Archive for January, 2008

Posted on January 28, 2008 - by Aaron Ross Powell

The Hole: Part 57

The creature in front turned to follow. It reared back, however, just yards away from colliding the top half of its tubular body with the concrete and steel only eleven fee above the pavement. As Elliot sped away, he saw the second creature slam into the first, both falling, and then the truck […]

Posted on January 27, 2008 - by Aaron Ross Powell

The Hole: Part 56

The creature was a hundred yards away when Elliot caught up to Evajean. She shouted Hope’s name while running after him, bent low low to scoop him up if he got within distance. Again Elliot called for her to stop, but Evajean had become attached to the animal—and focusing on it meant not […]

Posted on January 14, 2008 - by Aaron Ross Powell

The Hole: Part 55

Twice he almost asked her about Nahom, almost pressured her to remember, but the trauma was too close and he set the questions aside. Instead, he addressed the continuing first leg of their expedition.

“We’re still going to Colorado,” he said, when finished his second slice of bread.

“Are you asking?”

“No. We still are, right?”

“Yeah. […]

Posted on January 8, 2008 - by Aaron Ross Powell

The Hole: Part 54

As they walked back to the truck, their way bright and easy from the lights the crazies had returned to them, Elliot wondered if that was it. Had the crazies chased them all this way just to tell them that one word? And what the hell did it mean?

The crazies had simply walked […]

Posted on January 3, 2008 - by Aaron Ross Powell

The Hole: Part 53

“Shut that thing up!” Elliot said. He waved his hand behind him until he found here. Grabbing her jacket, he pulled her forward. “Come on!”

“Let go,” she hissed and jerked his hand away. But she followed him, hand on his back so they wouldn’t get separated. Hope, perhaps cued in […]