story – Mussel Cove Creations

December 4, 2025

THE DEAD OF WINTER

Thomas Aidan Hiscock – Mussel Cove, Falmouth, Maine – 2025 *** Miss Blue… She’s beautiful – wrapped in joy and red sex. Arms dangle by her sides, face turned toward the light, drinking the afternoon… Denim skies, melting sun… Trees scrape the blue, limbs cracking in the dry air. Daylight splinters off the ice —

The Man in the Field

Thomas Aidan Hiscock – Mussel Cove, Falmouth, Maine – 2025 *** Deep in the woods, where the hills are lonely and the wind whispers to the moon… Lies a field. The grass is tall, swaying in the breeze – gossiping; chattering; passing secrets… And in this field stands a tree – A hanging tree. From

Fishbones

Thomas Aidan Hiscock – Mussel Cove, Falmouth, Maine – 2025 *** Gunner paused – Hanging from his mailbox was a bait bag – just a raggedy, red pouch – nothing more… If it hadn’t been for the full moon and the message, well… He sighed, kissing a cigarette. “Fuck!” He knew the drill… “Pay late