We’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 29, 2024Jun 29, 2024
Christmasing 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
There 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, 2022A response icon1Sep 25, 2022A response icon1
Beyond 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
Keep 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
Her 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
I 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
Wildfire (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
Orange 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, 2021A response icon1Jul 11, 2021A response icon1
If 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
