It's a mystery Word count 100 I’d seen her at the bar at least twenty times before. This time I told her “There are better drinks at my place. Please join me.” She followed me to my apartment. After a round, she walked into … Continue reading Found And Lost
Tag: Short Tales
Funerunreal
What is real? Word count 480 Last week I was at Duke Hanley’s funeral. It was an open casket affair as his wife had requested. I wandered around seemingly at random and eavesdropped on mourners’ comments. A few people looked at me like they wondered … Continue reading Funerunreal
Beauty
The eyes have it Word count 650 From the lifestyle section of the Portland Oregonian The advertising blitz for Beauty started eight years ago. It was claimed to be an amazing product available in both aerosol and lotion form that made anyone … Continue reading Beauty
Crunch
Yum Word count 490 I don’t care what my friends say about Jean being way out of my class. Sure, I may be a looks 4 and she is a 9, but if I round up, I’m a 5. And yes, she got her Ph.D. … Continue reading Crunch
Optimism
Win for sure Word count 176 I don’t care what my friends say about Jean being way out of my class. Sure, I may be a looks 4 and she is a 9, but if I round up, I’m a 5. And yes, she … Continue reading Optimism
Altared States
Before the blood letting Word count 787 A few days after my wife Celestine died suddenly from encephalitis, I got a phone call that I suspected was some form of condolence. I had not recovered enough to talk to anyone, but the caller ID – … Continue reading Altared States
Lessons
Questions will be asked and there will be a pop quiz, but only for pops. Word count 762 I’ve seen a lot of stories in places about how to succeed through personal growth. I’ll be polite and not offer a critique thereof. Because one learns … Continue reading Lessons
I Dream Of Satan
Dream piranhas coming to devour me Word count 1020 As a young boy, I was moved from the bedroom that I inhabited with my older sister to the room in the attic that my father had finished. I continually imagined monsters coming up the stairs … Continue reading I Dream Of Satan
Final Frontier
Attractive but unhappy Word count 624 Sally got home from her nature guide conference after being gone for a week. She was surprised to see an envelope with her name on it in Duke’s handwriting propped up on the phone. He used to send her … Continue reading Final Frontier
Court
It didn't take Word count 848 I ignored emails from my brother-in-law Ed. They were all variations on “Get right with God or go to hell”. I-Don’t-Care-Ism suited me just fine as a belief, but then for several days in a row I read articles … Continue reading Court
Doug Hawley 