Read It Twice
But guilt pervaded his conscious one particular morning when realizing that premarital sex was the only type of sex he had ever had.
Category: A Short, Short Story
When She Thought of Him
After the shove or taunt from girls her own age she imagined herself with the older man of her dreams. He was the one who would cause envy in all those who sneered at her during the day.
Mercy McGowen
Scared shitless was one of my father’s favorite statements. He had every right to be frightened on more than one occasion as he was a Chicago fire fighter. He was a small man, but unlike short men he didn’t have a mean streak. Dad was easygoing, kind to strangers, and …
NO!
Ah, the horrible beauty of it! I was dying too, there was no hope for me but rather than spending my final moments cleansing my soul before God, I was watching this creature struggle against the agony of death in a way I was certain no other human being around her was doing.
A Cup of Coffee
There stands my Dad waving me to work. He looks at least 30 years younger because he’s at least three years in his grave this month.
Now and Again
Envy is one of the 7 deadly sins. I’m not dead yet. It sneaks up on a soul, envy, like the hiss of snake through grass. Her hair was long and shiny and her legs shapely. She wasn’t on my arm or laughing at my jokes. Sure, I envied the …
His Web
Resistance is equal in taste so he waits for the vibrant living thing.
My Last Visit
One day in session I thought, (thought mind you, I did not say…) “I’m physically attracted to him.”
Her Beautiful Days
“Pick up the book, you idiot, pick it up and throw it through the window.”
Ghosts and Trains and Things She Left Behind
“Are you afraid of ghosts?” he asked me.
“I don’t believe in ghosts,” I said.