Havok Publishing

Take Two and Call Me in the Morning

As I clicked the holovision remote, images cycled with lazy ease, adding unintelligible noise to my apartment. Fluorescent lights flickered overhead, illuminating the stagnant monotony of my life. The micro...

The Broken Window

Detective Conan adjusted his fedora and surveyed the broken glass scattered throughout the flowerbed. At some point last night, an intruder had broken into the Westfield home through this window… supposedly...

Burnt Sugar & Mischief

Fern pressed a wrinkled finger against each of the tiny shamrocks embedded in the mossy roof. “I used to love playing leprechauns,” she mused, turning the miniature clover-colored house in her stiff hands...

Squeeze Play

“All this trouble just so you can cuddle some alien vultures.” My sister landed our gyro-flyer near one of my video recorders, which was showing a lone adorb. Usually they were in herds of a dozen or so. “A...

Luna’s Arctic Aggravation

The wind whipped against the door to Luna’s enclosure. She sighed and snuggled deeper into her cozy bed of straw. “Good morning, Luna.” A gangly keeper in khaki pants and a green Zoo polo peered at her through...