Irena Pasvinter real life stories very short stories Sunday, July 12, 2015 Time to Die by Irena Pasvinter A nobleman faces his execution but intends to have the last word; by Irena Pasvinter. The door opens. My eyes are used to perpetual gloom of the cell - the intrusion of light is unwelcome. From the top of the stairs my jailer gawps at me as if I were an exotic beast trapped in a travelling circus cage. "Come," he says. "What time is it?" "Time to die." He is smili… Read more Labels: Irena Pasvinter real life stories very short stories 7 comments:
medium length stories Patricia Crandall real life stories Friday, July 10, 2015 Frogs, Gnomes, Hikers and Bottle Miners by Patricia Crandall Nina visits Gert on her first day of retirement to take her bottle mining, but two mischievous boys interrupt their plans; by Patricia Crandall. A light breeze floated through the green-shuttered windows of a white gingerbread house on Elm Street in Indian Falls, New York. In a reflective mood, Gert Carver surveyed the gifts that had been bestowed upon her at a retirement party which the teachers… Read more Labels: medium length stories Patricia Crandall real life stories 5 comments:
funny stories Soren James very short stories Tuesday, July 7, 2015 Chesstity Bout by Soren James A naive man plays chess against a sexually predatory woman in Soren James's amusingly crude flash. "I'm so good I beat myself sometimes," I quipped. She looked up from the chess board and raised one eyebrow to say, "I bet you do." I nervously moved my pawn, taking her bishop. She then asked, "How many moves ahead are you thinking?" I began to reply in … Read more Labels: funny stories Soren James very short stories 2 comments:
Brittney D Herz pick of the month real life stories short stories Sunday, July 5, 2015 Carefully by Brittney D Herz Brittney D Herz's character drives through the Virginian night reflecting on her relationship with her wayward husband. Dads leave all the time. I say this to myself over and over as I turn the key in the ignition, praying the rumble of the engine doesn't wake anyone in the house. I read an article in Parent Magazine just this morning that said one out of every three children lives withou… Read more Labels: Brittney D Herz pick of the month real life stories short stories 12 comments:
Dan Shea funny stories short stories Friday, July 3, 2015 The Apple of Newton's Eye by Dan Shea A man of learning troubled by impotence is driven to discover a new scientific principle in Dan Shea's punny short. Milly says don't worry it happens to lots of guys, but still I feel emasculated. It's been more than two months now and that kind of thing weighs on the mind. You can try to rationalize something like this - you can hypothesize about all these possible reasons why - but … Read more Labels: Dan Shea funny stories short stories 4 comments: