Tag: short story

  • Silence

    I knew I had everything I needed to nourish my soul, I just needed to be able to sit down and concentrate.  Concentration was something in short supply for me these days since I was now living in a house with roommates instead of a small apartment by myself.  I had loved my apartment and…

  • The Gambler

    As the ball soared toward the net, I hoped it would not go in.  If we lost this game, life as I knew it would be over.  I had confidently bet on the Lions to win the tournament, but it looked like my brother’s team was about to go ahead by two goals.  And with…

  • Craggy Secrets

    PHOTO PROMPT © Sandra Crook I knew I would be at the top of the cliff before the day was done. There was no way I could continue to stare at the craggy edges and not know what the view was from the top. Maybe a new perspective of my little beach town would come.…

  • Gut Reactions, part 2

    Santa Fe Humane Society Dog Park (03/24/2022)  Photo credit: Kate Cornwell Unknown to the danger I was feeling, Lovie loped back toward me and I quickly latched on her leash.  I knew she hated to be leashed, but I didn’t need her to be running from me now.  Not at the height of my nerves. …

  • Gut Reactions

    Santa Fe Humane Society Dog Park (03/24/2022)  Photo credit: Kate Cornwell As my dog approached the man on the side of the gravel road, I felt the hairs on the back of my neck stand up.  There was something about the stoop of his shoulders and the faded black of his shirt that shook me. …

  • The Cost of being Wild

    “I knew the cost would be high, but I didn’t know it would be…” I stared out the window and watched Derek’s truck back out of my driveway. He had bribed me and now he was blackmailing me. I thought the bribe was his way of asking me out on a date, but I certainly…

  • Positive Vibes

    “Beauty is in the eye of the beholder…  You are magnificent…  You are radiant…  Positive vibes only…”  I was doing all right until the teacher started talking about positive vibes.  I hated when people talked about positive vibes.  I always believed people gave off vibes, but the signs and shirts talking about positive vibes only…

  • Stoned

    PHOTO PROMPT © Starsinclayjars  I knew who the boot belonged to as soon as I saw it. It was Jeff’s and he was once again off his medicine. If he was still taking his antibiotics, he wouldn’t have the fever I knew he had to have. If he was still on his other medications, he couldn’t…

  • College Life

  • Raining Buckets

    “The rain came down in buckets,” my cousin said dramatically as she stared out the window. “I had so much planned for today.”  “Tanning at the pool so Jeff can see you doesn’t really count as a full day,” I responded as she let out a huge sigh.  “It’s important business. Those boys…” Mariah never…