Urban Blight – A Short Story
“You’ve come a long way baby”, I said to myself as I drove through my old neighborhood. Dirty snow was piled next to driveways and gutters making it look more depressing than I had remembered. More houses were boarded up than the last time I had come to town to visit my family. There were [...]
Mary’s in India
An entry for Wench of Aramink’s Writing Challenge – Short Story Based on a Song”Moving On” based on Dido’s song “Mary’s in India”As Danny put down Michener’s “The Drifters” he knocked over the stale bottle of Rioja that he had been nursing for days. “Shit” he whispered, as though he might wake up a sleeping [...]
Some Freestyle Fiction for Friday
The Soldier
She stepped out of the bus and took a look around. Nothing had changed in this “always on the verge of something great†town. Main street windows were bedecked in pressboard windows alit with bright colored monikers spewed forth from spray cans. She walked passed the old shops, her feet shuffling softly across the [...]
Snow White, Part Deux
Prince Charming and I have been living in my father’s castle for two years now. It has not been an easy transition for him to rule two kingdoms, nor has it been easy for me to fall so easily into the role of Queen. I still shudder when I think of my stepmother [...]