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Category Archive: Short Stories

Elevator Pitch

The man in the burgundy suit stepped onto the elevator. …

A. Violet March 10, 2023 Flash Fiction, Postaday

Gray Snow

He leaves her there, in that field, and he goes home…

A. Violet March 3, 2023 Dribble, Postaday

Not Again

“Dad, can I have candy?”
“What did your mother say?”…

A. Violet March 2, 2023 Dribble, Postaday

You Weren’t There

Tree branches weave tapestries above my head…

A. Violet March 1, 2023 Drabble, Postaday

Best in Town

When it was all over, I looked at the dot with a tail curling on the inside of my wrist.
“Why did you want a comma?” the artist asked, cleaning their tools….

A. Violet April 17, 2022 Flash Fiction, Postaday

Bridge of Wizards

Hey. Aren’t we getting close to where the bridge is supposed to be?…

A. Violet April 28, 2021 Postaday, Short Stories, Sudden Fiction

Distant Lightning

Nora wouldn’t look at Charlie.
He couldn’t know how the wind screaming at the corners of the house had already torn the shutters off her…

A. Violet April 10, 2021 Flash Fiction, Postaday

God and Other Librarians

“Can I try a different book?”
“What’s the matter with that one?” The librarian adjusts her glasses up her noses with one finger….

A. Violet March 1, 2021 Drabble, Postaday, Short Stories

The Medium

“I’m getting a signal from someone close to you.”

“Who is it? One of my grandparents?”

J.R. Kovacs January 25, 2021 Dribble, Postaday

Robert Frost, Summarized Poorly

There’s a cow. I get invited to look at it….

A. Violet January 17, 2021 Dribble, Postaday

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