How can someone be erased from existence? Erased from your life. Snuffed out like a candle with scarcely a puff of smoke to show for it. I didn’t think it could happen to me, but it did. It all played out as if it were a movie. I was just a normal person working inContinue reading “Erased”
Category Archives: short stories
Coffee, please
Tyler entered his favorite coffee bar and suddenly found there was no one behind the counter. “Hi? Is there anybody working today?” he asked curiously. He didn’t hear or see anyone, but observed people in the seats, drinking coffee. Then he noticed a new button on the counter that said “Press Here for Service.” HeContinue reading “Coffee, please”
Mr. Wrong
The metal sound of clanking lockers amid the variable echoing rumble of a thousand adolescent conversations meant one thing… school had begun. After barely surviving middle school, Katie hoped freshman year in high school would be the dawn of a new horizon with endless possibilities. “I’m calling it the great awakening, because I hope itContinue reading “Mr. Wrong”
Speaking Yiddish
How did a young white bread shiksa girl from the south Chicago suburbs learn to speak Yiddish? The answer comes from the most unusual place… at Christmas dinners. In Chicago, the Jewish population was a mere shadow of its sister city of New York, so we didn’t have a lot of exposure. Case in point,Continue reading “Speaking Yiddish”
The Heist at City Hall
Sitting at my desk at The Old Bug, I usually tune out the scanners. The banal monotonous cadence of fire and police dispatchers using codes and chatter are incredibly annoying. And its small potatoes… only newbee beat reporters handle that. But today I heard something that caught my complete attention. It said “robbery at CityContinue reading “The Heist at City Hall”
A Rockin First Date
Tracy was very wary of dating a coworker. Working at a big office she’d seen many of her friends begin romances just for them to end in difficult situations, seeing an ex every day. But as a shy girl Tracy didn’t have a lot of prospects in or out of work. Then Tony started workingContinue reading “A Rockin First Date”
Stay On The Bus
Gazing at her son’s graduation picture sitting next to his wedding photo on her piano, Kate smiles at her grown up son, now 30 years old. Then her phone rings. It’s Brandon. He often calls on his way home from work just a chat. “Mom, Carrie’s very depressed that we can’t get pregnant. I don’tContinue reading “Stay On The Bus”
Three Strikes & You’re Out
Rule 66 , persistence always pays dividends. This is my third try trying to nab our crooked mayor McKenzie on something concrete. I long suspected he was involved in some manner in the counterfeit scheme I thwarted but was never able to nail him on anything. He’s a slippery fox. He covers his tail well.Continue reading “Three Strikes & You’re Out”
Florida Santa
“Welcome to Peacock Perch.” The sales lady said to Santa and Mrs. Claus. “Here are the keys to your new home.” When the sales lady left, Santa and Mrs. Claus looked around their new home and each other. “This is gonna be an adjustment,” Santa said, uncertain. Clad in a red collared Hawaiian shirt withContinue reading “Florida Santa”
Rock and Roll Lover
I like to sing. I sang in church and school choirs all my life and at karaoke nights. But when the Covid lockdown came, my club nights were over, so I was looking for a singing outlet. A friend recommended a singing app to me, and I signed up. You could sing any song youContinue reading “Rock and Roll Lover”
