Stories

Short stories and flash fiction

The Dog With The Red Bow

The Dog With The Red Bow How could she have been so stupid? If she hadn’t been sitting on a crowded bus she would have slapped herself...
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The Last Thing That Was Mentioned

Heavy snow coming in off Lake Michigan in nasty flurries, a bitterly cold black Chicago night and his large, scarred hands were starting to freeze...
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A Dignified Exit

Everything slowed as he saw the other guy pulling his arm back ready to launch the punch. This was it, decision time. He could bob and weave, duck...
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The Angels Wanna Wear My Red Shoes

She’d almost broken her neck outside. Now she was tucked away in the corner, as far away as possible from the rest, stretching her legs. The dance...
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Mute

As my parents get older I find it gets harder to find things to talk to them about. Since lockdown they’ve kind of stayed in that mode so that they...

By Their Deeds Shall Ye Know Them

Yesterday I was in town to work on my quota, and I was keeping my eye open. It was the first day of spring and the sun was out. Everybody looked...
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