David RodebackWe’ll Never Be Like Those People (a short story)A high school senior’s dilemma: is it forgivable to lie a little for a while, to win a chance to tell the truth to a large audience?Jun 29Jun 29
David RodebackChristmasing with Preet (a Christmas short story)There were 104 rooms — the sign called them “smart apartments” — in Verdant Meadows, the largest assisted living facility in town. So Alli…Dec 28, 2022Dec 28, 2022
David RodebackThere Might Be Another Way (a second-chance romance short story)After a sleepless night and a distracted morning at church, an impromptu lunch date may be Pia’s last chance to tell Doug how she feels.Sep 25, 20221Sep 25, 20221
David RodebackBeyond Ugly (a short story)After 25 years it probably wasn’t even the same door, but it could have been. It led to the same school, the same fetid swamp of teenage…Jan 30, 2022Jan 30, 2022
David RodebackKeep My Secrets? (a short story at Christmas)I froze when Mom knocked. “Feel like driving to the airport?” she asked through my bedroom door.Dec 24, 2021Dec 24, 2021
David RodebackHer Voice (a short story)A man gets up and goes to work in a burned-out forest which resembles what has become of his life.Nov 10, 2021Nov 10, 2021
David RodebackI Already Did (a short story)An old stone ruin is the setting for a simple picnic, dramatic news, and a fateful choice.Oct 16, 2021Oct 16, 2021
David RodebackWildfire (a short story)A new high school graduate visits her cousin in Idaho, where the land and people challenge her sense of what is and isn’t real. (Fiction)Sep 6, 2021Sep 6, 2021
David RodebackOrange Juice (a short story)I knew Frank wasn’t Grandpa. I knew I was projecting my feelings about Grandpa onto Frank, but I did it anyway.Jul 11, 20211Jul 11, 20211
David RodebackIf Only I (a short story)Henry! Come up to dinner! Lights out on your way.” Mom was always going on about the electric bill.Jun 20, 2021Jun 20, 2021
