Author: Tyler Clifton

meaningful short stories 1

Blue and Gold

Short Story The summer was made of us driving, sitting, and getting drunk. Our work schedules didn’t match up well, so we would always hangout pretty late in the day. We’d drive your truck...

Summer Stories 0

My Roof

Summer Stories   I got out of class late. I was the only one; the teacher didn’t hold us back. My calculator said it was clear but I had a feeling it actually wasn’t....

illness fiction 0

I Am Not a Sailor

Short Story   I want to be a sailor. They get to see the world and meet new people. They ride in big boats and have friends everywhere. Sailors get respect. And aren’t laughed...

Friends Short Story 0

My Best Friends

Short Story   Brian, David, and Luke were my best friends. It seemed like Brian was always talking to girls since kindergarten. He got his first girlfriend in 2nd grade, who he still says...

short story about two brothers 1

Small Talk

Short Story   I like to come out here. Yeah, it’s nice. There used to be a barn over there. I don’t know what happened to it-neighbors must have torn it down. I didn’t...

love written in sparkling light 0

Wish You Were Her(e)

Short Story The problem with staying friends is that it’s impossible. Because the feelings are still the same, and there’s no hate to grab onto to tell you it’s time to move on. When...

coming of age story 2

Shel

Short Story   We walked around the room for a while. He pointed to some of his belongings and explained what they were. He apologized for not “being a good subject” for my documentary....

belonging short story 0

Paris, MI

Short Story   I bought a record that was made in Paris. I place it in the player, put the needle on, and let it play. A soft piano begins, and the singer begins...

fiction about childhood 1

Hole

Short Story   Tommy left home a lot. He would come over and hangout. We would play in an old play set outside my house. He didn’t talk a lot. There was woods across...

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Stage Lights

Short Story Coffee and cigarettes Are the way people star their day When there’s nothing new to do But more of the same Ardency turns to Urgency turns to Complacency turns to Impotency I’m...

short story about family tree 0

In The River’s Current

Short Story   It was a Thursday in 1946 when the father of my father didn’t come home. This wasn’t uncommon, but that night was one of the few nights he promised he would...

coming of age fiction 0

Spaceman

Short Story He could see the constellations from his bed. His dad taped up little plastic glow-in-the-dark stars on the ceiling. Some were in the shape of actual constellations, most weren’t. There was a...