An interplay of preconceptions, the arts, faith, acceptance, discovery and love.
The Course of Kind
Tag: short story
The Voice In Your Head
Stew has some problems with anxiety and self doubt, which manifests itself as Andy, the voice in Stew’s head.
A Bruise And A Cut
A visit to a sexual health clinic makes a young woman re-think the imbalance of her relationship.
Flight AWE613
Michael finds himself reevaluating his priorities and delving into precious memories as the plane he’s on seems doomed to crash.
Jack’s Gamble
Good and evil, virtue and vice…is it all just a toss of a coin?
Donkeys
Remember when the kid turns into a donkey in Pinocchio? Wasn’t that messed up? This is a rebuttal to my nightmares.
Irene and June
A darkly comic story about two elderly friends in a retirement home. What is truth and what is imagination?
Romantique
A “slice of life” pirouettes upon the palate reminiscent of a sweet and tart wedge of Lemon Meringue pie served with afternoon tea.
Her Red Dress Matches Her Eyes
A former librarian is hired as a secret agent with her government, and all hell breaks out.
Nature Doesn’t Bend
Gender identity, politics, and the criminal justice system collide like a car crash.
The Contract Broken
Voltaire and Rousseau discuss where modern society is going wrong.
Brilliant Blue
A story of 3900 words that might remind readers of a specific story by Hemingway and one by O’Connor.
Fifteen Minutes to Cavendish
A relationship viewed through a discussion on real estate. We get so caught up in “What-Ifs,” we lose sight of what’s right in front of us.
Lenses
This was written from the perspective of lenses. It doesn’t provide a solution; it only records what it sees. The consequences are unknown.
Dreams and Secrets of the Sea
A tale of a little orphan girl stealing dreams from a green, bib-wearing Sea Serpent, in a world where fairies take children’s dreams.
The Flower Lady
Love and compassion bloom during a pandemic.