Oh Darn!
It was late and she was heading home. The unremarkable buildings and the flickering street lights reminded her that she was not in one of the better areas of the…
That beer-bellied jerk
Sandra drew in a lungful of smoke as she waited at the wheel, across the street from the small white house. Letting out the smoke she settled in the car…
Hand that feeds
The darkened skies did not match the pristine white paths between the rows of wooden houses. The snow had come early this winter. It poured with a vengeance. The blizzard-like…
The Old Tooth Fairy
Life goes on. No matter what. While we immerse ourselves into the daily struggle of making ends meet, saving for college, marriage, house, children and back to saving for college…
The Gift
I got off the school bus and ran home. My mom was in the kitchen just as I expected. I knew if I hung around talking she would start berating…
What he loved most
She heard the thud. It was midnight. She was not perturbed. She knew who it was. And she knew where she’ll find him in the morning. He would be comfortably…
Choices
The man sat silent, hunched and brooding. From afar he looked like an old man reminiscing about his glorious past, staring at the placid lake. The bugs that flew around…
Jack and Jill
They were known as Jack and Jill in the small sleepy town where the diner was the hot spot for all. Jack’s real name was Jared but he responded to…
Regret
The dream was over. The vacations, the unending parties, and the best cuisines served by the best chefs; all have come to naught. It is as though the foot jammed…
The local witch
The chimes rang – a vacant shudder-some tone that could bring out the dead in the dead of the night. They waited for the old woman to come to the…