Short Story: The Dreamsharer

© 2020, Jori Hanna “They call him the Dreamsharer. Which of you will be brave enough to step into the chamber with him?” Willing hands shoot up around me, people whose eyes are sunken into dark circles far enough that their faces more closely resemble skulls than skin. The announcer’s eyes land on me, andContinue reading “Short Story: The Dreamsharer”

Short Story: An Unlikely Friend

© 2020, Jori Hanna A note from J. J.: When I wrote this story, I had just engaged with an interesting tweet on Twitter from J. Federle (@JFedereleWrites). The tweet read: You inherit a mansion… if you live in it 1 month alone.(Day 4) Whispers emit from faucets.(Day 11) Your shadow is crooked.(Day 21) YourContinue reading “Short Story: An Unlikely Friend”

Short Story: The Pembrook Academy for Gifted Children

© 2020, Jori Hanna Brandon looked at the list of names, reviewing the addresses before him and glancing up at the trailer park he’d parked outside. This one kid had potential. Maxwell Jones. Three years old. Perfectly healthy son of a single mother, abandoned by his father when he was one. The guy didn’t evenContinue reading “Short Story: The Pembrook Academy for Gifted Children”

Short Story: A Night in the Snow

© 2019, Jori Hanna The snow had nearly blanketed the ground completely when my target finally left the shop. I watched from the parking lot as the neon open sign flickered off along with the rest of the lights sharing their warmth with the world through the shop windows, filtering out past the mannequins displayingContinue reading “Short Story: A Night in the Snow”