Short stories: The calm after a storm 13 Articles

by Venancio Gonzalez

French Quarter New Orleans, LA October 27th, 1939 Well, it seems I may not be enjoying New Orleans as long as I thought I would. Found a paper today and inside there was a small passage that read, "New effor...read more

by Dan Hope

The Cove He never saw the waves coming. There was no warning, just a sudden, drastic difference in the size of the waves. Even then, the six-foot crests would have been fun and exciting except that they were pushing h...read more

by Barbara Kasey Smith

Promises Are Sometimes Regretted I watch as the big colorful hot air balloon climbs higher and higher into the firmament and I marvel at the beauty it displays in the distance. Beautiful rolling white clouds add to th...read more

by Vivi Sheppeard

RAIN No one knew when it had started but the dark clouds had gathered: the howl had began. It was like the cry of an animal in agony, sometimes like a banshee determined ...read more

by Two one three four six six

(Bob and the fall of capitalism) One day Bob realised that capitalism was falling at high velocity from the sky, where it had lived with its head up its arse for far too long, and was going to hit the ground and die and...read more

by Jade

The last sunset A long stretch of road painted itself pitch black when night fell. The last comfort of sunset was still visible in splashes of rays which eventually deserted me. This night brought together a sense of lo...read more

by Gabriel Kemble

I was writing this before the Spyderwick Chronicles came out and realized they both follow the same idea...so heres my own take on seeing into another world. This is not the finished product and is only the first few pages...read more

by Gary Tougher

There is a saying that mentions "the calm after a storm". Taken literally, it refers to the quiet time after a storm or trouble in life has passed. I'd like to tell you of my experience of the calm after a storm, but it ha...read more

by Jackie Peterkin

JUDGEMENT DAY! Where are you today? Where were you yesterday? Can you judge others. Were you always WEALTHY, HEALTHY AND WISE? Have you always had food in your fridge? Have you always had a fridge? I now CAN'...read more

by Jennifer Kilburn

The scariest moment in my life was almost a year ago when I nearly lost my son. He was already upset and crying. I was trying to get him to eat and he just could not seem to figure it out. He suddenly turned a bluish-gray ...read more

by Roxanne King

THE CALM AFTER THE STORM She could not believe such calm could exist after the storm the previous day. Now, there was only stillness, a glistening vista as far as she could see. She had often gone out bundled up ag...read more

by SiXelA

As she stretched and yawned waking up early in the morning, she thought, "Oh what a harsh storm we had last night". She got up and walked through her bedroom, down the hall, up the stairs to check on her husband. They ha...read more

by William Cole

The calm after the storm. I'm beginning to question whether or not such a thing exists. Rainfall had drenched my city for days, filling the streets and homes with water. Everyone knew what was coming next. People were bo...read more