Casual Cruelty – Bob
Short Story Bob the housefly was having a good day. He was unaware that he was a housefly, that he currently carried typhoid, cholera, anthrax and salmonellosis, or that his name was Bob,...
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Empty Tank
Thriller Short Story “Mom, I’m cold.” “I know, buddy. You’re just gonna have to tough it out.” “Are we almost there?” “Almost there.” A young woman and her eight year old son walk...
The Butterfly
Interesting Short Stories “So you’re the first person on Earth who decides to interact with another person. You see a man in the field and you walk up to him. What do you...
The Baker, The Butcher and The Brewer, Part Two – The Bastard 1
Serial Fiction His parents named him Mandor-Ekeko. They visited the mighty and beautiful Mandor waterfall that reminded them that life is not only pain. They wished to prolong this spiritual memory so they etched...
Animal Dilemmas – Crocodile Zebras
Short Story As the animals approached the water a loud splash filled the air and flocks of birds took off. The Gazelle panicked and bolted away into the grasses. The Zebras were unimpressed, they...
Catch With My Dad
Short Family Story My dad and I used to play catch a lot. We’d go out to the backyard and just toss the ball for a little bit. I loved watching baseball, so...
Get Me to the Parthenon on Time!
Travel Story I got off the elevator and hurried into the lobby and out the front door of the hotel. I walked down to the end of the block, past the cigarette store...
The Human Comedy: Taxi Tao 2
Short Story Dana got into the taxi. “Port Authority,” she told the driver. “Absolutely,” said the driver, a mid-30s man with an unmistakably non-native face and accent. “Where are you from?” Dana asked...
Dream Repeats
Consciousness Stream Alone in my cold bedroom while sleeping and dreaming sometimes hellishly dark images would come in repeating frequency, for some twelve years from age seven to my late teens. The haunting...
