It Can Be Painful To Humans!

by Adam Drew


"Oh, look, honey, there's a platypus loose on the bus! How cute!" someone cooed, and I leaped to my feet.

"Be careful!" I bellowed. "They have venomous spurs on their hind feet!" Everyone stared at me like I was an idiot.

"No, really!"

But my warnings were in vain. The killing had only just begun.

He Fell

by Adam Drew


I'd stood up to him before, and he always left me a bloody, broken mess. But this time would be different.

He comes home drunk, climbs to the top of the stairs, stops at the door to our daughter's room, bellows obscenities.

That's as far as he'll go. I'm waiting inside. Just a little push.

What's in a Name?

by Adam Drew


Terrel made a mistake. Names are important, you see, and when someone changes theirs, you respect that. Especially when that someone can beat the living hell out of you.

Fifteen rounds passed; Terrel lost thirteen of them, taking blow after blow, shot after shot.

"What's my name, Uncle Tom?" asked Ali with each brutal punch.