Winter in a Nutshell
You don’t have to shovel rain. I don’t ski.
Flash
Down the Hill
“You wax the flyer? It’s all shiny.”
Blankets
“But we have to keep warm,” Jake pleaded as he dropped a pile of blankets on the couch.
A Beginning…
Amy wiped the blood from the corner of her mouth and flushed the toilet quickly before her mother asked questions.
The Sentinel
My name is Gracie and I am the Sentinel. I sit on the back of the Alpha’s throne and keep watch. His territory is vast and I must be vigilant. The rear court...
What Am I?
We’re twins, you and I. We are so much alike. We have both our positives and negatives. My yin to your yang, so to speak. Alone, we are powerless, but togeth...
One Last Letter
Ricky checked his mailbox everyday at just before noon, rain or shine. He’d done this for as long as he could remember. Clip the leash on Duke, Number Four i...
Resolve
“Happy New Year!” yelled Bernie to the drunken debauchery that his buddy Vince’s party had become. Amy sang Auld Lang Syne in the same style Marilyn Monroe s...
Barbecue
Okay, Nicholas. Let’s start from the beginning, shall we? When did you begin to have these dark thoughts?
Gramp’s Grace
I’m not a religious man, but sitting at head of the table where my grandfather would have normally sit, I looked around to my rarely-assembled family, all ea...
Backroom Elves
“Blinky, put that wrench down and get over here. I need a hand.”
The Last Voyage of the Nancy
Young Mary laced my bodice tight and helped me into my skirts. Dinner with the Captain required me to look my best. We’d been at sea for several months, and ...