Read Short Character Based Stories
listed below in order of the date they were published, with new stories first.
When away from the convent, Sister Claudia, a Cistercian nun, favors St. Pauli Girl draft beer and Cajun catfish with Creole seasoning - green onions, jalapenos, garlic pepper, and a sharp Monterey jack cheese.
Following his nervous breakdown Michael Levin lost his job, lavish apartment and fiancé. Sister Angelique, who arrived unannounced with her rosary beads and benevolent smile, may be the fragile soul’s last hope.
The Martinellis are renting the spare bedroom in their home. The choice is between an exotic dancer who works the VIP lounge at the local strip joint and a kind-hearted waitress with a penchant for Edith Wharton novels.
Grandpa Morris just left everything he ever owned to his ne’er-do-well grandson, Marcus. Needless to say, the rest of the family ain’t too happy.
A story of a girl who strived hard to achieve her dream
When Ronda Wickford hires a middle-age man with a PhD in philosophy to run the market’s fresh produce department, weird things happen. She learns a thing or two about Wittgenstein’s linguistic theories, common decency and how to fix a leaky faucet.
On his deathbed, Mary McCarthy’s father sputtered, “You should have married the Jew.” Never once in his seventy-plus years had the freckle-faced Irishman apologized to anyone, admitted a mistake or human frailty.
Foul-mouthed Marna Copparelli, who waitresses at Guido's Pizza, wouldn't know a semicolon from a large intestine. Luther Buttafuoco writes books that get reviewed in the New York Times. He wants a date with Marna Copparelli. Good luck, Luther!
A young boy who believes in magic figures out that Magical creatures live side by side with human.
Terrence is an educated black man who believes in the great American melting pot, a society where diverse people blend together. Unfortunately, his girl friend doesn’t share similar ideals.