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Short Stories

The Switch (Comedy, 919 words)

Teddy stood at the altar and watched his bride-to-be appear through the beveled double glass doors, the white satin train from her gown flowing out

Short Stories

The Lesson (Action-adventure, 239 words)

This story is from the fiction contest NYC Midnight. They run different contests throughout the year with different groups of writers given prompts on genre,

Poems

Seasons of Love (a poem)

Snow falling, Tree limbs reaching into the sky like so many naked wooden fingers, Sky overhead in swirling gray and white and blue— I do,

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Heart of Gold (Fantasy, 999 words)

I look across our cage as mother comforts my eleven siblings, all younger than me and all badly frightened. As they should be. We’ve all

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Forever Gracie (a poem)

Gracie was much more than just a pet. To those fortunate enough to have known her, she was a friend, a companion, a healer. Taken

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Dumb Luck (Comedy-tragedy, 3359 words)

My day from hell began with the elephant man. He’s the guy who lives above me. Every weekday he wakes at 5 am and stomps

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Crossings (Action-adventure, 253 words)

The soldier named Red gripped his M1 and spat into the snow. “I don’t like it. If there’s Germans in that tree line, we’ll be

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Abileen (a poem)

I’ve seen her here before, the beauty Abileen, With silken hair and laughing eyes, she plays with friends unseen, And watching now again from behind

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A Birthday Sonnet (a poem)

This is a sonnet I wrote for my daughter’s 18th birthday. For those unaware of a sonnet’s structure, they are written in iambic pentameter, with

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Sundown (Western, 48 words)

Out of bullets, the cowboy dismounted his weary steed as he watched his Indian pursuer approach. “Let the horse go,” he said, hands up. The