Author: therealmelreynes

©2022 Mel Reynes do not re-publish without permission There’s many hidden doors, if you know where to look.  There a door behind the witches cauldron, or hidden by the exotic tapestry, there’s even one hidden under a teacup.  This one was in a building made up to look like a crashed spaceship. A bulbous green…

©2022 Mel Reynes do not re-publish without permission She sits on a throne of old televisions. They are from all eras, containing tubes, LCDs, and plasmas. Their wire intertwine and have no clear genesis or terminus. Cables twitch and writhe under their own power. The light from their blue and static flicker illuminates…Her.  You cannot…

©2022 Mel Reynes do not re-publish without permission Originally published by Mid-Level Management Literary Magazine, which is available here.

© 2021 Mel ReynesOriginally published in The Fabulist Magazine and available on their website

©2022 Mel Reynes do not re-publish without permission Each of these stories are exactly 100 words. In Dreams I Walk With You Published September 2022 by Shacklebound Books. – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –…

©2022 Mel Reynes do not re-publish without permission She carefully turned off the highway, making sure to slow to the right speed, use her blinker, and not draw too much attention. She was almost there. She couldn’t risk getting pulled over and having her car searched.  Once she was off the highway, the streetlights quickly…

©2022 Mel Reynes do not re-publish without permission PATIENT INTAKE FORM Name: Jason Morel    |    Age: 32   |   Sex: Male   |   Address: Redacted Emergency contact: Julia Morel   |   Relationship: Mom Insurance: MedHealth Bronze Care  Health concerns/symptoms: Patient is experiencing extreme jaundice. Patient self admitted and describes themselves as fine.…

© 2022 Mel Reynes do not re-publish without permission He was outside again. Jenn had gotten up to go to the bathroom and Craig wasn’t in bed. Not too worrying—but then he wasn’t in the bathroom, the downstairs half bath, nor was he in the “European” kitchenette of their tiny townhouse. When she finally found…

©2022 Mel Reynes do not re-publish without permission “You ever wonder what he uses all the butterflies for?” Kevin asked while we waited in the brush. I did not respond. Kevin was new to the island, not even at Common Level yet, but should at least know he was forbidden from talking to other levels.…

©2022 Mel Reynes do not re-publish without permission Today my arm fell off. It was my fault really.  I should probably back up and start at the beginning. There’s a surprising number of slow, shambling, steps between moving into a new apartment and getting resurrected by your boomer witch landlord to do house chores.  I’m…