Stories

Philíppe, who is in his late fifties, wakes from a frequent dream one rainy Saturday morning. As he moves from bed to breakfast memories from his past flood his consciousness. Unexpectedly, he receives a phone call from a nearly forgotten voice. There is an invitation to the upcoming football game followed by a discussion of where to do planning for the weekend. All the while a squall line is coming in from out in the ocean.

Twelve-year-old Carlos suspects today is not going to be good. A boy from the spokes is coming to live with his family and Carlos has to give up the bottom bunk. Stefan has read all about living rim-ward, so he knows a little about what will occur in the perpetual summer of living on a farm along the rim. He’d like to know more but the source of that information is napping next to him. Both boys do not know their lives are going to dramatically change within the hour.

One was Killian, the heir to the Almerian Throne. The other was Surya, the younger prince of Drona. Their hearts dared to defy the barriers raised by their forefathers. But what had started as an innocent folly between two princes could end in a blood-soaked war between two kingdoms.

Bob has a fear of mean dogs from his childhood when he was attacked by a male Dobermann. Tonight he dreads having to walk home under a bright full moon down streets that have unrestrained pit bulls and other such dogs that have tried to attack him before. He has pepper spray and a book bag for defense, but sometimes he’s come close to being bit, again.

Matt Creighton finds himself in a locked juvenile facility at the worst possible time. He is desperate to escape but cannot explain why without breaking a promise. Hoping that it is not too late, wishing he could return to that one moment when things went wrong.

At the time it seemed a good idea, but how it played out nearly cost Charlie his life. He had the big ranch, but his wife had died and all the kids didn't want anything to do with ranching. So he decided to sell and move into the city. Everything was good great until he decided to take that walk in the park.

Potluck Theme: Through a Glass Darkly

This project came about due to a now defunct project. Authors were asked to pick a subject and write on it. The subject for this was a family get together.

Two old guys go on a cruise, and what starts out as a "last hurrah" ends up as a new beginning.

When Peter decided he couldn't live the lie anymore, he came clean to his parents. They cut him out of their lives leaving him to make his own way in the world. When you are in college and trying to make ends meet there aren't a whole lot of options. Sometimes you do what have to in order to survive, especially during the holidays.

A quick story about a boy who becomes the focus of another boy's attention and the destructive way he deals with it.