Word Count 100 An unpleasant task of my youth was picking raspberries in our backyard. Raspberries are the least tasty of Oregon’s big three, the others being blackberries and strawberries. Raspberries are also soft, easily squashed and have unpleasant texture. At times I imagined … Continue reading Berries
First
Word Count 700 “Welcome everyone to the first super meeting roundtable. Why don’t we go around the table and introduce ourselves by telling what your super power is? No need for names, since we all have placards. Good, I see that there is only one … Continue reading First
Some Who Wander
Word count 484 4/10/20xx I guess I’m getting old. Just called my wife by the cat’s name. Yeah, I make some mistakes, so what? We are all getting older, but Felicia, no Sheila, doesn’t have to make a big deal about it. She forgot the … Continue reading Some Who Wander
Guess My Age
Word count 88 The live in editor and I play a game “Guess My Age”. At first I hold a towel over my face and ask “How old am I”. Editor “50”. I take the towel away. “80”. “That’s not fair, you must guess … Continue reading Guess My Age
In Tents (pun intended)
Word count 100 “This abandoned road looks really creepy. Are you sure we’ll be safe camping out here?” “Not to worry Sally. My gang used to camp here regularly. There are no scary animals. The biggest around here is the chipmunks.” After Duke set up … Continue reading In Tents (pun intended)
Black Lagoon
Word count 254 Sheryl woke up around midnight to find a roughly humanoid giant monster in her bedroom. As she started to scream the monster tore the covers off her bed and her pajamas off her body. As she continued to scream the … Continue reading Black Lagoon
Coyote
Word Count 100 A few years ago I was volunteering removing ivy from an area around the tool yard of Tryon State Park south of Portland Oregon. Two police cars showed up and informed me that they had a coyote with a broken back that … Continue reading Coyote
Occupational Hazard
Word Count 559 Black Petals has an exclusive on this for a while, but it can be read at https://blackpetalsks.tripod.com/blackpetalsissue72/id73.html This is a "corny" horror story about carnies.
Mercy
Word count 394 `` A few years ago, maybe five, I was supervising and working with a man who was doing community service for a crime that he says he didn’t commit. We were removing ivy from an area around the tool yard of Tryon … Continue reading Mercy
Teen Angel (warning R or X rated)
Word count 322 Paul was having another one of those dreams at 3 AM. Since he had turned twelve he had been having nocturnal emissions and since fourteen he had been experiencing embarrassing daytime erections, but no real sex. He had grown used to encountering … Continue reading Teen Angel (warning R or X rated)
