Tag: short short story

  • Journal Club

    I never thought my plan was going to work, but here we are, a room full of people and I was scared shitless.  I had prepared myself for about ten to fifteen people, not for the sixty people who showed up.  Most people made comments on how I wrote everything down and now here they were, sitting in…

  • Spinning

    “He wouldn’t look back at you.  I think that means something.  What happened between the two of you?  You used to be so close.”  Chad watched James walk away and I began to wonder the same thing.  I wasn’t entirely sure what had happened between James and I, but here we were.  He was walking away and…

  • The Sins of my Family

    More often than not, I slept through every kind of storm.  It drove everyone in my family crazy due to the fact they would be wide awake from the very first thunderclap.  It was a rare night when all of them could go back to sleep.  The night I woke up with a storm raging…

  • No Show

    “I didn’t think you were going to show,” I told April.  I restrained myself from crossing my arms and glaring at her.  She was supposed to be at the party three hours ago so she could help me with the last-minute cleaning and décor set up.  I halted the moment tears starting pouring down her…

  • Collection

    “We’re here to find out what is possible.  What you have and what we can learn.”  I watched the woman primly cross her arms on top of my desk.  I knew she was going to give me a run for my money this afternoon.  I knew her type, she would want a significant of information  and would want…

  • Plus One

    “Eliminate the impossible and see what you can do.  Eliminate the impossible and see where you end up.”  I stared at the front of the art gallery and started pumping myself up to go inside.  I knew I had a good chance of getting my work shown, I was just pumping myself up for the…

  • At Ease

    “I hope you can feel at ease while you are here.”  The hotel manager unlocked the door to our room and handed me the key before backing away.  As I entered the room, I could feel the daggers from her eyes pierce the back of my head.  I was expecting the daggers based solely on who I was here with.  …

  • Saving a Life

    “She has let you go.  Time to move on and let her go as well.”  Christian turned on the blinker on and I was worried his bucket of rust – Mabel – wasn’t going to make it home.  I closed my eyes and prayed we would make it safely while I half listened to the…

  • Terror in the Woods

    I have always been terrified to go into forests of any kind simply because of a dream I had when I was nine.  As I grew older, I tried to convince myself the boogeyman didn’t exist and men didn’t live in the mountain caves down the street from our house.  It was a dream I had had on several…

  • Dancing

    “When did you stop dancing?  I always liked going to your shows.”  Pete took a sip of his wine, but never broke eye contact.  I blushed.  I had accidently spilled Pete’s drink down the front of his shirt when I backed my chair out from the table.  My jaw almost dropped as I remembered.  Remembered Andrea.  And Pete.    “I didn’t know…