Stories tagged short-story

Icebreaker (second draft)

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A short play based on college life.

81/2 Characters

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Memoir: 8 1/2 characters with dissociative-identity-disorder.

My Whole Life Story (Again and Again)

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When John wakes up, the first thing he does is run a bath, because his shower is broken, and while the bath is running he gets his breakfast ready.

Visitor

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Everything dies, baby, that's a fact. But maybe everything that dies someday comes back. The Boss.

Cody

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After a couple of seconds mum lowered her magazine and looked at me. Then she tilted back her head. ‘Frank?' she said. ‘Frank! Can you hear that?'

Dirty Deeds

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Mustard stings the corner of his lips. He swipes it away with a finger, and looks closer at the hot dog. The piece of meat is ripped open like a sliced finger stuck in a doughy bandage

CHAIN

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I awake to find a heavy chain shackled around my ankle. I try to remove it but cannot. The length of the chain runs through my apartment, sometimes coiling around itself, but eventually leading out my front door.

Much Ado About Exploring.

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John was sitting at his computer one night after work, when he read an article linked to him by a friend.

S.Hallow

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Andy writes porn.

DAISIES

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“I’ll take a dozen daisies please. The yellow ones.” Joseph hugged himself against a winter chill that was no longer there

Accidental Discoveries

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They look like giant golden raindrops, or flying saucers, or peculiar fish out of their element

UNFINISHED

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In his dreams he was building a house. He wasn't sure if it was in the city or in the country. He wasn't sure. He thought, perhaps, it looked like the city but there seemed to be too many trees.

Fateful Day

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Erica was practically pushed into the dressing room, three dresses in each arm and a tag saying "6 items. Attach tag to doorknob and bring all items and this tag to attendant when finished" in her mouth cause she had nowhere else to put it.

SOME NIGHTS

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Some nights you really feel it.

Getting By

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The only things older than Bella in the small town of Comfort were the porch where she spent most of her time these days and