Clocking Out

Book excerpt: Stories include: 1:11 Epistaxis—Actual vampires don’t need fangs in order to feed. 2:22 Starlight, Starbright—An astronaut defies orders not to return to Earth, but he does anyway…with dire consequences. 3:33 Rescue—Two detectives go in search of thirteen missing children and the person responsible for their disappearances. 4:44 Forecast—A bizarre weather phenomenon envelopes a city. 5:55 Firewood—He was warned about going into the forest to gather firewood. 6:66 Sniffy—A young boy grieves for his beloved pet. 7:77 Fortune—A teenager is informed he’s going to meet his fate that evening. 8:88 Karma—An abused woman’s husband gets his just desserts. 9:99 Second Date—He only dates young women with a unique personality or physical makeup. 10:10 100 Strokes—To combat her thinning hair, she thought she’d use an old tried-and-true method. 11:11 Mosquitoes—Her job was to test the blood of mosquitoes for possible signs of infectious diseases. 12:12 Protector—He promised he would protect her until his dying day.