medium length stories Phyllis Houseman real life stories Monday, September 28, 2020 Don Juan and the Runaway Knight by Phyllis Houseman <i> Linda, feeling abandoned by her husband and children, flees for a holiday in Ecuador, where she has an unexpected encounter; by Phyllis Houseman.</i><br><br><i> Well, Linda, you've gone four thousand miles south, and sixteen years into the past - pretty good for a novice fugitive.</i><br><br>The tall, slender woman smiled at the wry thought as she stepped off the plane's ramp onto tropically hot concrete. Breathin… Read more Labels: medium length stories Phyllis Houseman real life stories 5 comments: shares
long stories Mitchell Toews real life stories Friday, September 25, 2020 Died Rich by Mitchell Toews <i>In Mennonite Manitoba, hard-up teenager Diedrich Deutsch is getting bullied at school, and tries his hand at basketball; by Mitchell Toews.</i><br><br><b> Part 1 - The New Shoes</b><br><br>"I am a true sea-dog with balls the size of cantaloupes!" Diedrich shouted, slashing at a snowy tree branch with a cutlass made from a broken broom handle.<br><br>"Diedrich! Diedrich Deutsch!" Doctor Rempel shouted from an ope… Read more Labels: long stories Mitchell Toews real life stories 4 comments: shares
funny stories short stories Wilson Koewing Monday, September 21, 2020 Overnight by Wilson Koewing <i>Wilson Koewing's story of a doomed American couple touring Europe.</i><br><br> Two weeks into a six-week jaunt around Europe, I grew concerned about my relationship with Rae when we spent a weekend in Tuscany and didn't have sex. <br><br>I wrecked the rented moped with her on the back. That could have been part of it. The idyllic setting convinced me I could operate machinery I'd never operated. To my cr… Read more Labels: funny stories short stories Wilson Koewing 3 comments: shares
creepy stories novellas William Quincy Belle Friday, September 18, 2020 A Pound of Flesh by William Quincy Belle <i>Chuck Bianchi wakes up missing a finger, with no memory of how it happened; by William Quincy Belle.</i><br> Chuck blinked and stared at the ceiling. He turned his head to one side and looked at the dresser across the room. That was his dresser. This was his bedroom. How did he get here? He remembered dinner, cleaning up the dishes, and watching TV. Then nothing. <br><br>The digital display of the clock on the si… Read more Labels: creepy stories novellas William Quincy Belle 2 comments: shares
funny stories long stories Marina Rubin pick of the month Monday, September 14, 2020 Who To Call In Case Of Emergency by Marina Rubin <i>Tulip's mundane work environment is brightened by her adventurous, bubbly and promiscuous co-worker; by Marina Rubin.</i><br><br> You can learn a lot about other people's lives when you ask for their emergency contact number. A daunting task Tulip undertook with a mix of idealistic dedication and administrative weariness, when one of her colleagues, a senior underwriter, Didi Estefanos, fainted at wor… Read more Labels: funny stories long stories Marina Rubin pick of the month 8 comments: shares
creepy stories Harrison Kim long stories Friday, September 11, 2020 In the Land of the Rain Gnomes by Harrison Kim <i>A retired social worker takes his lady friend for an adventure in a creepy ghost town accessible only by boat; by Harrison Kim. </i><br><br> Decaying isn't that bad. It's a unification with your beginnings, a melding into the earth, a relaxing absorption where you do nothing but rot. The ego humbles itself before this ultimate dissolution, this disintegration of body and mind, this unthreading and was… Read more Labels: creepy stories Harrison Kim long stories 7 comments: shares
Bruce Costello pick of the month real life stories short stories Monday, September 7, 2020 Elevated by Bruce Costello <i>A retired doctor confesses a long-held guilty secret to an old vicar; by Bruce Costello.</i><br><br> "It started as a joke," I say, feeling my heart rate quicken. "Just can't stop wondering how it ended, though I'll never know now, after thirty years." <br><br>The woman nods, one eyebrow raised. She doesn't look like a vicar except for the clerical collar. Probably near retirement age … Read more Labels: Bruce Costello pick of the month real life stories short stories 11 comments: shares
futuristic stories James Rumpel medium length stories Friday, September 4, 2020 The Canister By James Rumpel <i>Desperate scientists risk the Earth to send a message of warning back through time; by James Rumpel.</i><br><br><b> 2063:</b> The canister sat in the middle of the elaborate mechanism. Its metallic surface sparkled as it reflected the device's myriad of lights which constantly flickered on and off. Two individuals, each dressed in a lab coat, stood silently staring at a control panel. <br><br>Eventually, one of the men … Read more Labels: futuristic stories James Rumpel medium length stories 5 comments: shares
