Author Archives: CP Bialois

Overrated Few things fester disappointment more than finding out someone wasn’t something they claimed to be. Poor Alexa and Jayden already felt the growing doubt. “He said he could play?” Alexa said. “Yeah. Said he was good at stickhandling, too,” … Continue reading →

Learn Ya Something “So, what’d you learn?” his dad asked as he finished cleaning the scrape on Tom’s cheek. Tom knew there was a lesson in this, but he didn’t care. He’d been in the right. Jesse had taken his … Continue reading →

Out with the Old “You know, it might not be so bad. You’ll have new experiences, and new friends. It’ll be just like when I started school,” Marylyn said, smiling at her daughter. Erin tried to smile back but couldn’t. … Continue reading →

Memories Outside, the rain fell in a misting spray, reminding Rebecca of running through her grandparents’ sprinklers as a little girl. The water beaded on the window, like the water had on her skin year earlier, and her smile grew. … Continue reading →

Finding the Right Words He stared at the computer screen, trying to will it into helping him. It’d been like this for hours. Or was it days? He didn’t remember. Couldn’t remember. All he knew was he needed a cutesy … Continue reading →

Wishful Thinking “I’ve never been so bored in my entire life,” Reynolds said, his sigh echoing in the helmet’s comm system. “Would you rather be shot at?” Quadrin asked. The two had met the day before, but they had become … Continue reading →

Batter Up “Really, Rick, it’s not you, it’s me,” Amy said, patting her husband on the shoulder to reassure him. It wasn’t often he failed, and she’d always comforted him as best as she could. “Do you want the pill?” … Continue reading →

Knightly Duties “The city is safe once again, thanks to the Crimson Specter and his sidekick, Ghost Knight—” “Clyde, honey, that is the corniest story you’ve written yet. Why don’t you try something the paper will publish? No one in … Continue reading →

Sorry for being late with this. I had some caffeine related problems today and it slipped my mind. Enjoy! 🙂 Motherly Touch “Empty this; toss out that. Ya’d think old Belle was just a service mule, wouldn’t ya?” Belle grumbled … Continue reading →

Twice is the Charm “Really? Again?” Brian asked his girlfriend as he leaned against the bathroom door with his arms crossed across his chest. “You know, I’ve heard just about every rejection imaginable, but no one’s ever gotten sick at … Continue reading →