• The Calculus Teacher

    I had been in love with my calculus teacher for as long as I could remember. I walked by his classroom as often as I could just to see if Mr. Williams happened to be standing out in the hallway. I practiced one-liners and jokes so I would have something to say to him. Something…

  • Brothers

    “Jeremiah never realized he was wrong.  Never understood what he did was so out of place and inconsiderate.  It was unbelievable.”  I stood quietly in the hallway, listening to my father complain about my uncle over the phone.  I knew I shouldn’t be eavesdropping, but I needed to know who he was talking to.  I needed…

  • The Junkyard

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  • The Pipes

    Amanda screamed.  Paused and then screamed again. I could see her shadow jumping around the kitchen and wondered what it could be this time. Amanda was the youngest of my siblings and there was always something happening. Always something dramatic. Most of the time I didn’t mind her antics, but on days like today, I…

  • Challenged Book – Charlotte’s Web

  • The Jury

    I knew my family was famous for being judge and jury on every contentious news report, no matter how big or small.  When our neighbor came up missing, her disappearance was the main topic of every discussion for weeks.  And I knew my mother was ‘gardening’ more in the backyard in hopes of overhearing any…

  • Wire Birds

    I knew my next plan was going to be a good one. I just couldn’t tell everyone about what I was going to do. I knew Eileen would either belittle my plan or steal it. And this time, I think she would probably steal my idea. I had shown one of my birds around the…

  • You Must Be…

    “You must be Brenda. The one who is calling all the shots. The one I have been told to avoid…” Emilia let the words roll off her tongue in obvious disgust. Since I was new to the club, I still wasn’t sure who to trust. Wasn’t sure who I could believe.  I wanted to believe…

  • Zen

    I loved racing from an early age. Racing cars, running races, racing matchbook cars, racing anything. I loved to go fast, no matter where I was going or who was waiting. Part of the problem was my slow pace of life at home. My parents were very much into ‘the zen life’ and I still…

  • Lies

    “I can’t take any more of your lies. Of the manipulation. I can’t keep doing everything for you and then getting ghosted once I am done.” I stood in front of my bathroom mirror, practicing the speech I had been writing. If I didn’t get everything just right, I knew Shelly would turn everything against…