| Boat Ride
| | It felt wrong for Doria to leave her son back on the dock. He had been acting up, or interfering with the flow of the day, as Mel put it. But to leave her child behind, near tears, while she whirred... | | Short Stories | | Updated: | 01-09-06 |
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| Innocent
| | Rebecca wishes that dumb old Jerry didn??t have to be sitting here on the lawn swing with her. It??s bad enough having to wait for Holly, who is in the house eating dinner. She would like to go home,... | | Short Stories | | Updated: | 29-06-06 |
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| Winter Break
| | Some kind of ruckus is going on in the hall. One of the patients is shouting that she is a grown woman and will NOT be sent to her room. I look across the table at my son. ??Sorry, Honey,? I say. He... | | Short Stories | | Updated: | 23-06-06 |
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| Please Say You Knew Me
| | ??My gosh, Myrna. That is so BEIGEY! Stan??s going to get the shock of his life when he sees I??ve changed my make-up color." ??Men,? giggles Lorraine. Myrna and Katherine join, gaily tisking. ??You just... | | Short Stories | | Genre: | Satire | | Updated: | 22-06-06 |
| Words: | 2188 | | Comments: | 6 | | Status: | Reader |
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| The Lady Who Stole my Dog Revised
| | That lady stole my dog. I know, I know. I told the real estate agent that it would be okay to find Lombardo another home since I was moving into an apartment, and I was even slightly grateful for a... | | Short Stories | | Updated: | 22-06-06 |
| Words: | 1887 | | Comments: | 7 | | Status: | Reader |
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| New Man in Town
| | There were three root beers in the refrigerator, just enough for Deli, JoJo, and the nice man who gave them a ride home. "Ta-daaa," Deli sang, carrying them out to the porch. "Now we can all get a... | | Short Stories | | Updated: | 29-05-06 |
| Words: | 2127 | | Comments: | 6 | | Status: | Reader |
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| I Thought I Heard My Name
| | Arlene did not really feel like a teacher and it was apparent that the kids did not see her as one, either. Somehow, they could just tell. They knew that she harbored untrammeled, sensual images in... | | Short Stories | | Updated: | 29-05-06 |
| Words: | 2183 | | Comments: | 5 | | Status: | Reader |
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| Christian Time Warp
| | If Holy Spirit transcends the trappings of time and space, then why are so many Christians still talking about slaves, warriors, battles, masters, kings, thrones, conquering nations, races and animal... | | Words: | 553 | | Comments: | 6 | | Status: | Public |
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| Letters and Windows
| | It was around midnight, and Andrea's roommate, Laura, was crawling through the window with her new boyfriend. It did not seem fair. A week had gone by already at this treatment center and not one... | | Short Stories | | Updated: | 22-05-06 |
| Words: | 3131 | | Comments: | 7 | | Status: | Public |
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| Our Little Secret
| | The building looked exactly the same. Now, if it still had that identical lock for the laundry room, Nick would find shelter from the rain. His fingers were sodden, pinching the old metal object he... | | Short Stories | | Updated: | 22-05-06 |
| Words: | 2623 | | Comments: | 4 | | Status: | Public |
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| Submissive Soul
| | "Janine! Gloria here. You'll never guess where I am." "Who?" "Me!! Glo.!! Guess where I am?" "Where?" "I'm sitting in my car out in front of TATTOO YOU...you know that place over in the Hudson... | | Short Stories | | Genre: | Satire | | Updated: | 22-05-06 |
| Words: | 3250 | | Comments: | 5 | | Status: | Public |
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| Departure
| | She had always been a rare beauty, she decided, studying her face in the mirror. It had kind of an apple and cheese freshness; supple, with a disarming little dimple that winked at just the right... | | Short Stories | | Updated: | 22-05-06 |
| Words: | 2202 | | Comments: | 5 | | Status: | Public |
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| My Love
| | Helen seemed to be having a hard time leaving her husband alone for the night. She could not make her way out the door. "Honey, are you sure? I wouldn't go, but Ned just seems to need me tonight."... | | Short Stories | | Updated: | 22-05-06 |
| Words: | 2283 | | Comments: | 6 | | Status: | Reader |
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| Mother's Milk
| | Ken slopped his leg over the edge of a hammock, watching his family prepare for a Mother's Day bar-b-que. He stared at Goggle, his baby brother. From out of the child's face, a tiny, fleshy sea with... | | Short Stories | | Updated: | 22-05-06 |
| Words: | 3049 | | Comments: | 1 | | Status: | Reader |
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| The Me in We
| | Tara wished that she had not answered the telephone. Here she had been, all comfortable in her pink chenille bathrobe, lounging around watching Wheel of Fortune, and nibbling on a cream cheese bagel.... | | Short Stories | | Updated: | 22-05-06 |
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| Termites
| | Clifford had always wondered what the woman looked like. Now he was standing in front of her, on her doorstep, trying not to peer too closely into her face. It was not nearly as lumpy as he imagined... | | Short Stories | | Updated: | 20-05-06 |
| Words: | 2253 | | Comments: | 5 | | Status: | Reader |
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| The Pruning
| | Something was starting to feel wrong about this whole situation, and Ardis could not decide what she was going to do about it. It's not that she minded her new tenant, (or roommate, or charge, or... | | Short Stories | | Updated: | 20-05-06 |
| Words: | 3429 | | Comments: | 3 | | Status: | Reader |
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| Family
| | I have waited so long to be this happy. My boyfriend, Lester, moved in with my son Sammy and me last week. I met Lester at the tofu factory where I work. He??s so shy. I would watch him every day... | | Short Stories | | Updated: | 21-08-05 |
| Words: | 1898 | | Comments: | 10 | | Status: | Reader |
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| Little Black Boxes
| | Words: 2510 LITTLE BLACK BOXES The house was located on a new route. Residential, Janis decided. She had not tried this kind of clientele before. Usually, she sold cosmetics only to ladies in the... | | Short Stories | | Updated: | 21-08-05 |
| Words: | 2561 | | Comments: | 9 | | Status: | Reader |
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| Unplugging
| | Words 1732 UNPLUGGING The power had been down since last night and Wanda??s left eardrum was raging with pain. Her third Sterno had just run out. The hot water bottle she was using now felt tepid. The... | | Short Stories | | Updated: | 29-06-05 |
| Words: | 1799 | | Comments: | 7 | | Status: | Reader |
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| Passing
| | Words: 2831 PASSING Greg Draw felt a rapture, sitting there at the kitchen table in his tiny apartment Above the Buzy Bee Café. The time was three... | | Short Stories | | Updated: | 25-06-05 |
| Words: | 2889 | | Comments: | 4 | | Status: | Reader |
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| Resurrection
| | Words: 2838 RESURRECTION This was the weekend that Rebecca Baker had decided to purge herself. A special herbal blend of tea had been carefully prepared, and now it was streaming past her throat with... | | Short Stories | | Updated: | 24-06-05 |
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| Foreign Flavor
| | FOREIGN FLAVOR This party, this little wing ding that Shelly had invited her to was probably not going to be much. Still, after having just been dumped by the cutest guy on Greek Row, it would give... | | Short Stories | | Updated: | 16-06-05 |
| Words: | 1957 | | Comments: | 3 | | Status: | Reader |
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| October 15, 1969
| | Words: 2562 OCTOBER 15, 1969 The day was October 16, 1969, and Hannah Riggs had just been fired. She stood out on the sidewalk in front of the Federal Reserve... | | Short Stories | | Updated: | 16-06-05 |
| Words: | 2653 | | Comments: | 3 | | Status: | Reader |
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