creepy stories fantastic stories Ray J Robbio short stories Sunday, September 29, 2013 The Wish Box by Ray J Robbio <i>Dr. Phillip Kent visits a young woman in a mental institution to try and understand more about her fantastical story of an evil wish box; by Ray J Robbio.</i><br><br> Some people have the ability to pinpoint, without hesitation, the moment their life took a turn for the worse. Piper remembers that day, that moment, with incredible detail although it was many years ago. In fact, if there were any visitors for… Read more Labels: creepy stories fantastic stories Ray J Robbio short stories 8 comments: shares
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: shares
Beryl Ensor-Smith funny stories medium length stories Tuesday, September 24, 2013 The Scandal by Beryl Ensor-Smith <i>Beryl Ensor-Smith returns with another wonderful story of Prentburg life as Frikkie van Wyk's wife leaves him and the dorp gossip distorts the scandal into something else entirely.</i><br><br> Frikkie van Wyk was drinking a beer in front of the television set when his wife Rina dropped her bombshell. He had been vaguely aware that she had come into the room, but his eyes had been fixed on the rugby match… Read more Labels: Beryl Ensor-Smith funny stories medium length stories 4 comments: shares
creepy stories criminal stories medium length stories Michael McCarthy Sunday, September 22, 2013 Sister Act by Michael McCarthy <i>An ageing vet becomes dangerously obsessed with a lonely woman whose bay window he can see into from his hostel across the road; by Michael McCarthy.</i><br><br> Pat lay in the dark, on his couch watching the television, but not really taking it in. His attention was focused on the house directly opposite. It had been that way since he'd moved here. Sometimes he lay reading but he'd stop after every… Read more Labels: creepy stories criminal stories medium length stories Michael McCarthy 12 comments: shares
Pam Van Dyk real life stories short stories Friday, September 20, 2013 The Quarry II by Pam Van Dyk <i>Pam Van Dyk's nostalgic tale of two friends enjoying each other's company before they move on to a new phase in their lives.</i><br><br> I had a dream last night that my teeth fell out. I am in front of my Creative Writing II class reading a critical essay I have written about T.S. Elliot's "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock". I feel something hard and loose in my mouth. I watch as fi… Read more Labels: Pam Van Dyk real life stories short stories 3 comments: shares
funny stories Jeff Alphin long stories pick of the month Tuesday, September 17, 2013 Tug Life by Jeff Alphin <i>In Jeff Alphin's delightful comedy, a Fells Point Maryland tug worker with a fondness for practical jokes finds a kindred spirit with whom to conspire.</i><br><br> Rusty couldn't get off the <i>Harriet Moran</i> fast enough. Two weeks of knuckle busting and fried bologna had him hopping the bulwarks and bouncing off the tire fenders onto the gull-shit-splattered docks of Canton like a state-fair rubber fro… Read more Labels: funny stories Jeff Alphin long stories pick of the month 5 comments: shares
Kelly Haas Shackelford real life stories short stories Friday, September 13, 2013 Less Than a Pair of Shoes by Kelly Haas Shackelford <i>An eccentric old lady returns to the site of her granddaughter's suicide; by Kelly Haas Shackelford.</i><br><br> My gnarled fingers gripped the steering wheel of my departed husband's battered Ford truck. Its shocks offered little buffer to the neglected potholes on that God-forsaken Georgia back road. Shooting pain jolted down to the very marrow of my old bones, but it was not as excruciating as my … Read more Labels: Kelly Haas Shackelford real life stories short stories 8 comments: shares
creepy stories Ray J Robbio short stories Tuesday, September 10, 2013 The Twenty by Ray J Robbio <i>Ray J Robbio's character Nick recalls a frighteningly intense dream at his local Alcoholics Anonymous meeting.</i><br><br> I could feel my knees shaking as he called on me to speak. I had attended these meetings for some time now, but had only been a passive observer and never contributed. My mouth felt like it had cotton balls in it, and I took a gulp of my bottled water before standing. I could feel th… Read more Labels: creepy stories Ray J Robbio short stories 11 comments: shares
creepy stories Jacqui Pack medium length stories pick of the month Sunday, September 8, 2013 Amethyst Cloud by Jacqui Pack <i>A woman suffering from amnesia tries to remember details about her very devoted husband, but finds herself emotionally disconnected; by Jacqui Pack.</i><br><br> I think Reece must care for me very much because he comes every day, and every third day he brings me flowers. I know a lot about flowers, apparently. Often I see the bouquet through the room's glass viewing panel before I see him. He carries … Read more Labels: creepy stories Jacqui Pack medium length stories pick of the month 6 comments: shares
creepy stories criminal stories short stories Tony Dews Friday, September 6, 2013 The Seller by Tony Dews <i>When John gets fired, he calmly plans his revenge as he prepares for his new life; by Tony Dews.</i><br><br> <i>Monday October 10th, 2011.</i><br><br> "Sorry John, I have to let you go." <br><br> That's how simply it can happen. Eight words and your whole world changes after being with the company for nearly eighteen months. Just eight lousy words. I wasn't the only one. It was a conveyor belt of people filing… Read more Labels: creepy stories criminal stories short stories Tony Dews 2 comments: shares
Arthur Davis criminal stories long stories Tuesday, September 3, 2013 The Power of Life and Death by Arthur Davis <i>Albert Mercante, a quiet man bored with his marriage, witnesses a gangland killing, but will he have the courage to do the right thing? by Arthur Davis.</i><br><br> Albert Mercante was not a brave man. The retired sixty-four year old English teacher who, along with his wife Bea, had earned his tenure in the New York City schoolrooms considered himself fortunate to have served in a district where you did not … Read more Labels: Arthur Davis criminal stories long stories 2 comments: shares
criminal stories novellas Whit Walker Sunday, September 1, 2013 Carnival by Whit Walker <i>Sean is so fed up of dealing with rude Quickie Mart customers that he agrees to join in with Vince's crazy plan for revenge, in Whit Walker's transgressive crime novella.</i><br><br> 1 <br> The slow steady grumble of the ice machine had become normal. The whooshing noise of the fountain machine as it pumped out caffeine and sugar to the masses. The 'beep beep beep' the door made when a patron wou… Read more Labels: criminal stories novellas Whit Walker 4 comments: shares
