Word Count 1179 Bill Tope and Doug HawleyOn the day of her sister's funeral, long after the graveside service, Bailey sat in the rain while the workmen backfilled Emily's grave. In deference to Bailey, the men said nothing. Only their shovels made whispering sounds … Continue reading Her Sister’s Funeral
Tag: Death
Ghosts
The hopeful vision of death Word count 652 All of the previous generation of my family, including my parents is gone. Some uncles and aunts lived close by and we visited frequently. I can picture all of them and imagine them talking or laughing. My … Continue reading Ghosts
The Assistant
Word Count 2090 When Sally saw the ad in the free newspaper “Your Town” she knew that she had to check it out. “All around assistant, cook, accountant, teacher of tech. Low pay, but free room and board.” She was currently barely able to … Continue reading The Assistant
True Or False
Word count 3185 Which of these are true and which are false Mortality I have the body of a twenty year old – I keep it in the refrigerator for midnight snacks. I was worried when I was told that I … Continue reading True Or False
The Afterwife (rated R)
Lust connection lost Word count 359 Duke had been married to Sally for twenty years before she died of cancer. To his extreme unhappiness, he found out that Sally didn’t believe in sex after marriage. During those twenty years, Duke tried to get sex everywhere, … Continue reading The Afterwife (rated R)
Adair
You meet the nicest corpses here Word count 789 A very pale couple of corpses Patrick and Roisin stumbled into the Adair graveyard during the night of 31 October. Liam and Ciara intercepted them and said “We are your greeters here to tell you about … Continue reading Adair
Shower Of Power
Before the haunting Word Count 604 I got a great deal on my house. I’d been a renter for years and houses had been out of my reach until I saw a listing for this place. The price was $50,000 under comparables because of … Continue reading Shower Of Power
Half
Worse than it looks Word Count 1543 One day in March, I felt an excruciating abdominal pain, so painful that I fell to the floor. Because my wife Sally was out shopping and I was immobilized, there was nothing I could do. Within five … Continue reading Half
Scenes
How will it end? Word count 949 Eight year old Duke Hanley is humiliated when his mother tells him “You’re eight years old and wetting the bed. Maybe you should wear diapers.” The PE teacher says “Sorry nobody picked you for either team. Why … Continue reading Scenes
Die
A part of the formula Word count 545 Duke Hanley, an associate actuary, got his idea while working on a mortality study at Pura Life Company. The underwriting department gave him access to all of the underwriting and claims information for 10,000 insureds to see … Continue reading Die
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