Category: Short Stories

Doorways and Stardust – A Flash Fiction Story

Here’s my entry to round one of the NYC Midnight Flash Fiction Challenge. I had so much fun writing this! It features Susan Flynn. Enjoy! * Susan had never seen the store before. She was positive it hadn’t been there yesterday. It had a… Continue Reading “Doorways and Stardust – A Flash Fiction Story”

The Lotus Tattoo – A Short Story

The tattoo on his wrist was itching again. It always started this way. Toby always marveled at how it changed, as if his skin were re-writing itself. After the itching came the light. Then a new tattoo would show itself. He had asked his… Continue Reading “The Lotus Tattoo – A Short Story”

The Meat Wagon – A Short Story

This is my second Pay It Forward offering for 2016. It’s a story for Naomi. 🙂   Steven drove; or rather, he let the car drive itself. He would enter the co-ordinates for his location, the hover car would go. Simple as that, most… Continue Reading “The Meat Wagon – A Short Story”

The Electric Hum of Smoke – A Short Story

Dianne steered her bike carefully through the slums. She could hear the hum of electricity that was the constant music in her world. To her, it sounded like thousands of slot machines, all going off at once. If you were in the midst of… Continue Reading “The Electric Hum of Smoke – A Short Story”

The Old Man and the Tree – A Short Story

From on the ground, Ralphie looked at the other two boys. They seemed larger than they normally did from this angle and their shadows reflected that; when Ralphie looked to the right, he could see Terry’s shadow, impossibly long and tall, stretching across the… Continue Reading “The Old Man and the Tree – A Short Story”