Mr. Flipper’s Mistress

Mr. Flipper’s Mistress

They have all been gathered. It is time to name a killer or two. The only problem is the killer has already been named or has she?

Thrift Store

Thrift Store

In the tradition of “Twilight Zone,” we read about Tony the trucker and his quest to get home in time for Christmas.

Angels of Tiburon

Angels of Tiburon

History provides a pathway to cultural self discovery in San Francisco Bay.

Lost in Pepperland

Lost in Pepperland

A middle-aged man learns the true meaning of growing old.

Something Black

Something Black

Dick said that after a while he just sat in the road at 55 miles an hour.

Theories of Forgetting

Theories of Forgetting

The trauma a soldier suffered at war and how he tries to cope after returning home.

Heartless

Heartless

A science fiction short story about robots living with humans.

Wards End

Wards End

Charles is a child with dwarfism who moves to his recently deceased grandfather’s lake house with his sometimes-excessively worried mother.

The Orphans

The Orphans

Two very different people meet.

Senior Mementos

Senior Mementos

Fading memories are awakened and new love blossoms within the beat cafes and soda fountains of the mind.

Play Date Gone Wrong

Play Date Gone Wrong

This short story is from the perspective of a five-year-old who is confronted with things heard on the news.

First Love

First Love

A short story about class difference within the confined space of a boarding school.

Caesar or Nothing

Caesar or Nothing

Georgina looks at my black eye and damaged face with appalled concern but is too polite and professional to ask.

The Day We Met

The Day We Met

Sometimes the most unexpected sequence of events leads us to our destined path.

Necessary Goodbyes

Necessary Goodbyes

Bobbie discloses an agonizing secret to her best friend and discovers that even the people you’re closest to may never really know you.

The Tears of the World

The Tears of the World

A ghost story that takes a deep bow to Samuel Beckett.

Unending Encore

Unending Encore

A fictional short story about the pressures and expectations of gladiators and how their struggle relates to us today.