funny stories Michael C Keith short stories Friday, April 15, 2016 Fast Fool by Michael C. Keith <i>A racist private eye recalls a time he lost his temper in a fast food joint; by Michael C. Keith.</i><br><br> Beware the fury of a patient man. - John Dryden <br> One time I lost it and went way over the line, letting my temper get the best of me. Hey, I'll admit I have a short fuse, but on that particular occasion, I really just let it rip. Sure, I was drag-ass tired after a day shadowing this broad who w… Read more Labels: funny stories Michael C Keith short stories 8 comments:
Michael C Keith real life stories short stories Sunday, January 3, 2016 What Happened to Poor Mildred's New Car by Michael C. Keith <i>Hank goes for a ride in his neighbour Mildred's new car, determined to stay a good friend and nothing more; by Michael C. Keith.</i><br><br> Sometimes the heart sees what is invisible to the eye. <br> - H. Jackson Brown, Jr. <br> My neighbor, Mildred, saved up forever to buy one of them little Fiats. You know, the ones that look like pregnant roller skates and come in those puny colors that look faded already.… Read more Labels: Michael C Keith real life stories short stories 7 comments:
creepy stories Michael C Keith very short stories Sunday, October 25, 2015 The Pictures on Dorian's Computer by Michael C. Keith <i>Dorian Wilder collects images of disfigured faces on his computer, until the computer rebels; by Michael C. Keith.</i><br><br> Isn't that the most perverse thing you've ever seen? - John Waters <br> That Dorian Wilder possessed an extreme penchant for the macabre was clear. Why that was the case, especially given his seemingly bucolic childhood, was the question. But whatever disgusting and hideous things… Read more Labels: creepy stories Michael C Keith very short stories 10 comments:
creepy stories Michael C Keith short stories Tuesday, June 23, 2015 That House by Michael C Keith <i>Twelve year old Brendan Quinn becomes obsessed with the preternatural oddness of an old house on his street; by Michael C Keith.</i><br><br> [Boy] your head is haunted; you have wheels in your head! You imagine things... - Max Stirner <br> The pale blue house with the gambrel roof at 31 Coyle Street sat at the far end of an immense treeless lawn seemingly big enough to accommodate a football f… Read more Labels: creepy stories Michael C Keith short stories 5 comments:
fantastic stories Michael C Keith short stories Tuesday, January 27, 2015 Secondary Smoke by Michael C. Keith <i>Michael C Keith's story about an elderly lady who just won't quit smoking.</i><br><br> <i>More doctors smoke Chesterfield than any other brand.</i> <i>- 1950s cigarette advertisement </i> <br> June Teller, a chain-smoker since middle school, was 84. Surprisingly she was in reasonably good health, except for a minor case of emphysema that seldom impaired her. Since her husband's death 18 years earlier, she had rarely… Read more Labels: fantastic stories Michael C Keith short stories 8 comments:
creepy stories funny stories Michael C Keith short stories Tuesday, November 18, 2014 Maintaining Appearances by Michael C. Keith <i>When Hank dreams his deceased friend is calling him from the grave, he decides to take action in Michael C. Keith's silly story.</i><br><br> <i> I wander in the ways of (dead) men,</i> <i>Alike unknown and unknowing.</i> <i>- Robert Burns </i> <br> Like most everyone else, Hank Capron had an occasional nightmare. Lately, however, they had become more common and taken on a more personal and intense nature, as they centered on his l… Read more Labels: creepy stories funny stories Michael C Keith short stories 11 comments:
criminal stories Michael C Keith short stories Friday, July 4, 2014 Septic Children by Michael C Keith <i>Johnny McKenna's searing account of his childhood as a ward of the Church of Ireland; by Michael C. Keith.</i><br><br> It must be said that charity can, in no way, exist along with mortal sin. - Thomas Aquinas <br> Hello there. Name's Johnny McKenna, and I'd like to ask you a question... that is, if you don't mind... Thank you. <br><br> First, allow me to tell you a little about myself. Until I was nea… Read more Labels: criminal stories Michael C Keith short stories 12 comments:
Michael C Keith real life stories short stories Tuesday, February 25, 2014 Mixology by Michael C Keith <i>Sheila tries to drown his sorrows, but barman Scotty is concerned for her welfare in Michael C Keith's quick story.</i><br><br> There is something that excites compassion. - Sydney Smith <br> Sheila strutted into Mac's gin mill, her musty fox stole hanging from her shoulder. <br><br> "Hey, Sheila, where you been? Haven't seen you in a few," said Scotty, the barkeep. <br><br> "Oh, you know, here an… Read more Labels: Michael C Keith real life stories short stories 6 comments:
Michael C Keith real life stories short stories Tuesday, February 4, 2014 Burning Desires by Michael C Keith <i>Michael C Keith's teenage character battles against his growing urge to watch buildings burn.</i><br><br> At once the wild alarum clashed from all his reeling spires, And broader still became the blaze, and louder still the din. - Lord Macaulay <br> First there's a gentle plume of smoke and then a quiet flicker of light. If all goes right, in a matter of seconds there are flames running across the … Read more Labels: Michael C Keith real life stories short stories 1 comment:
fantastic stories Michael C Keith short stories Friday, November 22, 2013 Christopher Lee's Eyes by Michael C Keith <i>Darrell is frightened after his dad lets him watch a scary film in Michael C Keith's short.</i><br><br> 'Tis the eye of childhood that fears a painted devil. - Shakespeare <br> Sandra Cotton was abruptly awakened by the shrieks of her eight-year-old son. She leapt from bed and ran to his room where she found him sitting up and trembling. <br><br> "What's the matter, honey?" she asked, wrapping her… Read more Labels: fantastic stories Michael C Keith short stories 2 comments:
funny stories Michael C Keith short stories Friday, September 27, 2013 The Favor by Michael C Keith <i>Tough guy Palm Gordon returns to his old haunt to call in a big favor from an indebted friend; by Michael C Keith.</i><br><br> The delight that consumes the desire. The desire that outruns the delight. - Algernon Swinburne <br> Palm Gordon stepped out of his vintage Studebaker Golden Hawk. He adjusted his tie and shook out the wrinkles in his gabardine suit jacket. When the traffic cleared, he walked with inten… Read more Labels: funny stories Michael C Keith short stories 1 comment:
criminal stories Michael C Keith very short stories Tuesday, July 9, 2013 The Big Day by Michael C Keith <i>Mitch Connelly's first novel is about to be released to the world, and he is so excited he loses concentration at just the wrong moment; by Michael C Keith.</i><br><br> But the days of golden dreams had perished. - Emily Bronte <br> Mitch Connelly woke up excited about the day ahead. An advance copy of his first book, a crime mystery, was due to arrive from the publisher. His anticipation level had be… Read more Labels: criminal stories Michael C Keith very short stories 10 comments:
Michael C Keith real life stories short stories Friday, April 26, 2013 Seeing George by Michael C Keith <i>Jacob and Emily, on their way to the cinema, bump into George Harrison; by Michael C Keith.</i><br><br> The hope I dreamed of was a dream, Was but a dream, and now I wake. - Christina Rossetti <br> We had pulled up to the curb on Thayer Street on the East Side of Providence, a few blocks up from the Avon Theater. It was where we usually found a place to park on the busy thoroughfare. As I turned off the engin… Read more Labels: Michael C Keith real life stories short stories 6 comments:
Michael C Keith real life stories very short stories Tuesday, February 5, 2013 A Certain Future by Michael C Keith <i>Michael C Keith's short dialogue between two friends, one of whom knows exactly what his future holds.</i><br><br> In headaches and in worry Vaguely life leaks away - W.H. Auden <br> "Hey, man, I'm a decaying body in a year," snapped Jason, after a friend had asked him for his thoughts on how global warming would change the world. <br><br> "I'm sorry, dude," responded Marty. "… Read more Labels: Michael C Keith real life stories very short stories 5 comments:
futuristic stories Michael C Keith very short stories Friday, January 11, 2013 Mmmna by Michael C Keith <i>Amy tries to find the source of an inexplicable sound in Michael C Keith's quick sci-fi.</i><br><br> For many days, my brain worked with a dim and undetermined sense of unknown modes of being. - William Wordsworth <br> The first time Amy heard the odd sound she ignored it. The second time, however, it aroused her curiosity, and she looked out the window. Yet nothing in the yard appeared different or out of pl… Read more Labels: futuristic stories Michael C Keith very short stories 4 comments:
creepy stories Michael C Keith pick of the month short stories Friday, November 23, 2012 What the Sea Brings by Michael C Keith <i>Developmentally challenged 16-year-old Caitlin is fascinated by a</i><i> dead soldier that washes up on the shore near her home; by Michael C Keith</i><br><br> It is in fantasy that the real live. - Anonymous <br> Merchant ships transporting cargo and personnel across the Atlantic to U.S. allies during World War Two were all too often torpedoed off the East Coast. This was the fate of the <i>Chatham</i> carrying ensign Wayne H… Read more Labels: creepy stories Michael C Keith pick of the month short stories 1 comment:
