The other sister The beautiful sister Word count 1623 I knew I wanted her for a model when I saw the portrait selection at the Portland Art Museum. She was painted hanging out of the passenger seat of a car waving at something unseen … Continue reading Twin Sisters
Tag: Literally Stories
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
Kingdom Collapse
Word count 1041 On July 5 of 2033 Antarctic bases McMurdo, Davis, Casey and others reported earthquakes of 6 magnitude on the Richter scale. South Africa and Tierra Del Fuego in South America had minor tsunamis shortly after the earthquakes. Helicopters flew to the … Continue reading Kingdom Collapse
Literally Stories Interview
Word count 892 Sunday Whoever. July 23, 2023literallystories2014 This week’s whoever has been a wonderfully quirky and enthusiastic supporter of the site for a long time now. We first published Doug Hawley in 2016 and he has been with us submitting, reading, commenting, and generally getting in … Continue reading Literally Stories Interview
Pool Of Dreams
Why Mickey liked the Pool. Word count 1,014 Mickey Monroe was thrilled that the fence around the Critical Research Compound had been blown down by the windstorm the previous night. He lived just a couple of blocks away and had been tempted by the … Continue reading Pool Of Dreams
Killer Killer
Before the beard Word count 1152 I had been hoping to be invited into The Posse for some time. If you are too young to remember, or have been asleep for many years, here’s how we came to this. The world has always had … Continue reading Killer Killer
Valentine’s Day Massacre
Word count 1192 Special Report To Stumptown Magazine by Elmer Jakes February 10, 20xx I was at her bedside when Ginger Smith uttered her last words. “Why did Ted do this? I thought that we loved each other.” Ginger didn’t know that Ted Hamer … Continue reading Valentine’s Day Massacre
Amnesia
What happened the last six hours? Word count 934 I’ve had clinical amnesia, but it was relatively insignificant. Some other cases have been earth shaking. Let’s start with a lesson ignored or forgotten to the present day. The Smoot-Hawley Act of 1930 started a trade … Continue reading Amnesia
Brave Newt World
Word count 799 I hope that this is a drawing a giant Chinese salamander that a salamander from outer space would like. When an Antarctic scientist uncovered an alien space ship while digging for a latrine, he sent for the best crypto-biologists, archaeologists and astronomers … Continue reading Brave Newt World
Nose
Nose knows Word count 896 I woke up feeling tired, even though I thought that I had slept through the night. My wife Sally looked like she hadn’t slept much either. I expected her to complain about my snoring, but she surprised me by … Continue reading Nose
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