“Click”…”Click”…”Click”…”Click”…
And now it’s my turn
The Morning After
On the first morning that Harriet woke up next to the young tan man beside her who barely spoke a word of English, she worried to herself, “Have I made a foolish mistake?”. 35 years of mornings later and she smiled as she watched the sleeping tan man in her life lay next to her, and she reveled in knowing that it was the best foolish mistake she had ever made.
The Sage of Love
They both knew it was love at first sight. She came to hate him more than anyone else she had ever known.
Calling?
I was walking somewhere and I was getting a phone call. Then I realized that there was no mobile service.
the comment
I was sitting down alone scrolling on Instagram,then I picked up a spoonful of cookies and cream icecream.Then a few seconds later I read a comment that i was tagged in saying “I know you’re eating my icecream.”
Intervention
Anger and shame welled up inside Henry’s addled brain as he waited for the first of his accusers to start listing the awful things he’d done to them. Five years of meth-use had wrecked every relationship he’d ever had and he knew it, the knowing told him this confrontation with his family, friends and coworkers was his only chance to live in the real world again.
Angel of Mercy
The man in the white doctor’s coat looks down on me in my hospital bed and sadly shakes his head. The dour-faced nurse with the syringe walks right through him.
Reflection
I gazed into the mirror and raised my right hand. The reflection smiled back and raised its right hand too.
Above The Surface—All By Myself
They say that drunks drink to drown their sorrows and to forget about the approaching tomorrow. I’m certain that my own are made out of Styrofoam and that with each sunrise I’ll continue to be alone.
The message
…Later that day I received a message on my phone that said “You were the only one there, you know who killed me!” It was from my wife, she kept my phone number and charged my phone, after I passed away 6 months ago just to hear my voice on the Voice Mail.
Suicide Note
I ain’t never killed a man who wasn’t in need of the killin’.
That said, I figure I only got just abut this one job left.
All the Same
Woman who abort their unborn children justify their actions with the claim: they’re not technically human. Adolf Hitler, Osama bin Laden, Ted Bundy, Albert Fish, Jeffery Dahmer, Charles Manson, John Wayne Gacy and Adam Lanza probably thought the same thing—so I guess they’re all the same.
Shared Opening Sentence II
They say the accident took your memory of us.
So why do you always find me no matter how many times I move?
Yogurt
I was devouring that box of yogurt like a mad man when in the rear distance I heard a woman’s voice crying. After I finished all the yogurt her sound was clearer saying: “It’s a hand cream, not yogurt!!!”
Gender Fluidity in the Heat of the Moment
The woman I picked up at the bar sucked me off like no one ever had.
I’m still not sure what surprised me more: when she said, “Your turn” and lifted up her dress to reveal an erect cock, or when I leaned in to return the favor.
Shared Opening Sentence
They say the accident took your memory of us.
So why is it you still hate me so much?
Pre-sleep free writing two-sentence story #`
Hey diddle diddle the cat and the fiddle the cow got her hands on some junk.
The little dog begged for just one little bite and the needle dipped into the spoon.
The True Meaning of “Ever After”
Again and again the King returns, the war is won, the kiss is given and the Ever After is secure. Again and again I open the cover and make them relive it.
The Greatest Story Ever Told
For some deeply serious reason the young lovers couldn’t be together. Except they totally were after an inordinate amount of lingering glances and meaningful hand touches.
Homeward Bound
People thought he traveled to get away. It turns out he was a pilgrim, always searching, always seeking, always homeward bound.