Category: Short Stories

Shade Tree Diplomacy

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Shade Tree Diplomacy

Life is conflict. While we think we know how we’d act as we watch someone else in a dispute, when it’s us we may not be quite so sure.

The Benefit of a Bad Beginning

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The Benefit of a Bad Beginning

A bad start in life gives the good things that finally come a rare preciousness.

Our Matchmaker was an Autonomous Car

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Our Matchmaker was an Autonomous Car

Unlikely lovers confront technology leading to unexpected consequences within the “City by the Bay.”

Fortuna on Holiday

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Fortuna on Holiday

Lana fears the odds are against pulling off one more criminal caper. The brash Tito seductively convinces her that she’s being superstitious.

George Turns Back

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George Turns Back

George cannot remove his costume after a party. His actions cancel the future.

Too Soon

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Too Soon

A young woman in a small town, has experienced the loss of her boyfriend and is uncertain as to what she has left to live for.

Small Big Picture

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Small Big Picture

Head of a refugee camp can’t understand a woman who refuses to share a tent with a man who looks like the man who shot her husband.

Raging Rails and Campfire Tales

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Raging Rails and Campfire Tales

Mysterious artifacts are found inside a Mojave desert construction site leading to unexpected reunions for a contractor and his wife.

An Inconvenient Truth

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An Inconvenient Truth

A mother’s reaction to her daughter’s unplanned pregnancy.

ar·​chi·​tec·​ture

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ar·​chi·​tec·​ture

A timely twisted tale where the past becomes the future for an architect, a devil, and Shakespeare riding beams of light.

Wretch

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Wretch

A story of a son looking for redemption after committing a grievous mistake years ago.

Jack in the Box

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Jack in the Box

Do we ever really know our parents, or do we only think we do? Can an adult have a “coming of age” experience?

April’s Foul Day

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April’s Foul Day

This is a short story on grief and loss.

Oh Lucky One

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Oh Lucky One

Welcome to the aftermath – Our hero from last June’s ‘Minor Marvel’ in Literary Heist is back.

The Carny Contessa

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The Carny Contessa

A successful Hollywood writer, meets an unconventional protagonist and writes a new “chapter” for his career.

Oh Bobby, Why Didn’t You Look?

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Oh Bobby, Why Didn’t You Look?

The accidental death of a child and the impact upon his family and his father’s lover.