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Creative Writing > Short Stories Short stories: Life in a foreign country: 1 of 10

An Impromptu Encounter Craig Farber parked his rented Audie by the side of the road. His phone jingled. "Man, you did it. You went off half-cocked on your own. How dumb could I be to let you leave New York?" "Walter, how'd you know?" Craig asked. "Man, how did I know...? I called the hotel this morning and they told me you d...
Creative Writing > Short Stories Short stories: Struggles in life: 99 of 258

Making My Way I heard the door slam shut downstairs, reverberating throughout the house. Looking up instantly in alarm, I saw the usual slight quiver of Elvis's life-sized poster that hung on the wall opposite my bed. It was five pm. It had become a habit of mine to note the time and day. My red-lettered calendar affirmed it...
Creative Writing > Reflections Reflections: Brothers & sisters: 28 of 50

FAMILY REUNION "You crack me up," laughed Jen into the phone. "No, I mean it, look at the three of us, we are just like Dad. Don't get me wrong, his energy was amazing, but give me a break!" Debbie, the oldest of four siblings had just finished giving a diatribe on her hurried life. Jen couldn't remember ever hearing anythin...
Creative Writing > Reflections Reflections: Dreams: 63 of 112

The dream wakes me. I stare into the dark, empty space of my room. It's five o'clock in the morning. A tear begins to form and soon I cry. I am perplexed, why am I crying? My throat tightens but only for an instant and the realization settles in that it was a bittersweet remembrance. I recall, I was no longer young, probably...
Creative Writing > Short Stories Short stories: Life lessons: 190 of 334

Five Ninety Nine : "Say, I need some fries, a coke, and ketchup with the double burger and cheese and hold the lettuce. Better yet, super-size it for five ninety nine!" Reggie said wiggling in the seat of his ten-year-old Chevy. The boom box he had installed worked great but he had learned to keep the noise down when orderin...
Creative Writing > Short Stories Short stories: Christmas: 30 of 52

A Different Kind of Christmas Christmas came too quickly this year. Florence Holly the rotund English housekeeper at 112 Garland Street untied the five black plastic bags she had brought down from the attic. With expert fingers, she refreshed the wilted silk petals on flowers, straightened leaves, and branches and one by one...
Creative Writing > Memoirs Testimonies: The unconditional love between dogs and humans: 36 of 55

BRIAN'S VISIT Mindy was the last in line of four Boston terrier's that had resided at Ann Compton's house over more than four decades. She was the best but so were all the others before her. Ann, aging and alone except for a cantankerous cat she had rescued from the shelter one day for no specific reason was reluctant to try...
Creative Writing > Memoirs Memoirs: My wedding: 36 of 40

My Wedding The Colorado River, like Yellowstone Park, and other American wonders was just that to me, one of the country's attractions as seen in a travel catalog. That is, until my wedding night. Allen and I had met briefly in Denver, Colorado while I was visiting with my sister. We went on a few dates within the span of tw...