Month: September 2021

A three-car pileup on the interstate caused Dave to be stuck in bumper-to-bumper traffic for nearly an hour. By the time he finally made it to Different Drummer for his first stretching procedure, Wendy was gone. “Your friend had to leave; she had an appointment with a new client. But she left me this,” Denise said, dangling the key to […]

It all started several months ago. Paula, my wife, had gotten home from work before me, as usual, and had begun preparing a salad to go with the steaks we were having for dinner. When I walked into the kitchen from the garage, she was leaning on the island, propped on one elbow, and was pushing a cucumber up her […]

The high pitched whine noise invaded the darkness of his dreams like an electric drill boring into his skull, as always it was followed by a voice that to him was the vocal equivalent of nails being dragged down a chalkboard and had the same effect of setting his teeth on edge. “Rise and shine number seven its the start […]

Little by little, the day was rapidly approaching, and he found himself stirring with nervous energy and quiet anticipation. There had been times like this before, where he found the wait to be both insufferable and reassuring, but this one seemed to outshine them all. When those feelings were especially intense, he would sometimes have to patiently talk himself down […]

Olivia grimaced as the shopping bags dug into her palms. It had been a long day, and the broken elevator didn’t bring her any cheer as she bustled her way to the first of the seven floors she had to climb. A work colleague had mentioned online delivery and she was beginning to think maybe it was the way to […]

Robert excitedly sat down at the dining room table, as today was his sixteenth birthday; and he finally knew what he wanted to ask for as his birthday present. His parents have asked him several times what he would like, but he always had no answer. As his mom and dad sat down with him after eating dinner and cutting […]

It was very hot. Michael had just returned to his room. He had taken his group of adult creative writing students to the beach. They’d swum, of course, but also discussed how they felt in the merciless Greek sun, how to describe the colours they saw in the clear sea, and how to approach their next essay, entitled “The Waves. […]

When my new intern showed up at work, she looked so innocent. A petite, tight body, with small breasts and a pair of jeans that looked painted on. Her dirty blonde hair drawn back into a ponytail and the fact that she still had braces completed the look of innocence. It wasn’t long before my assumption about her was dispelled. […]

It felt like a pretty normal day to begin with. I wasn’t expecting anything out of the ordinary. It was evening and I had just left my house, walking to the shops after work to pick something up for dinner. One street away from my house I heard someone behind me and turned to look. Behind me was a woman […]

You know the old cliché, “He was wearing nothing but a platinum blonde”? I hate it when they’re blondes because it reminds me of Amber. I ignored the stab and did my job. Natasha Sullivan grabbed for a blanket, but my phone was live-streaming. Walter Sullivan–who was not the man under her, of course–appreciated the reverse-cowgirl full-frontal that sailed over […]