Killer-Extras: Flash Fiction
Witness a different kind of school teacher in this wicked tale of sadistic art by Mike Martinez!
John's Class
By Mike Martinez
John wiped the blood spatter from his goggles with an
oil-stained rag. The children giggled from the far side of the
table that the Thing lay on. They were here for their lesson. It
was his job to teach them how to explore the pain levels of
their play-things without dispatching them too soon or too
easily. John held up the Thing’s recently severed finger, and
tossed it into the crowd of children. A rapid melee broke out,
and finally Fielder, a boy with so much promise, held up the
prize and began to gnaw on the cut end of it. The other children
sounded their disappointment over Fielder’s good fortune.
“You see children; you must be quick when removing the extra
parts from your thing. You must do this with finesse and speed,
otherwise the flesh tears. It ruins the whole effect, and you
should always be proud to show off your work.” John reached over
his head and pulled down the long mirror so his subject could
see the latest improvement on its body.
The Thing saw its own wide-eyed reflection. Eyes held open by
heat sealing tape; it had a look of permanent surprise. Tear
tracks cut through the dirt caked blood that had spattered all
over its face. It was naked, save for a few pads of gauze and
the straps holding it in place. A ball gag held in the louder
screams, keeping the precious sounds down to pig-like squeals
that delighted the children and gave John an almost constant
erection. It also prevented the thing from hyperventilating no
matter how much beautiful pain it would endure.
The sex had been removed upon its arrival. This was always the
first to go. You didn’t want the children feeling as though
Things could be remotely human. It could give the children
nightmares if they thought of them as real. Tubes hung down into
the light pool surrounding the table. Some had fluids to keep it
alive and one was a diluted anti-depressant. “No reason for the
Thing to be feeling bad about its situation.”
The rest of this story is no longer on our website, but will be available for purchase Summer 2009 with the release of our annual anthology!
Killer-words: Year One
Tiny Slices of Darkness
It will feature all the fiction stories posted on the site this year (including the rest of this one), brand new stories, a year in review, some of our best articles, original art, and more!
If you are interested in pre-ordering copies of the book please send an email to
jude@killer-works.com
Bio Bits:
Mike Martinez is a life long Chicago resident, and writes
short fiction in many genres. Recently, Mike has become a staff
member at Twilight Tales, Chicago’s longest running readers’ and
writers’ series.
http://twilighttales.com/
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