(June 2022 short story of the month, yep, it’s finally done) She told him to try again, and he did, and she couldn’t help but laugh.  “I told you I wasn’t a dancer,” he said, protesting.  “But you’re an athlete,” she said, “you ran circles around everyone in p.e.”  “Dancing and running are not the Continue reading

(April 2022’s short story of the month) (Finally done, I KNOW! SOOOOOOOO LATE!) Don’t let this one get away, she thought to herself. Tom had the look of a man quietly planning his escape. Christine watched him closely as he tried to check his phone without making it obvious that he was checking his phone. Continue reading

(March 2022 short story) SUPER DUPER LATE You know when even the things you dislike about a person make you love her even more? Well, that was Mary. On the one hand, she could talk endlessly about obscure texts. You couldn’t help but be drawn in. Her passion for obscurity was like a magnet bringing Continue reading

September 2021’s Short Story of the Month After my father’s stroke, he started crying all the time. He cried about everything; sentimental commercials, pop songs on the radio, or saccharine movie endings. It was like he couldn’t stop crying. It was such a contrast to the man he’d been before that I didn’t know what Continue reading

August 2021 short story of the month When he tried to express himself with words, he could never get it right. But with his hands, he could shape things, mold things, and make things. He had discovered that gift as a young boy when he fell in love the first time. He was only six, Continue reading