Animal Dilemmas – Donkey Frog
Short Story The Frog turn around and with a chain of small leaps rejoined the forest floor. The vegetation was so thick that in the tunnels under the grasses and bushes was pitch black....
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The Baker, The Butcher and The Brewer, Part One: The Baker 30
Serial Fiction Novel ‘I understand, perhaps tobacco and tea are not enough. It is time for you to meat Harry.’ Said he handing a little black envelope, the size of a business card. ‘What...
Be Wary of Wishes – Part Six (Final)
At this point the sun had set and Nolan could see that Erica was no longer pleased with being out. Yet Nolan didn’t seem to care about Erica’s comfort level. He instead seemed focused...
My Grandpa Killed Hitler, Part Four – Retribution
Part Four: Retribution The next morning, John Pelham was awoken to the sound of commotion outside his tent. He sat up and couldn’t decide if it was the growing noise outside or the throbbing...
Cups with Coriander: The Beans
Serial Short Story Hospital coffee is perhaps one of the most repugnant liquids ever concocted. It makes no endeavor to soothe the nerves of waiting families and friends; nor does it offer succor...
Zedlist – Part Twenty
“I think we need to talk, Charles.” Valerie said, getting up from her seat by the window, she gave her husband a look that Kevin couldn’t quite decipher. Kevin was left sitting on the...
The Human Comedy: Snow Day
Short Satire The boy grabbed his sled. The blizzard was coming. He writhed into his Long Johns. He wriggled into his snowpants. He was so excited, he put his ski goggles on upside down....
The Human Comedy: Je Suis Claude
Short Story Claude walked along the banks of the Siene. His breath clouded in front of his face, ghosts in the early twilight. His gloved hands gripped the banister. His eyes found Notre Dame,...
The Red Butterfly, Part Nineteen – Time To Go Home
A few years later, after I joined the army and had gone to Vietnam a boy and then returned home a broken man, I made a trip to Lake Michigan. Jim T. had been...
Abandonment – Part Two
A soft, stale pocket of perfectly-conditioned air greeted Nathan’s poorly-shaven face as he leaned on the cold doors of the Brower County Mall, relying entirely on the weight of his body to conjure the...
The Baker, The Butcher and The Brewer, Part One: The Baker 29
Serial Fiction Novel The journey back was quiet. The Baker was busy thinking how he was going to reencounter his family and wife to be. From the capital of Andorra on they had a...
Be Wary of Wishes – Part Five
Entry 5 (Continued) And when he entered his room I was lying on his bed without anything but my underwear on. I knew that it was risky exposing that I had entered his place...
