Category: Short Stories

The Log Cabin

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The Log Cabin

This story is a Flash piece in the voice of the narrator who finds that her married life has become a routine.

To Drink a B-E Condensate

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To Drink a B-E Condensate

Fantasy set in the quantum world.

Golden Girl

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Golden Girl

An aging Hollywood star is a shoe-in for the best actress Oscar, but soon her own elitist persona gets mistaken for a political statement.

Inheritance

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Inheritance

A World War Two veteran, survivor of the Bataan Death March, reconciles with his family after a long and painful estrangement.

Confrontation

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Confrontation

Short piece about the angst of youthful relationships.

Last Swim

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Last Swim

A man takes a swim and thinks back on his life as he drowns.

A Rainy Road

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A Rainy Road

A man on his way home during a rain storm skids off the road into a vehicle with its flashers on.

The Submission

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The Submission

Phone rings.
“Hello?”

The Initial Legend of the Great Founder

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The Initial Legend of the Great Founder

About the Great Founder. The story supports itself. There is no one description.

Smiley’s Victory

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Smiley’s Victory

294 words. Trying not to kill a horse.

The Wedding

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The Wedding

A transgendered teenager, engages in a fantasy with her girlfriend to express her love for her and to avoid the awful reality of being raped.

Not Like Us

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Not Like Us

This story takes place in London. Franc, a London-living Albanian, gets a call from his close mate Zen who asks for help to collect a debt.

A Beautiful Life, I Promise

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A Beautiful Life, I Promise

The main characters brother tragically dies. She has now given up on everything and will not even speak.

Blind

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Blind

A man walking home in the rain takes cover in what he thinks is an Empty Storefront, but it is the storefront for an elderly blind man’s barbershop.

Boots

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Boots

A short reflection on education, privilege, homelessness, hope, and, of course, five-hundred dollar, leather boots.

And I haven’t had a thing to eat all day

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And I haven’t had a thing to eat all day

Love and Death – turnabout IS fair play.

Fervent Orison

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Fervent Orison

“Fervent Orison” explores very briefly the classic moment in which ‘the young man with the destiny’ must pull away from the mundane.