Short Stories

The power component had failed again, and the scout Captain knew it had to be replaced. He was still many light-years from home and had to make an emergency landing on the nearest planet. The… Read More »It Takes Two

I stand alone, rooted in place like the boulders strewn across the barren landscape fronting the gate. Chosen. No, selected as the last one willing to face the coming barrage, that I knew was coming.… Read More »All That’s Left

In the span of time that flew by in the blink of an eye, 26 years had passed since Johnny left his hometown. It was 27 since he had married Audrey and 28 since his… Read More »The Blue Chevy

A week after the funeral, Chris and Sam sat waiting in their deceased Uncle’s office waiting for the attorney to begin. Typical for John Drury, the contents of his will were only known to the… Read More »We All Get What We Deserve

In my travels through Japan, among the most amazing stories I heard was one of a farmer from Miyazaki. Katsuo was his name, and he grew some of the most beautiful and coveted mangoes in… Read More »Suzuran

It is late afternoon and you stop to wipe the sweat from your forehead with the back of your hand. Leaning the shovel against a boulder, you look across the distance at the jagged edge… Read More »On the Side of the Road

A cold gust of wind rushed into the hallway of the foyer as Martin and Jane scrambled to close the door while their hands were full of groceries. Jane had to give it an extra… Read More »The Yellow Sticky Note

The bar was located on the third floor of a renovated Italian Renaissance-style office building. In place of the original French-style windows were 8’ high plate-glass windows that spread the entire length of the place… Read More »Overlooking The Bay

George always thought of himself as an ordinary man. He was ordinary in height, ordinary in dress, ordinary in eating habits, and ordinary in employment. At 52, he had been a public bus driver in… Read More »Ordinary

My eyes popped open and silence filled my ears. I lay perfectly still for quite a long time with the cool blanket pressing down on me before I decided it was time to get up.… Read More »PW 85