Ay: Eylül 2023

Sarah never liked the woods. At 29 she had avoided camping and hiking for most of her life and only went along when she felt fairness obligated her too. She was a city person. She loved museums and theaters and the sound of traffic. She found herself lost now, in… Read more“The Woodsman Ch. 1”

From the first day he saw her, he knew she was the one. It was the middle of October. Fall had arrived and the trees had changed into their yellow, red and orange attire. She was standing on the porch of a small picturesque house. Like Snow White her alabaster… Read more“The Wild Rose”

PLATO’S CAVE Small towns and small parishes are full of odd connections, and concepts acquire new descriptions in old places. For example, spiritual direction can take on a whole new meaning. . . The pungent, ammonia-laced aroma of disinfectant invaded my sinuses. It didn’t matter that it was private hospital… Read more“The Vicar of St. Dunstan’s Ep. 11”

Have you ever woken up in the morning and thought to yourself, “What the fuck did I DO last night!?” In this case, it was more along the lines of “WHO the fuck did I do last night!?!” I had that thought last Saturday, wiped the sleep from my eyes… Read more“The Voice Student Ch. 01”

I met the twins at a New Year’s Eve party about three months ago and my life has been a nonstop adventure since. The moment I arrived at the party the first thing that caught my eye was a stunning petite Latina girl about 5′ tall with a body built… Read more“The Twins”

A man on vacation decides to take a Sightseeing bus of the area. He goes to the depot and buys a ticket after standing in line for over twenty minutes. He heads for the designated bus and sees more people in a line to get on the bus. As he… Read more“The Tour Bus”

The restaurant in the hotel truly was a gem. They enjoyed a marvelous meal together with an opportunity to catch up on the events and mundane experiences of the prior week. His travel schedule had kept him on the road for the last ten days. They were a very communicative… Read more“The Trip Pt. 02”

The drive to a friend’s birthday party didn’t seem like the occasion on which Mark and Lauren’s relationship would completely fall apart. But sometimes it’s hard to see these things coming. Mark and Lauren met on a blind date. Lauren—playing defense, just in case Mark was a disaster—set up a… Read more“The Text Message”

The order of my stories to read is: Todd Tanya Perlman had made sure to gift me with that information. Apparently our resident I.T. geek Myron had a surprisingly considerable package, as well. But we needed to get down to the brass tacks of police business, so I said “But… Read more“The Swap Ch. 04”

My name’s Henry Podes, and I’m a 43-year old Inspector Grade III with Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Taxes. Since a few weeks ago I’ve also been committing criminal fraud. Let me tell you about it. Part of my job is to interview tax defaulters and attempt to get them to… Read more“The Taxman Cometh!”