Shorts
I wrote most of the works on this page in response to Palm Beach Gardens Fiction Writers prompts. There are a number of genres and subjects. Click on the story’s title to open. I hope that you will find something that interests you.
Brown Cow
“Thank goodness mom wasn’t a hoarder. Sorting through this crap is bad enough,” James said as he rummaged through a junk drawer in a large dresser. James, his sister Jessie, and her friend Pete were working on getting the old house cleaned out so it could be sold. Mom...
Easter Excitement
“Oh boy,” Tommy said aloud to nobody when he woke up Easter morning. He loved Easter and considered it his second favorite holiday. The third best day of the year if he added in his birthday. Of course, Halloween was up there too. He sprang out of bed and headed...
Alina
“Test.” “Yeah, I’ve got you loud and clear,” Agent Jake Smith said after hearing Alina’s utterance on his headset. He then checked the monitor again that was mounted to the electronics console in the Porta Pet van. “We’re all set. Just remember to find a way out of...
The Fallback Plan
“How can this be your “foolproof fallback plan?” Now I know why you wouldn’t tell me about it,” Alex said. Jason sighed, looked over, and said, “Like I told you, it had to be kept totally secret. We couldn’t have you Googling it or talking about it. The cops and FBI...
The Jump
I knew I had really screwed up and that this time dad wasn’t going to be able to save my ass. This was really bad and I’d used up all the “get out of jail free” perks that came with dad’s position on the council. I continued making my way through the utility runs,...
Tragedy on the Elbe
It was a terrible storm. It had to be the worst in years. Captain Schultz watched through a window as huge waves battered the harbor docks. He jumped when the ship-to-shore radio across the room squawked. “Mayday, Mayday, this is the Elba Queen. We are foundering and...
In the Light of the Moon (Skunk Ape)
He was showing his age and his days of running down hogs and deer were long past. Much like his earliest years, he was subsisting almost entirely on frogs, lizards, berries, and insects. Therefore, he looked forward to the full moon when the forest would be...
The Interview
I’m ecstatic leaving the restaurant knowing I aced the interview. The lady even bought me that nice lunch afterward and pretty much promised me the position. Margaret something. Kind of cute and seemed in high spirits. Maybe delighted about that shiny new engagement...