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Short Story Collections to Get You Through Your Reading Slump
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Not the Weirdest Plot Line This Year
As 2020 comes to an end I thought I’d share a little story I wrote for a prompt I did for a writing retreat I participated in with my friends. And since those mysterious monoliths started appearing everywhere, this felt right. CONTENT WARNING: PROFANITY Image by Daniela Realpe from Pixabay I was used to staticContinueContinue reading “Not the Weirdest Plot Line This Year”
Unexpected Company
Toyota pickup truck (Image by Nick Magwood from Pixabay) I dropped the glass on the ground and watched as the glowing blue liquid oozed off the broken pieces of the slide, toward the toolbox where I’d just stored the jar. My breath caught in my throat as I watched the specimen wiggle its mass betweenContinueContinue reading “Unexpected Company”
The Scientific Method
Microscope ( Image by felixioncool from Pixabay ) Sean tilted his head. “It’s a jar of dirt.” Dylan sounded disappointed. “That’s not dirt,” Emily added. “I’ve seen dirt. That’s not it.” Sean and I gave our daughter a questioning look. She shrugged. “I’ve been studying different things with the microscope you bought me last year. Dirt is mostlyContinueContinue reading “The Scientific Method”
Mixing Genres
This is the second installment in a short story called “Better Than Fiction” that I’ve decided to serialize. Let me know what you think in the comments! See the first installment here. Pile of carbon fuel (Image by SeppH from Pixabay) “I really thought we’d finally caught a break,” Sean whispered. I kissed the scruffyContinueContinue reading “Mixing Genres”
A Bump in the Road
Green blue oil film wave (Image by PIRO4D from Pixabay) At first, we thought the black liquid was oil, that we’d struck it rich and that we’d be able to retire and live in leisure. We actually started writing down all the ways we’d spend the money. Our first choice was an estate out inContinueContinue reading “A Bump in the Road”
Memory Found
Kerri watched as the bedroom door eased open and a man’s head popped into view. “Kerri, honey, are you alright?” He inched in slowly, as if afraid he might startle her, like she was a rabid animal. She breathed deep and nodded her head. She couldn’t bring herself to speak, because she could not recallContinueContinue reading “Memory Found”
Memory Missing
Kerri furiously tore through the sheets and pillows, seeking him out. Why couldn’t she recall his name? And who was he to her? Her mind, still fuzzy from the dizzying dream that felt all too real, searched frantically for the memory of whoever he was, something to cling on to. As her hands worked throughContinueContinue reading “Memory Missing”