Tag: short story

  • Dr. Jordan

    “What kind of crazy would you call that?”  Sam and I watched our professor from the back of the classroom.  Dr. Jordan was frantically writing on the board.  In a weird way, it was oddly soothing since she was usually very calm and collected.  For me, it was nice to see someone who acted just as crazy as I felt in the…

  • Only Desire

    My only desire was to get out of town as soon as possible.  I needed a fresh start and with my history in Phoenix, I knew nothing here would change.  The reach of my ex-boyfriend was as wide as he was rich.  Growing up in a middle-class family, I had never had access to private planes and the nicest…

  • Gossip and Rumors

    I knew next to nothing about what was going on at school.  Some thought I was naïve and that was true to a certain extent, but part of it was that I just didn’t care that much.  I’m not sure why people thought I needed to be aware of the gossip and rumors that flew around a small Texas high school.  I…

  • Peace

    Peace was not something that came easily for me.  Because my mom is a yoga instructor at the local gym and is on the verge of opening her own studio, everyone assumes I am as attuned to the spirit world as she is.  In reality, I feel connected to almost nothing relating to yoga.  Over the years, my interest in yoga and meditation has come and go in varying degrees, but I have never felt the same calling as my…

  • Saving My Father

    “I know there are more than this,” Jason demanded.  “If you don’t give them to me you will die.  And so will your father.  But his death will be much slower and more painful.”  I knew Jason and I knew what he was capable of.  Hurting my dad was new, but not unexpected.  In the past all his rage had been solely directed at…

  • Nothing but Pray

    “I haven’t done anything but pray since I heard the news.  I don’t know what else I can do at this point.”  I waited for my sister to respond, but knew from the silence that she had hung up on me.  When I was twelve and Savannah fourteen, our sister Grace had left the house for high school one Friday afternoon and never returned. …

  • Fast Approaching Storms

    The storms were fast approaching and I knew it wasn’t going to go well.  But I couldn’t be sure if it was going to surround our house or not.  My main problem was whether or not I wanted to be involved.  I loved my family, but being stuck with them for a potentially violent night was not my cup of tea.  But I knew my brother…

  • Deep in the Woods

    I always knew that my life could get better, I just didn’t know how.  I knew I had finally come home.  That I was here.  And I wouldn’t ever leave.  I could finally take a deep breath and fill it with fresh air and no fumes.  I could look up at the sky and see…

  • Big Sky

    Deep in the woods is the only place I ever wanted to go.  The big sky, the fresh air and the silence.  Oh, the silence.  I never knew how much the silence could hurt my ears until I got out here to my new home.  My nearest neighbor is a mile away at least and I could do whatever I want.  My electricity worked…

  • Killer

    “That’s the problem.  He was already dead,” I said out loud.  “That’s the problem.  He was already dead.”  I stared at the cell phone in my hand as I repeated what I was going to say when I finally got the courage to call 911.  My ex-boyfriend was lying on my kitchen floor with a knife in his chest.  My…