October 2019 short story of the month “Deal?” he said, extending his hand toward me. I hesitated then reached out. Frank thought he had the upper hand, and in a sense he did. What he didn’t know was that I’d promised him something that wasn’t mine to give. I left his office feeling a mix Continue reading

August’s Short Story I asked her if she was joking. Her frown told me she wasn’t. “Every last penny, gone,” she said. “And that’s not the worst of it,” she continued, leaning across the table. “They completely destroyed our security system.” “Why would they do that?” I asked. “No idea,” she said. “Well, I would Continue reading

July’s Short Story (Finally done) The desert is an unforgiving place. This one is called Death Valley for a reason. Every living thing there has to fight for survival. And we would have to fight, too, or else everything they’d said about us would be true. I was tired of hearing, “You don’t belong here,” Continue reading