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One moment Adam Coy holds the lives of a family at the flick of lighter, and the next someone else holds his inside of the Douglas Residence. Worse off, he’s not alone. 

Five others with similar murderous backgrounds find themselves confined to the Douglas Residence, wondering what will happen next and if the owner of the house is a bigger threat than they are to each other. 

The Douglas Residence has seen many generations from the rich and respected to the greedy and degenerate. All six individuals have heard of the stories that made the house infamous in Raven’s Crook, Chase County. Their only hope of survival is remaining cohesive. That’s assuming there’s a chance for survival at all. 


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Short Story Collection - Fall 2012

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No-Injury Policy is the 1st short story collection by C.M. Humphries, showcasing six of the eeriest tales from every town in Chase County: Raven's Crook, Lovington, Lakeside, and Long Brooke.

Highlighting the novel is the tale "No-Injury Policy", a story set in Raven's Crook's darkest beginnings. Nicholas Tanner finds himself working for the infamous Douglas Lumber Mill in an effort to support his new family. Despite the horrific tales he's heard from the locals, he tries to earn a living and ignore all the demonic signs around him. As a union begins to form, the owner resorts to violent efforts to make sure his company is not controlled by any outsides. He reveals his more sinister side as Nick is roped into the clandestine group. 

Short Stories

"The Country At Night" - Friday the 13th (04.13.2012)

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Prose Poem

"The Country at Night" is C.M. Humphries' first published work of poetry. It centers around a couple running away from danger in a field, one of them hoping they both survive, the other . . . 

Check out this poem April 13th, 2012 at Phantom Kangaroo. 
"Reassurance, or the Evolution of a Pessimist"
Flash Fiction

  Tale of a man, an ethereal girlfriend, razor blades, and a promise ring.
"Day and Night"
Flash Fiction

A lost loved one appears in her would-be husband's dreams. What's disturbing: What she brings back to his reality.
"Normality"
Short Story

With the blade already slicing through the skin of her throat, all he could whisper was, “I love you.” 
"Lovely Weather in Long Brooke"
Short Story

The protagonist wakes up one day to find his life as normal, only someone has replaced him.
"Never Taken"
Short Story

A daughter finds herself chained in a cellar with several other women. The cellar, well it belongs to her father.
"Under the Blade" & "Small Grains"
Flash Fiction

In this anthology you'll find both stories alongside dozens of other great stories.
"Under the Blade"
Flash Fiction

In this editor's choice you'll find this story alongside other first-choice tales.
"Under the Blade"
Flash Fiction

A man who knows nothing about making threats tries to use brute force to save his daughter.
"Small Grains"
Flash Fiction

Two kids find a mysterious object on a beach without knowing what evil power it possesses. 

Transgressive Fiction:

trans·gres·sive  (trns-grsv, trnz-)adj.
1. Exceeding a limit or boundary, especially of social acceptability.
2. Of or relating to a genre of fiction, filmmaking, or art characterized by graphic depictions of behavior that violates socially acceptable norms, often involving violence, drug use, and sexual deviancy.