Tag: short short story

  • Sick

    “I am sick of this,” I said as I opened the door and stepped into the sunshine.  “I’m not sure how much longer I can last working here.”   “It’s really not that bad,” Jeremiah said as he followed me out.  “I don’t mind it too much these days.  I mean, we have a steady paycheck and health benefits.  Should we…

  • Imminent Death

    My sister’s imminent death had me reeling and I knew I needed to dial my emotions back, but couldn’t figure out how.  The thought I would have to live without my sister in my life was the scariest thing to ever happen to me.  I felt like I was constantly in motion starting the moment…

  • Patience

    I lost my patience for stupidity a long time ago.  Most of the time I believe in the statement of ‘there are no stupid questions,’ but then the real questions come and I start to lose my mind.  Maybe I wasn’t meant for working with other people.  A job that didn’t require me to talk to anyone I…

  • Looking For

    “You know what I am here for.”  Chris crossed his arms and waited.  My stepfather was an imposing man and was not someone to be messed with.  I wasn’t going to back down this time.  I had backed down too many times in the past.  “No, I don’t know what you want.  You’re going to have to help…

  • Lovely Evening

    “Lovely evening we’re having,” Jeff said as he pulled me toward the front door.    “Everything was fine until Bryant came over.  He was not invited and I mean to tell him why.”  “Bryant had nothing to do with what happened tonight.  It was all what you and your sister did.  Not Bryant.”  Jeff turned and pointed his finger…

  • In the House

    “Somebody’s here.  Somebody’s in the house.”  I desperately tried to find my phone while trying to not make noise or turn on the lights.  I wondered why Henry hadn’t started barking, but then I realized that meant something else entirely.  Either Henry knew who was stumbling through my house or whoever it was had done something to him.  As I struggled to…

  • Nice Things

    “They blame us for why they don’t have nice things.  It’s not my fault they can’t keep their affairs in order,” Jennifer muttered as she walked away from me.  My eyes started to burn since I knew she had muttered loud enough so I could hear her.  I’m not sure what I had done to…

  • Meet Me in the Middle

    “I just wanted you to meet me in the middle.  That’s it.  End of story.”  I turned back to my car and slowly walked, waiting for Sarah to stop me.  When I made it all the way to my car without Sarah speaking, I knew we were over.  A lifelong friend and here we were, ending…

  • Sunkissed

    I always dreamed of having sunkissed skin like actresses did in the movies.  Or living at a seaside cottage rent free for a year because an aunt I have never met wanted me to work on my art like I read about in books.  Sometimes life made it hard because the sunkissed look I dreamed of was hard to get when it was 100 degrees every…

  • Quick Obsession

    All it took was a look before I became immediately obsessed.  I knew I would need to move – to leave to make sure I got what I wanted.  The first thing I knew I needed to do was to start paring down the number of objects I knew I would need.  There were clothes…