How to Get Ahead
Water dripped from high above. Perseus gripped the hilt tightly and bounced lightly on the balls of his feet. He hated waiting. A growl. Finally. The sword w...
Stories & Poems - page 3
- fantasy 48
- flash-fiction 107
- haley 19
- horror 42
- humour 40
- literary 90
- poem 48
- romance 40
- scifi 26
- short-story 13
- thriller 68
- vignette 68
Prefer to read a series from the beginning? Haley's War is an unfinished chaotic fever dream, but it's a helluva ride.
Kitchen Tools
“But what if I hold it like this?” asked Eunice.
Into the Void
Date: September 27, 1491 SCE (Second Current Era)
It’s All About the Cornbread
Ya see, us here wolves got a bad rap. We ain’t so bad. I tell ya, most of us would rather drop in to Joe’s Diner than trounce through the Woods looking for s...
Benny
Benny walked into my cubicle and his smile vanished. However, my own grin widened. This gag would play out perfectly. My papers were all laid out and askew t...
Barbecue No More
Steak was supposed to be on sale.
Mitzy and the Butterfly
And as quickly begun, it was finished. White magic. My little sister. Gone.
Eye Spy
“Something green.”
Love Potion Number 11
The world stuttered in a queer slant as I sat up. I stared at my hand. Love Potion Number 11. I thought it was a joke. Damn you, Ricki. She stood beside me— ...
Guilt
“I know what you did,” said the voice and hung up.
Haley’s Tree
A dense bluff of silver maples grew behind our house. I’d scamper as quietly as I could in the early evenings that last summer before Dad died. He’d come hom...
Beating the Heat
I took the cool can and placed it on my chest, letting the condensation drip between my breasts.