creepy stories Phil Slattery pick of the month short stories Friday, January 13, 2023 Letters by Phil Slattery <i>An exchange of letters between a man and a woman who had an intense relationship two decades ago, and have not seen each other since; by Phil Slattery.</i><br><br>Heinrich Burkhardt 60 Bis 2232 La Plata, Buenos Aires Argentina <br>Erika Kraus <br>Papenreye 26 <br>Hamburg 22453 BRD <br><br>27.01.1965 <br>Dearest Erika, <br><br>It has been quite a while since I last saw you at the camp. I miss you more each day. I cannot forget those piercing … Read more Labels: creepy stories Phil Slattery pick of the month short stories 8 comments:
Phil Slattery real life stories short stories Friday, July 26, 2019 Bye-Bye by Phil Slattery <i>A former naval officer tells a stranger a story of young love from his time on </i>Aircraft Carrier USS Enterprise<i>; by Phil Slattery.</i><br><br> I was sporadically dozing in my seat at an airport gate at Dallas-Fort Worth, waiting for my wife to return from ladies' room, when another late middle-aged man with close-cropped white hair sat a couple of seats down from me. He opened up a paperback book he had b… Read more Labels: Phil Slattery real life stories short stories 5 comments:
Phil Slattery pick of the month real life stories short stories Tuesday, April 19, 2016 The Slightest of Indiscretions by Phil Slattery <i>A national park guide in New Mexico has lustful urges for a Vietnamese visitor with a domineering husband; by Phil Slattery.</i><br><br> Quinn sensed something disturbing about the couple as they entered the park's visitor center. He couldn't express it, but the feeling penetrated to his body's core. Quinn thought it had to be the contrast between the woman, a demure yet stunning, young Vietnames… Read more Labels: Phil Slattery pick of the month real life stories short stories 6 comments:
criminal stories long stories Phil Slattery Tuesday, March 8, 2016 A Good Man by Phil Slattery <i>On the day before her death from lung cancer, Christopher's mother tells him a secret about his father that may change his perception of his parents forever; by Phil Slattery.</i><br><br> Mom had come home to die. Lung cancer had taken a lot of her weight and the oncologists at the hospital had said there was nothing more they could do for her. <br><br> From her bed, Mom could look out over the snow-covered New… Read more Labels: criminal stories long stories Phil Slattery 4 comments:
criminal stories medium length stories Phil Slattery Sunday, December 20, 2015 Decision by Phil Slattery <i>In early 1970s rural Kentucky, Travis, son of a cruelly racist mill worker, is forced into a moral dilemma.</i><br><br> Travis was in the barn milking the cow when his father shouted from the front of the house, "Travis! Get the shotgun! Come see what I caught!" <br><br> Travis ran through the backyard and into the kitchen, where his mother was frying squirrel and green tomatoes. "Travis, what is it?… Read more Labels: criminal stories medium length stories Phil Slattery 2 comments:
criminal stories Phil Slattery very short stories Tuesday, November 17, 2015 Murder by Plastic by Phil Slattery <i>Alan Patterson wakes up to find past indiscretions have caught up with him in Phil Slattery's crime short. </i><br><br> When Alan Patterson awoke, he found himself naked and bound with wire to a heavy wooden chair with duct tape sealing his mouth. His head throbbed. The night was hot and humid and sweat rolled down his forehead and into his eyes, blurring his vision. He blinked a few times to clear them… Read more Labels: criminal stories Phil Slattery very short stories 11 comments:
criminal stories fantastic stories long stories Phil Slattery pick of the month Friday, October 9, 2015 Dream Warrior by Phil Slattery <i>Phil Slattery's powerful revenge epic about a man who visits his Mexican grandfather for spiritual guidance after a violent crime results in the death if his fiancée.</i><br><br> Laid out on the crude wooden table in front of Miguel were corn tortillas, roasted rabbit, a large bowl of pinto beans, and something unrecognizable made of dried corn. The old man sitting across the table from him seemed as ana… Read more Labels: criminal stories fantastic stories long stories Phil Slattery pick of the month 6 comments:
Phil Slattery real life stories very short stories Friday, July 17, 2015 The Scent by Phil Slattery <i>Phil Slattery's lyrical vignette about the scent of an absent lover.</i><br><br> A strange thing happens as Quinn lies down to sleep after a night on the town. Rolling onto his side and pulling the covers to his face, he notices the scent of a woman on his sheets and pillows. He thinks at first it is the scent of the latest woman with whom he has been sleeping and of whom he has been thinking a lot since… Read more Labels: Phil Slattery real life stories very short stories 6 comments:
criminal stories fantastic stories long stories Phil Slattery Sunday, May 24, 2015 A Tale of Hell by Phil Slattery <i>Phill Slattery's chilling vision of hell.</i><br><br> The last face Jack saw was the executioner's as he slid the needle into Jack's arm. <br><br> "I didn't mean to kill him," said Jack. <br><br> "The jury decided that you did," replied the executioner. <br><br> What seemed like several minutes passed while Jack, strapped to the gurney, sweated and waited, head throbbing with tension, watching t… Read more Labels: criminal stories fantastic stories long stories Phil Slattery 5 comments:
