A piece of short fiction – based on a prompt to examine place, setting, and story. The meeting ended and I took off my peadset. I learned back into my chair, looking at the clock. I had a few minutes before my next call. With a quick turn, I prepared to stand up out of …
After the 2016 election, I gave George Orwell a shot. I had read 1984 in college for my own enjoyment during the Bush administration to feel like a good liberal. But I did not remember too much about it. But when I tried to read it in early 2017, I could not get past the …
Bill needed a walk. The wet spring breeze that entered his car as he drove home did not provide enough clarity. He needed a lighter air to encompass him. Without even stepping foot inside his parents’ home, he started down the street. A few neighbors were outside but none of them were familiar. He waved …
I write poems. I write short stories. I write personal stories. I have written short little stories for as long as I could remember. I would write these little plays about animals and their friendships when I was a small kid. I created a comic strip with a friend where she would draw it and …