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Category: Short Stories

Short Stories

Gifts from Daniel Bronn…and Jerry: Part Two

27 Dec 201813 Nov 2021
Jerry's mind was still caught up with these feelings of not deserving the praise being heaped on him and of scheming a way to get out of his job when…
Short Stories

Gifts from Daniel Bronn…and Jerry: Part One

20 Dec 201813 Nov 2021
"He'll see you now." Jerry stood up and tried to readjust his tie. A lump in his throat was in the way, though, so he swallowed that down first, then…
Short Stories

A Minute at a Time

13 Dec 201812 Nov 2021
Christopher slowly cracked the door open, taking a peek into his son's bedroom. Heavy curtains shaded the room in a perpetual dusk, and it took his eyes a moment to…
Short Stories

Cursed

6 Dec 201812 Nov 2021
Talce had gray, reflective eyes, devoid of any perceivable irises. Indeed they appeared less like eyes than polished, metal balls that had been inserted into his sockets. Those eyes had…
Short Stories

The Last Grasshopper

29 Nov 201812 Nov 2021
Once the fields had been green and lush, covered by tall blades of grass rolling in the wind. Now they were scattered over only by the occasional dry stalks: brown,…
Short Stories

The Noble: Part Two

22 Nov 201812 Nov 2021
A grave somberness lay heavy on the air, and time itself seemed to freeze until the slaves were drawn out of their reverie by the sound of Lenny riding back…
Short Stories

The Noble: Part One

15 Nov 201812 Nov 2021
Robert distinctly remembered the moment he first met Lord William Gray. Lenny had just finished shoving the man into the mud and then stomped away, ordering Robert to lift him…
Short Stories

Revenger of Blood

8 Nov 201812 Nov 2021
In ancient Jewish society there existed a unique law to deal with the accidental killing of another. The man that was guilty of the manslaughter was permitted to flee to…
Short Stories

The Basketball in the Water

1 Nov 201812 Nov 2021
Fidgety Frank. Denise always came up with nicknames to help her remember new patients, and alliteration was one of her favorite methods. Of course, "fidgety" would be a fitting description…

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