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Tag: #ShortStory

On the Safe Side

We’d been advised by the agency, in our travel instruction packet, not to go outside our hotel after sundown. In … More

#ShortStory, #travel, #WriterFriday

All I Had To Do

I have been dreaming myself into stories again.  These should be some of the quietest journeys I will ever take, … More

#Aging, #Birthdays, #Childhood, #Dreams, #Hawaii, #ShortStory, #SmallWorld, #Time, #WriterWednesday

Goes Without Saying

Glenda:  So quiet tonight, yeah, dear. Herb:  All that screaming today.  All the noise pau. Glenda:  This neighborhood used to … More

#Aging, #Children, #Ghosts, #Neighbors, #ShortStory, #WriterSunday

My Last Stand-Up Gig

My mom had a pretty good sense of humor.  One time she bought a book of elephant jokes, and she … More

#Childhood, #FlashFictionFeb, #MothersandSons, #ShortStory, #WriterSaturday

An Aloha Shirt

Retirement had been half, half good so far.  The bad side was that he still had never established a routine … More

#FlashFictionFeb, #Hawaii, #Relationships, #Retirement, #ShortStory, #TakingChances, #WriterFriday

The Sharpest Knife

Never mind the bloody footprint track his right boot made for the first few steps.  Nobody is 100% perfect.  But … More

#CharacterSketch, #Death, #Education, #FlashFictionFeb, #Murder, #ShortStory, #WriterWednesday

No Survivors

I’m guessing someone’s died out here tonight. He’d been brought up in the Lutheran Church, his Grandmother and then his … More

#Cars, #Changes, #Childhood, #Driving, #FlashFictionFeb, #Hawaii, #Religion, #ShortStory, #WriterTuesday

The Wrong Time

She tried to be friendly to the customers most of the time. “I’m sorry, John, I didn’t quite catch your … More

##FlashFictionFeb, #Hawaii, #ShortStory, #WriterSunday, death, Strangers

Again with Hermione and Maurice

Please, love, please let’s not argue all night long about this silly little thing. I agree, yes indeed, we should … More

##FlashFictionFeb, #Aging, #Love, #ShortStory, #WriterFriday, Dating, Memory, relationships

What I’m Looking For

What are the three things you’re looking for most in a partner? Hmmm . . . Well, I want to … More

#Dating, #Love, #Relationships, #ShortStory, #WriterThursday

Tell Me a Story About

So you’re sitting in a room with a blank piece of paper or a blank screen in front of you. … More

#FlashFictionFeb, #OnWriting, #ShortStory, #Teaching, #WriterWednesday

A Morning Ritual

She watched him every morning, very closely, waiting for something.  He would sit slumped in his seat at the table.  … More

#Aging, #Death, #FlashFictionFeb, #Grief, #LovedOnes, #ShortStory, #Time, #WriterTuesday

Some Neighbors

I am knocking at a polite volume and friendly speed on my neighbor’s door.  This is the one in the … More

#FlashFictionFeb, #Neighbors, #ShortStory, #WriterMonday

Checkout

They entered West Towne Mall and Mrs. Goodman gave great thanks for the warmth.  It was officially the coldest winter … More

#Birthdays, #FlashFictionFeb, #Love, #Memories, #MothersandDaughters, #MothersandSons, #ShortStory, #Time, #Wisconsin, #WriterSunday

Target

He watched the Buddhist monks practice their archery at Kapiolani Park.  They would draw back the bow string, close their … More

#Animals, #Childhood, #FathersandSons, #FlashFictionFeb, #food, #Hawaii, #Learning, #ShortStory, #WriterFriday

A Marriage of Two Minds

“So what do you think it looks like?” she asks. We’re head to head, lying on the grass, staring up … More

#Animals, #Changes, #FlashFictionFeb, #Love, #Marriage, #Relationships, #ShortStory, #WriterThursday

Assisting the Spirit

Mrs. Cho’s gift was guiding spirits to the afterlife.  People who knew about her ability – and this was all … More

#Death, #Grandparents, #Grief, #Hawaii, #OldAge, #ShortStory, #WriterTuesday

Then and Now

I had to go back to the place on Maui where my father and I used to fish.  Coming to … More

#Aging, #FathersandSons, #Ghosts, #Hawaii, #OldAge, #ShortStory, #Time, #WriterMonday

The Swimming Lesson

When Art Kamaka was three years old, his father had drowned, along with two friends, while fishing in the Kaiwi … More

#Childhood, #Death, #FathersandSons, #FlashFictionFeb, #Hawaii, #ShortStory, #Swimming, #TakingChances, #WriterSunday

To Save a Life

Kwan woke to a neighbor’s rooster’s crow.  It was a welcome new sound these days, for her.  Other neighbors hated, she knew, … More

#Animals, #Death, #FlashFictionFeb, #gooddeeds, #ShortStory, #TakingChances, #WriterSaturday

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