Joe folded Maria's letter and placed it in the top drawer of their night stand. Hmm... no longer 'theirs', I guess. He knew it was coming. He felt it too even though he didn't want to admit it to himself. Life for the two of them had become stagnant after the girls' death; at times, …
Category: Short Stories
Short Story #5: The Airport
Maria nearly missed her seat on the hard bench with her boarding pass in tow. Still in a daze, she looked around the surprisingly quiet airport. Ever since she left home, things seemed to be happening in s-l-o-w motion. Hmm... home? The burly flight agent who had issued her ticket some minutes ago seemed to …
The Airport
Maria nearly missed her seat on the hard bench with her boarding pass in tow. Still in a daze, she looked around the surprisingly quiet airport. Ever since she left home, things seemed to be happening in s-l-o-w motion. Hmm... home? The burly flight attendant who had issued her ticket some minutes ago seemed …
Want to Participate in a Group Write?
Good morning fellow bloggers and followers! Since today's word prompt is the word, team, I thought that it would be neat if we created a piece of writing together. Why not shake things up a little bit on a Monday morning, right? Let's see what interesting ideas we can share in together. We might even …
“My Dearest Husband Joe…”
It's been almost a year since... well, you know. I can't do it anymore. I tried. Every thing in this house reminds me of them, including you. You have their eyes, their beautiful brown sparkly eyes. Every single time I look at you, I see them and I relive that horrible, God-awful moment in which …
Coffee Sleeve Stories
One of the members of my local writer's group shared a call-out for a very interesting writing prospect awhile back. She'd heard of a fellow who was looking for short stories of 150 words or less, I believe, that could be published on the sleeve of coffee cups. Hmmm... though my writing tends to slant …
Rosie and Lilly’s Story
Rosie started pedalling first and Lilly soon caught up. Their silver-tasseled handlebars twinkled in the sunlight, as they gained speed down the tree-lined lane. The pair were off to their best friend's house, one block over. It was Jeannie's tenth birthday party. They had been looking forward to it all week. It was going …
