Martin Crabtree medium length stories real life stories Friday, February 17, 2017 Broken Bone by Martin Crabtree A doctor travels from the seedy frontier town of Sawnick to a puritanical outpost to help deliver a baby, but danger and surprises are in store; by Martin Crabtree. Sawnick, Colorado Territory, mid-April, 1872 "By donkey, Sawnick to Greeley Colony's a full day's ride," Mrs. Trudy Tremolo told her lodger. Dr. Zachary Ritenour stood in front of his rooming house with his short, amp… Read more Labels: Martin Crabtree medium length stories real life stories 8 comments:
medium length stories Monica Kagan real life stories Monday, February 13, 2017 The Dress by Monica Kagan In Cape Town, South Africa, Sylvana visits a second hand shop that was once her mother's favourite, and must face up to her grief. "How lovely to see you Sylvana. It has been so long." Tatiana was perched behind the ancient cash register in the second hand shop "Marvellous Memories" in vibrant Long Street, Cape Town, stroking her black Labrador. "I've been mean… Read more Labels: medium length stories Monica Kagan real life stories 18 comments:
medium length stories real life stories Thomas Elson Friday, February 10, 2017 Masquerade by Thomas Elson Rachel tries desperately not to let her difficult husband subsume her personality; by Thomas Elson. "It's not for you. It's for the party you don't want to go to. And I don't want to see as much as a single fingerprint on it when I get back," Rachel patted Merle's left shoulder and cast her eyes to the right, her lower lip slanted down as if undecided. Merle Rector… Read more Labels: medium length stories real life stories Thomas Elson 2 comments:
funny stories Landis Wade very short stories Monday, February 6, 2017 The Writer and the Editor by Landis Wade Landis Wade gives us an amusing insight into the editorial process. First Chapter Writer: Rain hit Shelia's windshield like pellets from a scattergun as the sun broke through the clouds. Editor: Don't start a story with the weather. And don't use so much description that it detracts from the pace of the story. Writer: __ ___ Shelia's windshield __ ___ ___ _ _____ __ ___ ___ … Read more Labels: funny stories Landis Wade very short stories 12 comments:
funny stories Sharon L Bachman short stories Friday, February 3, 2017 Unconditional Love by Sharon L. Bachman When Gerald knocks himself cold in a drunken stupor, his deluded wife is left in charge of the dysfunctional household; by Sharon L. Bachman. I'm proud to say I've always been a good mother, and the proof of it started the night my husband came home late, slipped in a pee puddle in the bathroom and conked his head on the toilet seat. I let him nap right there on the linoleum while I soppe… Read more Labels: funny stories Sharon L Bachman short stories 5 comments: