The Real Nightmare
These are the true events of the night of January 3, 1995 between 2:17 and 4:03 am regarding the mysterious death of John Markham. Ex Lieutenant John Markham was stirred […]
Category Archives: Short Stories
Tom’s Wednesday Dinners
Tom Pritchett is one hundred and six centimeters tall. He has sandy brown hair. He has a crush on Amanda McCarthy who sits across from him at his desk. […]
The Downfall
I can remember the feeling of wanting to do things, enjoying the company of people, wondering what adventure each new day would bring. There was a time I would live […]
The Sunday Wine
Sundays can be rough in the diner. Craig and Jim are always hung over. Joanne sips her “low oak Chardonnay” that’s actually a mild alcohol Verdejo. It’s not very […]
Dancer in the Water
My flight arrived in Detroit at ten after four. It was raining. I was so nervous to see everyone that I threw up in the bathroom next to the gate. […]
The Nine
The screeching howl of grinding metal resonated through Father Jerba’s two-story, one bedroom house that sat on the north end of campus. The crash and rumble startled him out […]
The Sheriff’s Decline
Sheriff Jetheford Reynolds had known for some time that his declining grasp on sanity would one day lead to his removal from office. He had just hoped it would come […]
The Friends We Keep
As difficult as it was with her increasing size, Amanda refused to stop bringing Jeremy his lunch every day at twelve fifteen. It wasn’t so much done out of enjoyment, […]
Ratings Game
Marlene had never had any intentions of becoming a celebrity or even going on TV. In fact, she hated TV and had since she was a child. But, when the […]
Life, Sincerely…
Danny sits on the queen size bed that he had won in the divorce, staring at the tiny monitor of his daughter’s laptop. He sold his computer, along with most […]
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