This story was extracted from a short story called Picker Pack completed written in April 2016. For a brief period, I worked for a company called Harper Collins Publishers in Dunmore Pennsylvania, as a Picker Packer employed by a staffing agency. I was a temporary worker, working for 90 business days, hired by Manpower filling this mundane position. After I started working at the Harper … Continue reading Tales: Short Story – Lisa
A sampling of my short story written in 2009. Of course, this is an autobiographical piece so names and locations were change to keep the peace. Continue reading Tales: Short Story – Sad Girl (Part 5) The Last Fall
started having many vivid dreams about my own death. Continue reading Tales: Witch! Witch! You’re a Witch! (Part 5)
The stories of my mischievous brother started like so many others, which always seemed to commence on a dreadfully boring day. If there was an equation for misadventure amongst village boys, it usually started with a boring day multiplied by the Caribbean heat and divided by idle hands which produced an outcome of mischief. Every summer my brother was allowed to rumor the village with … Continue reading Tales: Fire Boys
The longer I was in this state, the more fearful I became of seeing the devil so I closed my eyes just in case he was about to climb on my chest and look dead in the eyes. Then just then a clip from Rosemary’s Baby popped into my consciousness Continue reading Witch! Witch! You’re a Witch! (Part 2)
For me it all started when I was 18 years old shortly after moving away from my childhood home. Perhaps everything begins when a great change in life occurs, and the greatest change for any was that slow painful realization that you are moving away from childhood. Continue reading Tales: Witch! Witch! You’re a Witch! (Part 1)
At his most extreme he would ride around the village in red speedos on a unicycle reading the Bible out loud. Then he would perform juggling tricks while reciting verses and hymns. Continue reading Tales: Short Story – Dwayne
The real change for me started when rumors about her family sneaked into the side conversations at every household in the village. First, it started out with village kids saying that her father touched her and Jenny inappropriately. Continue reading Tales: Short Story – Sad Girl (Part 2) The Taunting
I know it is a very strange thing to say, but I always have suicide on my mind. I often wonder if it’s normal because even before I had a word for it the thought of self-harm and the eventual undoing of my being was there. I guess if I think back long enough, I can clearly remember that even at the age of 7 … Continue reading Tales: At Eternity’s Gate
A sampling of my short story written in 2009. Of course, this is an autobiographical piece so names and locations were change to keep the peace. Continue reading Tales: Short Story – Sad Girl (Part 1) and so it begins
You must be logged in to post a comment.