Category: Short Stories

What the War Gave Back

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What the War Gave Back

An elderly man carries grief across a lifetime, until time bends and the past returns what it once took.

Through a Filter Dimly

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Through a Filter Dimly

Ben, a lonely man looking for love. When everyone who can afford the cost is beautiful, what is left for the rest of us?

Unstuck

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Unstuck

Middle-aged musician decides to move in with his crusty elderly father.

Going Postal

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Going Postal

A struggling author, must decide whether the revenge he contemplates for harsh criticism of a short story may have gone too far.

Calculated Chaos

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Calculated Chaos

The protagonist is primed for the chaos of cultural deconstruction that defines his place in this materialistic cesspool of human suffering.

A Walk in the Park

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A Walk in the Park

An old man is walking along the river in Waterfront Park, trying to soothe his mind in a world that he believes has gone mad.

Moses’ Brother

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Moses’ Brother

Aaron’s brother pulls him into a violent drug deal. Aaron’s past come to light, forcing him to confront what he does and does not remember.

The Blue Binder

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The Blue Binder

A tattered blue binder reveals a mind that sees pathways no one else can.

The Wrong Road

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The Wrong Road

Exploring the moral conflict between a father and his son during the final years of the communist regime in Romania.

Jiaan’s Flowers

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Jiaan’s Flowers

A public safety officer’s day at work after a tragedy.

A Girl Named Janie

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A Girl Named Janie

Martha kills Bluesy and is left with the girl he’d abducted. She has to decide to keep pretending or find the life that was taken from her.

Used Steinways

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Used Steinways

A Story of Friendship, Growth, and the Love of Pianos.

The Last Voice Message from Abuela

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The Last Voice Message from Abuela

A quiet, haunting story about a woman who keeps receiving voicemails from her deceased grandmother – messages that evolve with time.

The Gardener

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The Gardener

Following a family’s long-time gardener, Westin Yeled who discovers something that haunts him, and rocks his tiny world.

The Bel Air inside the Bog

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The Bel Air inside the Bog

A retired English teacher learns of a rumour about two missing high school students and sets out to solve the fifty year old puzzle.

The Last Caller

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The Last Caller

Hard-living Jack Stone is celebrating another year of cheating death, but his New Year’s Eve is interrupted by a most unexpected visitor.

Old Man at the Cafe

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Old Man at the Cafe

An old man sits at a cafe never touching his beer. An American sits down next to him. They observe each other, believing themselves superior.