A nine-year-old boy in postwar Britain realizes, from his own behaviour, what nastiness ordinary people were capable of.
Pond Life
Category: Short Stories
The Frightful Fall
A healthcare aid panics when his client falls through the Hoyer Lift and to the floor.
Rough Ride
“Rose, watch little Al while I go to the store and get a few things for dinner. I won’t be but an hour,” called Jenny Wilkinson.
Lot Dog
Monday mayhem inside the “Dream Factory.”
The Best of Mothers
The overturning of Roe Vs Wade, for an Indian woman looking to the West as a model for women’s rights, this was my honest view.
A Spirit of Fate
With a dirty hand, the lad held the small, amber vessel into the moonlight and peered at it.
4-12%
A father dealing with his chronic illness and his fears for his young daughter. A mother trying to maintain a sense of normalcy in the chaos.
The Water Charm
The stars align like a map resulting in a collision between aspiration and opportunity on a diverse cultural highway including dinosaurs.
Mary Mary
A young agnostic woman visits a cathedral to become closer to her ex-girlfriend.
Minor Marvel
Been there, done that, preconceived notions blown to pieces.
Making Friends the Deadly Way
Can you recall a time when you didn’t fit in? Tyrone finds a path to popularity, only to discover its source bursting with radiation.
Feline Fright
All too often, cats are underrated and underappreciated. Jasper is a cat who demands to be valued.
The Course of Kind
An interplay of preconceptions, the arts, faith, acceptance, discovery and love.
The Voice In Your Head
Stew has some problems with anxiety and self doubt, which manifests itself as Andy, the voice in Stew’s head.
A Bruise And A Cut
A visit to a sexual health clinic makes a young woman re-think the imbalance of her relationship.
Flight AWE613
Michael finds himself reevaluating his priorities and delving into precious memories as the plane he’s on seems doomed to crash.
Jack’s Gamble
Good and evil, virtue and vice…is it all just a toss of a coin?