Generations collide, minds are open, and stereotypes are vanquished, inside the crossroads of The Golden State.
The Golden State
Tag: short story
Promises, Hearts, & Other Breakable Items
“I’ll run errands after the meeting,” Sybil said, as she stood in the kitchen doorway,“ so I’ll see you this afternoon.”
Dark and Damp
A tree grows in a woman’s house and she struggles to get it outside.
Mr. Flipper’s Mistress
They have all been gathered. It is time to name a killer or two. The only problem is the killer has already been named or has she?
Thrift Store
In the tradition of “Twilight Zone,” we read about Tony the trucker and his quest to get home in time for Christmas.
Angels of Tiburon
History provides a pathway to cultural self discovery in San Francisco Bay.
Lost in Pepperland
A middle-aged man learns the true meaning of growing old.
Something Black
Dick said that after a while he just sat in the road at 55 miles an hour.
Theories of Forgetting
The trauma a soldier suffered at war and how he tries to cope after returning home.
Heartless
A science fiction short story about robots living with humans.
Wards End
Charles is a child with dwarfism who moves to his recently deceased grandfather’s lake house with his sometimes-excessively worried mother.
The Orphans
Two very different people meet.
Senior Mementos
Fading memories are awakened and new love blossoms within the beat cafes and soda fountains of the mind.
Play Date Gone Wrong
This short story is from the perspective of a five-year-old who is confronted with things heard on the news.
First Love
A short story about class difference within the confined space of a boarding school.
Caesar or Nothing
Georgina looks at my black eye and damaged face with appalled concern but is too polite and professional to ask.