Tag: short short story

  • His Last Confession

    “He said he was going to church to give his last confession.  I’m not sure when he last went to church or why he said this one was his last, but I assume he’ll be home by ten.”  Jessica leaned back into the couch and had yet to peel her eyes from the television.  “Jessica, it is now…

  • The Clue

    “It was a major clue.  A major red flag things would never work out between the two of us.”  I repeated my new mantra as I moved my furniture out of Sean’s apartment.  He wasn’t supposed to be home for the next few hours so I was hoping he really would stay at work until…

  • If I Loved You Less

    “If I loved you less, maybe this would be easier.  If I loved you less, I could walk right out the door and never look back.  If I loved you less, I could be exactly who I wanted to be.”  I looked at the letter I was writing to Jared and crumpled it.   I knew…

  • My Father’s Surprise

    “Take  turns watching,” my mother whispered.  “We can’t afford to miss him.”  My sister’s small body vibrated with anxiety as we peered out the front windows.  We could barely wait until our father got home so we could execute our plan.  If things didn’t go exactly as we had planned, the entire process would be…

  • Night Drives

    The weekends were always my favorite because I had no rules.   Once school and my Friday chores were done, I disappeared and only showed up for dinner on Saturday and Sunday nights.  We had recently moved onto a farm and I was too busy finding all the best hiding places and just exploring in general.  I needed to know the land like…

  • Epic

    “That was the most epic tantrum I have ever seen,” Jed said as we walked back up our driveway.  I was still too shocked to say anything at all.  I couldn’t believe what I had just seen.  Our neighbor had totally just lost his mind on his dog and car all at the same time. …

  • What it Takes

    “She doesn’t have what it takes.  Just look at what she’s wearing.  She’ll never make it through the first day.”  Suzette leaned back in her chair and watched the new English teacher set her bag down onto her desk.  She was the third one we’ve had this year and we weren’t even through the fall semester.  Suzette…

  • The Accident

    “I know, I miss him too,” I told my daughter.  “It’s you and me now, but things are going to be better than ever.  We have everything we need and we are going to be great.”  My heart broke into a million little pieces as another tear rolled down her cheek.  I tried to swallow the lump in my throat,…

  • Payback

    “You said that already,” I mumbled to my cousin.  “I don’t know how much longer I can stay awake.”  “But aren’t you excited?  How could you possibly sleep on a night like this?  So many things are happening all around us!”  Though I didn’t look, I knew Mindy was sitting up next to me.  I could feel…

  • Sabotage

    “Nothing about this seems right,” I said out loud.  I quickly glanced around to see if anyone had heard me.  The Community Art Competition was next week and I had finally gotten enough courage to enter a few of my pieces.  The competition was probably the most important one of my fledgling, not-quite-started career and I didn’t really want anyone to realize…