Tag: short story

  • Among the Flowers

    The only time I enjoyed my forced time with my grandmother was the sunny afternoon she met her friends in the park. I knew she wouldn’t let me play on the playground with the other children – she had some fear I was going to get kidnapped (I didn’t believe her because I knew she…

  • Rules of the House

    Growing up in a house with strict parents, I often found rules to be messy.  Too controlling.  My worst nightmare.  At home, I was expected to abide by the schedule set by my parents.  By the time I was ten, my home life was a constant drudgery of dullness.  If I didn’t follow the schedule…

  • The Cemetery

    With every move my family made, I was sure to search out the nearest cemetery. Cemeteries were the only place I felt at home. Mainly due to the fact they were the same no matter where I lived. I often made up stories about the names and families I found in cemeteries. What were their…

  • The Street Performer

    There was something about the street performer that reminded me of my childhood. There was something about his voice. His clothes. His demeanor. I couldn’t quite put my finger on what was so familiar and why I seemed to know him, but I was more suspicious when he wouldn’t make eye contact with me. I…

  • Age of Enlightenment

    “During the Age of Enlightenment…” I tuned out my professor as he dove headfirst into another one of his meaningless lectures.  I thought a college level class about the Civil War would be about the Civil War.  But yet, most days I felt like I was in a philosophy class.  I had always had a…

  • Beneath the Shadows

    I knew I was in trouble the moment the sun went behind the clouds. I one hundred percent believed in signs and the missing sun was a red flag. I had had a bad feeling about the meeting today and this only made it worse. My boss never called meetings and especially did provide a lunch…

  • The Museum

    PHOTO PROMPT © Liz Young  I hadn’t been too excited about being the babysitter for my brother and his friends at the museum, but as soon as I saw the airplane, my entire world changed. Never before had I been interested in leaving town, but now I knew exactly how to achieve my dreams. As…

  • Chain Reaction

    My brother’s fall set off a chain reaction.  But not necessarily the chain reaction I would have expected.  I thought as he fell that people would try to help, try to grab him, but instead they didn’t even seem to notice at first.  He wasn’t screaming for his life, but he had never been a…

  • Book Sales

    I knew my book sales were lagging, but I had been hoping I could hang on a bit longer. I needed to hang on longer. If I had to move out of my apartment, I didn’t know where I would go. I could no longer depend on my parents to help and I had no…

  • Academics

    “I knew you were with somebody else. I just needed to find the proof. And here it is.” I jumped as Makayla sprang out from behind the bookshelves. I had heard stories about Makayla, but this was my first time meeting her in person. Josh jumped nearly as high as I did, but I felt…