely confirms a lot, doesn’t it? Let’s see how Hell’s Angels closes out… PRESENT DAY Karla threw her glass of scotch clear across the room. “FUUUUUUCK!” The walk back from the warehouse was one of pure anger and fear. They’d