I still have one of those, but use a compter now Word count 991 Fran Leibowitz wrote an honest book in 1981 which told it as it is. She knew homosexuals are well over represented in the arts, not that there is anything wrong with … Continue reading Mr. Writer
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Bigger than a bread box, older than the end of WWII.
AA
Word count 910 Bill Tope and Doug Hawley "I went to an AA meeting the other night," said Tom, taking a sip of his drink. “A what?" I inquired with little interest. We were nursing bloody Marys the afternoon following another night of debauchery. We … Continue reading AA
Fresh Words Interview
It was an inteview by email and I don't know what interviewer som from Fresh Words looks like. Neither of them look like me. Word count 624 What initially drew you to writing short stories rather than novels or other forms of writing? I probably … Continue reading Fresh Words Interview
What A Diff’rence A Year Makes
A good likeness - The succubus pictures had horns With Apologies to the late Dinah Washington Word count 1,168 I suspected that Judy was about to dump me, but I didn’t really care. Inadequate and unexciting sex, differences on politics and religion. I didn’t care … Continue reading What A Diff’rence A Year Makes
To Dodge A Bullet (Bill Tope and Doug Hawley)
Looks like trouble Word count 1,000 Appears in Written Tales
Darrel Dragon
Wouldn't you want to save this cutie? Word Count 458 Jake the courier entered Normus Castle and was directed to the Chancellor’s office. Chancellor Edwards bade him enter. The courier told the Chancellor, “I have documents for you from Belok”. Edwards said “Odd, I’ve never … Continue reading Darrel Dragon
School Days
May be a little older than I imagined, but free on Pixabay Word Count 100 First day at my new school. I wonder what the other kids will be like. I miss all of my friends from my old school; I hope I’ll find new … Continue reading School Days
Dracula’s Assistant
When not at work Word count 569 Bill Tope and Doug Hawley I sat on a cold plastic chair with a little arm rest on either side, awaiting my med tech. Into the small white room stepped a twenty-something woman in burgundy scrubs … Continue reading Dracula’s Assistant
Bar Demon
Something like that coming to his table Word count 1,000 Bar Demon There were several attractive well dressed men and a few women around the bar at Sheldons Pub, and one man by himself at one of the tables. The man at the table … Continue reading Bar Demon
The Gymnast and The Night Demon
A real gymnast, not the gymnast in the story Word count 732 Jane was sitting at her table thinking dark thoughts about herself when the doorbell rang. She cautiously looked though the peephole and viewed a pleasant looking dark skinned man with a package … Continue reading The Gymnast and The Night Demon
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