Category: Short Stories
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Campfire
“Hey are you ready to start the hike?” Jack said to Holly, and Francis. “Ryan and I will be loading up last minute supplies in the jeep. So let me know when you two ladies are set.” For the first time since Jack and Ryan had returned from studying abroad, Holly and Francis were going…
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Celeste Writes a Letter
Here is an epistolary short story that turned into the short story Celeste. My Dearest Nicole, I hope this letter finds you well. I write to you with my kindest regards. I long to see you see Nicole. I hope this letter finds you doing well. I am faring quite well myself. …
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Jimmy
Another college short, and maybe something more will come? I haven’t added the newer section in this post. That’s funny. Jimmy always has a clean raked walkway and cut lawn. I hope nothing is wrong. He has been my neighbor for five years now. I always see him cutting his grass and manicuring his curbside.…
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Stranger?
My day all started calmly enough with a cup of fresh shredded, ginger-green tea, and the New England Journal of Medicine. I never thought I could have my life so altered ever again. The rain began to pour down, and come through my newly tiled roof. The window flew open, and a puddle of water…
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Celeste
A short story from college…and recently edited. It is encouraging to look back and see how you’ve grown as a writer. 1 e and a 2 e and a 3 e and a 4 e and a 5 e and a 6 e, 1 2 3 4 5 6. Rest. 1 fermata e and a…
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Circa 39 AD
This short story, written for a college creative writing class, was inspired by one of my favorite historical fiction books, The Robe, by Lloyd C. Douglas. It was made into a movie in 1953, starring Jean Simmons, Richard Burton, and Victor Mature. If you like the old Hollywood epics, definitely look this up. “Diana! Where…
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