No-Tell Ink

Herein lay the words and imagery collected and created. Stories best unsaid. But written nonetheless.

Welcome to My World

Along with the mini stories that spring to mind, there will be the occasional update or tease about my book in progress: The Tourist

Welcome to No-Tell Ink. Grab your bags, and I will lead you to your room.

I regret to inform you, but there is only one room available. Room 13.

  • The Hotel- Just Roll with It

    Ep. 8 Rollie Stevens had been with The Department for a few years. He grew up in the city nearby, and worked for eight years in their police department, with five as detective. Unannounced, he received a letter to come interview here. He had never even heard of The Town, nor did he know it…

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  • Blinded by the Light

    Fleep was nearly blinded by the Brightness as soon as he entered the room. It was unusual for anything to be this bright in here. For as long as he has grown up in the area, this room was dark and quiet. But not today. Along with the light, there was commotion and noise. He…

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  • The Hotel- The Night Manager

    Ep. 7 I’ve been the Night Manager of The Hotel for a long time. My father was the Night Manager before me. I grew up in The Town, just like most of the full-time residents that keep Things running. It isn’t a bad job, though some of the requirements are a little more demanding than…

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  • One Good Man™

    “What do you mean, it isn’t there?” she asked incredulously. “There were so many of them yesterday!” “I’m sorry ma’am,” came the tired response. She was the fifth person to ask the same question. That was after all ten of their inventory had already been bought, wrapped, and taken away. “There is a reason why…

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  • Mummy Porn

    This is for Helder, whether he wants it or not. Woodsy Johnson looked at the book. Then he looked at the circle or red candles marking the shape of a circle around the crudely drawn five-pointed star inside the circle. Red candles with bits of silk and lace embedded on the outside? Check. Pentacle drawn…

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  • The Hotel- Stirred and Fried

    Ep. 6 Joe had run the All-Nite Chineze Buffet for the last 20 years. He bought it from some weird guy who had opened it at least 30 years before that. He didn’t know if he was Chinese, Japanese, or some other ‘nese’, but his accent never senses seemed to stay the same. Joe himself…

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