Category Archives: short story

Revisionist History? Naw, Just Editing “Backstreets”

Posted on August 21, 2019 by

Just a quick update on my progress with “Backstreets.” I had some quality, uninterrupted time to read and edit the stories in “Backstreets.” I also found some advice blogs about how to set the order of the stories in an … Continue reading →

Posted in short story | Leave a comment

Haiku

Posted on July 14, 2019 by

Part of our monthly Writer’s Group meeting we have a session on Writer’s Craft where someone presents a topic of interest. Later in the meeting we have a Quick Write where each member writes something, based on a given topic … Continue reading →

Posted in short story | Leave a comment

Delta Dawn

Posted on April 22, 2019 by

Dawn woke as she did every day when the sun broke into her bedroom window. She lay quiet for a while, arms and legs splayed, as if she made snow angels in her sleep. She didn’t. Her dream was the … Continue reading →

Posted in short story | 1 Comment

Time

Posted on April 12, 2019 by

He opened his eyes, looked at the ceiling and waited for the room to stop spinning. A few minutes later he took a chance and rolled over, fully intending to sit up, but decided he wasn’t quite ready. Rather, his … Continue reading →

Posted in short story | 1 Comment

Martha

Posted on April 9, 2019 by

I have always liked Tom Waits’ song, Martha. I wonder if it is autobiographical by Tom, or just fantasy. Here is my fantasy version of the backstory to Martha. I sat looking at the phone. It was one of the … Continue reading →

Posted in fiction, Lyric Alternative Backstory, short story | 1 Comment

The Quantum Butterfly Effect

Posted on April 5, 2019 by

This is the story of First Contact by an alien race. It takes place both 100,000 years ago, when the aliens learned intelligent life evolved on Earth, and in 2250 when they arrived. Are they the Masters or Shepherds of … Continue reading →

Posted in short story | Leave a comment

The Last Run

Posted on January 28, 2019 by

It was almost 4 o’clock and the sun was low in the west. The mountain blocked most of the direct sun and caused the flat, shadowless light, the bane of downhill skiers. I knew it would be like that this … Continue reading →

Posted in fiction, short story | 1 Comment

The Cell Phone

Posted on September 14, 2018 by

Preface: I saw a young (to me anyway) woman sitting at one of those cell phone charging counters in the airport this morning. Dressed pretty much as described here, she was alone, but apparently waiting for someone. She was charging … Continue reading →

Posted in Humor, short story | 1 Comment

The Factory Whistle

Posted on September 2, 2018 by

“Pfeeeeet…pfeeeeet.” The Factory whistle blows. “Two,” he thought. “Time to get a move on.” He tossed off the covers, petted the dog’s head, made sure Sally was still covered by the blanket, padded barefoot to the bathroom and closed the … Continue reading →

Posted in Alternative Backstory, Alternative Fiction, fiction, Lyric Alternative Backstory, short story | 1 Comment

The Corn Field

Posted on August 23, 2018 by

The corn was tall, even for this late in the season. It must be eight or nine feet, well above my head. It was that light, dead, dried brown and would normally have been harvested a month ago, but for … Continue reading →

Posted in Alternative Backstory, Alternative Fiction, fiction, short story | 1 Comment