Author
Steven Saus
Steven Saus injects people with radioactivity as his day job, but only to serve the forces of good. His work has also appeared in print in the anthology Timeshares and Hungry For Your Love, and in several magazines both online and off. You can find links to them all at www.stevensaus.com, and read his blog at href="http://ideatrash.net" target="Trash">ideatrash.net.
Rust
Max's sensors detect them coming as they reach the museum's mummy room. Their footsteps are loud against the tiled floors, the floating echoes of Susan's seasoned patter tries to fill the vast rooms of the exhibit. Whispered voices echo, punctuated by the occasional shrill high…
Surprise Party
Sarah pulls into the driveway, and we all start to whisper. The tension and arguments of the day melt away in the heat of the birthday candles being lit. Rover whines from the bedroom and one of us--hard to tell which in the darkened living room--shushes the dog. "Better that…