Stories

I'd heard of others coming unstuck with internet dating but I was too smart for that. Or so I thought.

This story is about the tragic end to a young woman's life when she failed to give an imaginary friend a new life. Told in the perspective of the friend.

Grant and Russell's relationship is mirrored in the relationship of their two cats.

Most conversations people have in a lift rarely range beyond a 'Hi - how are you?' That's probably how Leo prefers it. Then he encounters Andi.

1909, England. A religious man with an irreligious urge takes a wander into the heart of London to relieve himself of it. One Shot/Drabble.

University student Jason misses a train and finds catching the next train totally changes his life.

A collection of short stories. Possibly quirky, probably mostly sci-fi.

Harlon Eldrick's mother is dying of recurrent breast cancer and wants him to go tell his father. Harlon lives in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and his father lives across the country in a small collection of buildings called Black Dog, Washington. Harlon wants to make this an adventure. He will take the train to Chicago and hitchhike from there to Black Dog. It's been over a week, since Harlon left Chicago on a trip that's been anything but an adventure. He is welcomed into a semi by Steve Lennard for what he hopes is his last ride.

The story was inspired by Prompt #211:

You’re a closeted gay man at a company gathering, for example, a conference of some kind. The company brought in a unique kind of entertainment and you’re attracted to one of the entertainers. With their costumes, you can’t tell if they’re male or female. You decide, what the heck, and ask them to meet you later. They’re not what you expected.

I was exploring a strange mood, this is the result.