Read Short stories
listed below in order of the date they were published, with new stories first.
Peter Gonzalez was seven years old. Early that morning he was playing with the new puppy his Pa had brought him “Don’t take him near the road” He had said as he was leaving for work. So Peter and the
The young girl sat on a low wall outside of her house, looking up at the night. It was early evening, but already the sky was as black as ink. Becky Leon let out a sigh as she looked at the millio
A young womans carefully plotted suicidal bid for attention goes horribly awry.
Two 14 year old girls go on a school camping trip that turns into a nightmare. But because they're strong and smart they survive to tell the story.
A mystery suspense about a dramatic relationship break-up with a cliff-hanger ending.
Interesting character portraits of two teen boys and the teacher who delights in their humiliation.
Have you ever forgotten what you were looking for? Taken a wrong turn? Sometimes we all need a reminder.... One Sock, the coolest bear in the forest, got his.
A young girl from a poor coal mining family in small town USA dreams of having a pair of pretty and unpractical black patent leather shoes that her family can't afford.
A young man falls so deeply in love that he cannot continue living when it ends.
An overweight teen who feels ugly eventually blossoms into a successful young woman and 'lands' her high school crush.
The retellin' of a story passed from slave to slave 'bout an evil slave owner who got 'is comeuppance, 'n the ol' slave who gave it to 'im 'n how.
A routine Friday bus ride to work turns to tragedy and then goes from bad to worse as the day progresses, building suspense to a surprise ending.