Tag Archives: Mainstream

STAINS Word Count: 253 It might have been the time I dribbled ice cream on my shirt and you never said a thing about it. Didn’t point it out. I found it later when I undressed. Chocolate dried and stiff. … Continue reading →

THE DEATH OF WALTER MITTY Word Count: 437 No one had the sense, I guess, to look through his things before they emptied out his desk and dumped it in a box and George, the General Manager brought it to … Continue reading →

RECALLING SENSES AND SENSING RECALL Word Count: 252 It has been a long time since he felt the rush of the water, the wild river he rode as a boy and then a young man. He closes his eyes, tries … Continue reading →

ALONE Word Count: 335 The man sitting alone at the table is clearly uncomfortable. He looks around, takes a sip of his coffee, puts the cup down, realigns the spoon with the saucer, picks up the cup, looks around. He … Continue reading →

PERSPECTIVE OF COLOR Word Count: 325 They could have been friends, the lady who liked blue and the one whose favorite color was yellow. They had a lot in common, a husband, two children, a love of gardening and a … Continue reading →

FEATHERS AND RAINCOATS   Word Count: 499 My task for the week was to find a pink feather. My quests start on a Sunday and end at midnight on Friday. Saturday I rest, like the Lord. Or no, that was … Continue reading →

SCARS Word Count: 270 I traced the scars down your back, long paths deepened by the dim streetlights that sieved through the curtains. You shivered away from my fingertips but said nothing. I thought I knew enough not to ask … Continue reading →

OF PRISONS Word Count: 345 Outside is a prison of the ash walls of the night. The air is thick with the day’s troubles. The screams of the people as the mornings have punched them with fists of reality, as … Continue reading →

DREAMS AND DAYS Word Count: 466 There is a little boy who goes to sleep scared every night. He has heard that dreams can become real. He is afraid that the monsters in his dreams, the one that flies with … Continue reading →

FOR HONOR AND GLORY Word Count: 477 Budget cuts had the town divided on holding the Independence Day Parade and Grand Fireworks Display. The old timers fought for tradition. They and the excited young people won out. Carmel Withers was … Continue reading →