James Kowalczyk real life stories very short stories Friday, November 30, 2018 One Time in Brooklyn by James Kowalczyk <i>James Kowalczyk tells a short tale of three junkies in an apartment room in Brooklyn.</i><br><br> Susie Spotless, the old hag from 5B, used to throw buckets of water on the sidewalk in front of the apartment building twice a day, 365 days a year. Hence the name. <br><br> "Why don't you watch where you're going!" she'd yell at anyone who happen to get splashed as they passed by. There was no st… Read more Labels: James Kowalczyk real life stories very short stories 7 comments: shares
medium length stories real life stories Robert Boucheron Monday, November 26, 2018 Two Hearts by Robert Boucheron <i>John and Rebecca are teenagers in love, but it it too soon to make a lifelong commitment? By Robert Boucheron.</i><br><br> John Shakewell was a slender young man of seventeen with flat brown hair and a will of iron. As a boy, he once built a treehouse using a carpenter's level, a plumb line, and pulleys to raise the scrap wood. The completed structure had a shingle roof, a carpet remnant on the plywood f… Read more Labels: medium length stories real life stories Robert Boucheron 3 comments: shares
Jennifer Otte real life stories very short stories Friday, November 23, 2018 The "D" Word by Jennifer Otte <i>Ayla and John watch their parents argue through soundproof glass doors; by Jennifer Otte.</i><br><br> Ayla paced the length of the bed closest to the door. Her tiny fingers pulled at a strand of hair that had come loose from her pony tail. She came to an abrupt stop and turned toward the other bed where her brother was stretched out. "Do you think it's the 'D' word?" Ayla asked.<br><br> John sa… Read more Labels: Jennifer Otte real life stories very short stories 4 comments: shares
creepy stories medium length stories Rick Joy Monday, November 19, 2018 The Beauty of Horses by Rick Joy <i>The horses outside Zack's home start to behave oddly, as if coordinated by a sinister intelligence; by Rick Joy.</i><br><br> Just hours before Zack's mind was stolen, horses standing on the nearby ridge were backlit by the setting sun, surrounding each with a warm, slightly fuzzy glow. Zack paused from his daily walk with Roxie, his chocolate lab, to soak up the vision. <br><br> The leaves on the trees were… Read more Labels: creepy stories medium length stories Rick Joy 4 comments: shares
medium length stories pick of the month real life stories Rudy Eiland Friday, November 16, 2018 Keeping Company by Rudy Eiland <i>Rudy Eiland tells the story of three lonely characters: Ainsley and Amica, who rely on each other for company, and Amica's slow-witted brother Felix, who relies on his own inner world.</i><br><br> The conversation had been hesitant and labored at first. It took the quiet passing of several houses before Felix started speaking more easily, talking now to Ainsley and not simply to himself. Each domestic fa… Read more Labels: medium length stories pick of the month real life stories Rudy Eiland 3 comments: shares
DL Shirey real life stories short stories Monday, November 12, 2018 Gunslinger by DL Shirey <i>DL Shirey's character wakes up in a storeroom, confused and almost certainly in some kind of trouble.</i><br><br> I flinch awake. My shoulder blade sears, the afterburn from a dream. Everything but the pain evaporates, leaving half-remembered threads: a horse thief, face pressed in dirt, a boot on the back of his neck. My neck. Arm wrenched up an instant before feeling the red heat of metal; a branding i… Read more Labels: DL Shirey real life stories short stories 4 comments: shares
fantastic stories Kat Devitt long stories Friday, November 9, 2018 On the Water's Edge by Kat Devitt <i>Frederick spends his life running, callous to whom he leaves behind, until he finds himself confronted by a divine mystery in Kat Devitt's mythic tale.</i><br><br> Frederick Wilde started running the moment his feet sprouted from his mother's womb. He kicked and flailed coming from her watery depths, because he already knew he had a father to escape. An angel engraved it onto his soul before sending … Read more Labels: fantastic stories Kat Devitt long stories 3 comments: shares
Howard Vogl pick of the month real life stories short stories Monday, November 5, 2018 The Brawl at Mac and Stan's by Howard Vogl <i>Howard Vogl's character reflects on his childhood in 1950s Buffalo, hanging out with his dad in Mac and Stan's Bar.</i><br><br> I decided to stop in Buffalo on the way home from a business trip. It's hard to explain the attraction of the old city to someone who wasn't born there, but for me it's real. The house on the street where I used to live was still there, although now it's only… Read more Labels: Howard Vogl pick of the month real life stories short stories 5 comments: shares
Damien Krsteski medium length stories real life stories Friday, November 2, 2018 When We Go by Damien Krsteski <i>Serco and his girlfriend Dora plan to emigrate, but Serco feels a duty to stay for the sake of his mother and brother; by Damien Krsteski.</i><br><br> <i>When I go, I want to go like a rocket.<br></i><i><br></i><i>Leaving the world at breakneck speed, upright, arms like fins, legs trailing a column of smoke; and the dusk sky, a postcard ripped in two by my passing.<br></i><i><br></i><i>And then, no explosion. But a winking out as space swallows me whole a… Read more Labels: Damien Krsteski medium length stories real life stories 1 comment: shares
