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Time Magic
August 2020’s short story of the month Always the same old lines whenever she came home for the holidays, like her parents were rehearsing a play over and over and never could get it right. Yet they didn’t seem to notice how much they repeated themselves. Her father would sit down to dinner and say Continue reading
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Battlemage for Life
July 2020’s short story of the month It felt uncanny, but oddly good, to hear kids running through the house again. I wondered if I could handle being a father, or at least a father figure, after all these years. I thought about the times when my wife and I fought. It was always about Continue reading
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Love Letters
June 2020’s short story of the month After the funeral, I spent the next few days in the attic, reading the letters my mother had written him in the years before they were married. He had never been the sentimental type, so I was surprised to find a whole box of them, carefully bundled. Holding Continue reading
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Dad, Follower of Merlin
May 2020’s short story of the month Present day… It was odd to be in a room full of people who all seemed to look up to my dad like he was some kind of hero. A part of me wanted to see him through their eyes just for a moment. I tried to picture Continue reading
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Lesson Learned
April 2020’s short story of the month It was different, writing on a typewriter; the clatter and noise, the resistance of the old keys forcing her to really put effort into each letter. She imagined she was writing the next best-selling novel. This momentarily distracted her from the reality of what she was really doing Continue reading
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Adventure
March 2020 Short Story of the Month To call him stubborn would be polite. Not that politeness mattered to him. Malcolm would probably describe himself as principled. Those closest to him would probably use different words, like jack ass. He never broke the rules. He made the rest of us uncomfortable. We never asked him Continue reading
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Canned Memories
February 2020 short story of the month I didn’t cry when she died, or at the funeral, or at the reception. It wasn’t until the next morning when I went to the pantry and saw row upon row of canned vegetables, fruits, and jams she had prepared for the long winter ahead. The shelves were Continue reading
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Turkey Dinner Stalemate
January 2020 Short Story of the Month Present Day… I stopped for a breath before cutting the turkey. I wanted to appreciate the moment. Seeing everyone there, sitting around the table, almost felt like we were a family again. But if we had been a real family, my decision wouldn’t have caused a war. I Continue reading
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Title Reveal
If you’ve been wondering… this is the title of my book… coming soon to Amazon near you. Continue reading
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Hidden in the Ice
September’s Short Story of the Month The lake was as still and shiny as glass, as if he could step on it and walk all the way across. It was one of those days when anything seems possible, and he stood there, breathing deep and imagining the feeling of soaring over the cool lake and Continue reading
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