“Where are you taking me?” Katora raised her hand to undo the red scarf covering her eyes. “No, no, no.” Kai reached out to her. “Just a little bit further. You trust me?” She laughed, notes dancing upon the air like flower petals. “Have you met you?” “Touche. But wait…Please.” His lips brushed her ear.… Continue reading Turning Tides
Category: Short stories
A short story is a set of writing prose that generally is anywhere within the range of 1000 to 20000 words. It can be a piece of non-fiction or fiction. Common fiction genres that might be explored in a short story include such as fantasy, urban fantasy, or thriller.
Until The Last
Pain. Pain, hot and sharp, pierced through Nadine’s ragged awareness. She gasped, forcing her breath inward and choking on the cry threatening to escape. She couldn’t yell out. Not here. Not now. That would alert them…alert him, to where she was. She would not let that happen. Not again. She reached out to halt her… Continue reading Until The Last
Sweet Confessions
Side by side, we sat on the old park bench. The late spring air hung heavy around us like a priest’s confessional. Unspoken words buzzed and danced about our heads with all the welcome of a mosquito swarm. I think we both hoped if we ignored the words long enough, they would disappear. I sat… Continue reading Sweet Confessions
Choices
The light changed, granting its permission to cross the busy downtown intersection, as I hurried back to work after lunch. My phone dinged as a text arrived. Without thinking, I started across the street, looking down to check. I never saw the car coming. The impact registered as my body flew through the air. I… Continue reading Choices