When they had left he got up and looked up and down the street. It was a beautiful summer night, and the moon was full, casting a warm glow on the tiny neighbourhood. He’d lived in the house with his wife, Margie going on twenty odd years. Why had she ended it without saying good-bye?
Veterans Day 2014 – Part Two
“You serve?” he asked. “Nope, I got a different war on my mind.” The old man took a long look at Charlie. “I reckon you do, young man. I reckon you do.”
Veterans Day 2014 – Part One
All she had ever wanted was to go home, to have a cup of tea and a piece of toast with strawberry jam in a white kitchen at the table with a yellow cloth and Snoopy dishtowels on the backs of the chairs. She wanted to pull out her report card, show her Mom the three A’s and a B and the note that she had made the cheerleading squad, could she please get it signed and returned. On this morning she knew that it had never happened that way, never, not once.
The Money Game
Mr. O’Toole sat on his couch in his living room looking down the barrel of a thirty-eight special. Mr. Handerman addressed him again, “Mr. Link wants his money and he wants it now, Mr. O’Toole, so unless you want me to unload this chamber in your head you best pay up, now!”
It’s The End Of The World As We Know It
Is it possible while one day sitting on a bench during a beautiful sunny day you find out that the end of the world has already happened?
The Wet Promotion
You need a smart, independent, hardworking person to be your next VP in charge. Just make sure that you choose wisely, or you too could end up on the floor bleeding.
Gentleman Danger
Many of the folks there thought him to be high strung, even potentially dangerous; although underneath most found him to be a gentle, if somewhat mysterious soul, but always a gentleman.
A Sign of the Times
Spying can be a dangerous career, but nothing prepares a spy to face the end of his career. Sometimes all you need is a nudge in the right direction, most especially if that nudge comes from someone with the longest, sexiest legs.
Slippery Slope
‘Singularity’ is what they called it. If only they’d called it ‘Pluralism’ from the start, then maybe more of us would have smelled a ratbot. Maybe more of us would have cried out “Pluralism my ASS! This is the biggest separatist movement since apartheid!!”
If I Had a Hammer…
Sometimes the most unlikely find can give you back your life. When Dani found a hammer she didn’t realize that she found a way to get a new home and sense of security.