The Resort
Satoru Nishihana, Governor General of the Virginia Prefecture, takes a quick sip from a steaming cup of tea as he walks through the French doors and onto a brick patio. He pays no attention to the fact that he is naked. No one lives close enough to matter, and even if they complained, he’d have […]
The Dragon and the Jester
In the heart of Middle-Earth, where the sun barely kissed the land through endless mountains and forests, a dragon named Thalorak lived. His scales shimmered like liquid midnight, and his wings stretched as wide as the horizon. Yet, unlike the dragons of old—terrifying and full of fire—Thalorak had a peculiar habit: he was a lover […]
Memorial Day
This short story is a little different than most. First, you will read “Traditions” by Nan Ducklow, then you will read the rewrite I did – using “Traditions” as the prompt for “Memorial Day”. TRADITIONS There have only been two owners of the house. And there is a particularly good reason for that. There issomething […]
The Tree
A magnificent tree stood in the heart of a verdant forest, where once, time seemed to stand still. Its branches reached out like welcoming arms, offering solace and shade to weary travelers. Beneath its sprawling canopy, a couple sat, sharing a simple meal as they had done fifty years ago. The world was different then, […]
Chaos
The sun over Miami cast its golden rays upon the bustling city below. At the beaches, tourists baked in the sun. In town, cheaters hoped their spouses weren’t suspicious of the after-hour text messages and swindlers helped vulnerable seniors lose their life savings as drug dealers sold their poison. Over in Coconut Grove residents washed […]
The Clumsy Apprentice
In the mystical town of Baysore, where whispers of the supernatural filled the air and the veil between the mundane and the magical was thin, there was a peculiar fortune teller’s shop named “Cindy’s Secrets.” While the storefront boasted an air of mystery and allure, behind the velvet curtains and crystal balls, there lurked an […]
The Gift
High above the world, where the air was crisp and the mountains tall, an eagle named Zeus soared. His keen eyes scanned the vast landscape below, a canvas dotted with dirt, grass, buildings, and evergreen trees. This place, nestled in a series of north-facing coastal mountains, was his home. When the leaves turned color and […]
The Note
The dull hum of humanity filled the cabin as Sarah settled into her window seat. She had always been a nervous flyer, and the forecast she’d heard while waiting to board her flight was foremost on her mind. The weatherman was that annoying weather channel guy who always showed up as hurricanes, the ‘gloom and […]
Attic Treasure
Janet had only one more place to look—the attic. That was because as the oldest of five, it was her duty to prepared the estate of her recently deceased mother. It wasn’t much of an estate, more like an old ranch-style house crammed with yard sale purchases, in a small neighborhood at the edge of […]
20 Paragraph Challenge
Write a short story in 20 paragraphs, in which the paragraph below is the first paragraph… Nobody really understood Kevin. It wasn’t that he was super strange or difficult. It was more that there wasn’t enough there that anyone wanted to take the time to understand him. This was a shame as Kevin had many […]