It was the winter of 1995, and Christmas was three weeks away. I was out with a couple of friends at Mojo’s sports bar. We’d meet up… Read more “The Stalker”
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Buried Alive
Shannon hated her mother. I didn’t care for the woman either, but I had no reason to see her dead, at least not at first. But Shannon,… Read more “Buried Alive”
Rekindled Holiday Love
The brisk December breeze carried with it flakes of the white kind. Sliding driving conditions gave me a ticket for reckless driving. Well, pardon me. The kitchen… Read more “Rekindled Holiday Love”
Stop Slamming The Door (Please Stay)
Drizzle slapped rattled windows, and joyless smiles in cracked slanted frames collect memories of dust to a heart of distrust, rearranging rusty door hinges on a careless… Read more “Stop Slamming The Door (Please Stay)”
The Prenuptial Agreement
“I want a divorce,” I say. “Nice one.” Anna laughs and continues filing her fingernails. “No…I’m serious. I want a divorce.” “I can’t live without you,” Anna… Read more “The Prenuptial Agreement”
Winter Holiday
Snow had fallen to sheets of frightening, sliding driving conditions, wondering whether the Christmas tree lights would turn on at night. The pipes froze ice to the… Read more “Winter Holiday”
On Second Thought, I Want a Prenup
Witnesses gathered as an audience around the pews, looking at the bride and groom–donned in the radiance of their gloom. Doom sets in the brisk October moonlight,… Read more “On Second Thought, I Want a Prenup”
Love at a Cemetery
(© 2021 AC) (Erica Orloff edited this short story. All of my short stories on Kindle are professionally edited.) (Wattpad, Amazon Kindle.)
Buried Alive
Shannon hated her mother. I didn’t care for the woman either, but I had no reason to see her dead, at least not at first. But Shannon,… Read more “Buried Alive”
The Wrong Father – Chapter 4 – Wattpad Version
Get it together, Mark, I thought. A cracked mirror hung over the sink upon which I leaned. I turned on the faucet and splashed my face with a… Read more “The Wrong Father – Chapter 4 – Wattpad Version”
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