The sharp tang of vinegar and the soft curve of her cheek pull me from where I linger. A change from seaweed and jagged rocks. She gazes out to sea, clutching a bag of chips like a life raft. Tears in familiar eyes make my chest ache, but I can’t think… I don’t know… I’m not sure… My tiny shadow wraps her cold hand in mine. “Daddy, don’t you remember?” I glance behind us. Only one set of footsteps trail across the beach, and I find it difficult to breathe. My little girl tugs my hand. Insistent. Why is she so wet? I hold her tight against me and try…
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The Newly Dead
This was a short story entry. The only criteria was that it was a complete short story only in conversation. Hope you like it. “Next.” Marco – “Why is it so dark? Where am I?” “You are dead, Sir.” Marco – “Yes, I got that. It happens. That’s not what I asked.” “Oh what joy! The conscious dead.” Marco – “What? I asked you, where am I?” “Where do you think you are?” Marco – “This better not be Hell. I was a good guy!” “Let me guess, Catholic right?” Marco – “Yes. Now where are St. Peter and the pearly gates?” “Why do I always get the religious ones?…
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So here she was, packed in a hot airless SUV with four other volunteers. Not even army issue. Was being incognito more important than safety? She wasn’t sure. Her teeth jarred as they hit another pothole. Hannah was tempted to open the window but half the desert hung in the air as their small convoy snaked along.
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Short story – The Black Dog Has Left The Building
Trigger warning – suicide. Have you met the black dog because I haven’t? Maybe he drowned… My name is Dylan and I am a mess. I wasn’t always like this. I rocked at my job, smashing my monthly quotas with ease and you should have seen my beautiful wife. Sarah. She was a stunner, and not in that stuck up way, not like the bitches that some of my colleagues were burdened with. She had given him the required two beautiful children and happily gave up her successful career to be a stay at home mum. She played the dutiful and supportive wife, an Oscar winning performance in fact. Yeah,…
