I fixed my thick, dark hair in place and turned Mary’s head as I crossed the ballroom. I didn’t have to wait to see her up close… Read more “Love Lasts Forever”
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Wine From A Dusty Box Kindle
(© 2020 AC) (Erica Orloff edited this short story.) (Wattpad, Amazon Kindle.)
Righteous Murder
The Rainer Cemetery ash trees had shed their leaves, crunching golden-brown beneath the feet of the funeral attendees. The brisk September breeze hung over Leah’s father’s closed,… Read more “Righteous Murder”
Dead Body
(© 2020 AC) (Wattpad, Amazon Kindle.)
I’m Listening (Biting My Tongue)
I speak too much,hanging my head in disgust.My cheeks blush with lust.My mouth sealed shut.So that not even the trees could hear me screamwhat’s to be of… Read more “I’m Listening (Biting My Tongue)”
Bloody Roses
It’s January, and I lost track of time and a wrinkled letter dated September; we did a night or two in the back seat of her hummer.I… Read more “Bloody Roses”
Love Lasts Forever
I fixed my thick, dark hair in place and turned Mary’s head as I crossed the ballroom. I didn’t have to wait to see her up close… Read more “Love Lasts Forever”
Evicted on Christmas
A forecasted snow-bearing Christmas was three days away. The sun was climbing out of the deep well of winter, but it was still brutally cold. The living… Read more “Evicted on Christmas”
Take Me Home
© 2021 AC) (Erica Orloff edited this short story. All of my short stories on Kindle are professionally edited.) (Wattpad, Amazon Kindle.)
The New Assistant
I was a businessman, but—unlike my father—I didn’t skirt the law. Dad was going to jail. The question was, when? No, I wasn’t wealthy like my father,… Read more “The New Assistant”