Short Stories
If Only
Would that I could travel back in time. Would that I could undo what has been done. I did the best I could but it wasn’t good enough to save her. Or him. It started the same as every other day. I was standing in the main kitchen, early in the morning, alone, the way…
Read MoreScuttlebugs
The dust motes swam lazily in the warm sunshine as Aimee danced. Her arms spread wide, she twirled around three more times just for the deliciousness of the space, the warmth, and knowing this was, finally, her very own place.Soon a truck would pull up with her things and the new apartment wouldn’t be empty…
Read MoreInvasive Species
The silence was abrupt. After the pounding rain, the whipping wind, the sudden end of the storm made the house feel…bruised. Clarissa felt bruised too as she gently flicked her tongue over her back molar. “I hope it’s just my imagination that my tooth feels loose.” That was quite the wallop to the jaw she…
Read MoreOn Her Own
Claire murdered Don on Tuesday. It could have been an accident. Claire wasn’t quite sure herself. Don was buried on Friday. There was no memorial service for her husband. Don’s Butcher Shop closed on Friday, out of respect for Don, but it was open again for business on Saturday. They had more customers than she…
Read MoreAward Night
I knew I was going to win the award.The room was full of expectant authors, all eager to win the big prize of the evening: “Most Hair Raising Tale Likely To Be Made Into a Screenplay”. Everyone knew where the bigwigs from Amazon and Netflix were sitting. The room was full of wannabe ghouls and…
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