Short Stories
Clap Back
"Is there anything else you want me to get from the store today?" Theresa asked from our bed. "Nah, I'm good," I said, slipping on my shirt. Looking myself over one last time in the mirror, I decided this was about as good as it'd get. "I'd say wait 'til...
The White Room
"Hey. Hey, wake up." David groaned, hearing the pleading voice that wanted to wrench him from his dream. Hands pressed down on him–one on his back and one on his shoulder–shaking vigorously. "Come on, I need you to wake up," she said....
A Chance of Tomorrow
My eyes threatened to open as something cold and wet dripped onto my forehead. It ran from one side to the other as I lay there motionless. It was annoying, but not so much that I wouldn’t be able to sleep through it. Over the last two years I’d slept through much...
Sometimes It Catches Up With You
CONTEST PROMPT FOR STORY: Two people meeting for the first time and one has a secret. Glancing down at my watch, I saw that there were less than thirty minutes left until it would all be over. Ten o’clock was what I had decided on, and I was going to make good on...