Trapped in my Body. It’s been 2 months. I’m trapped in my body. I can barely walk. I can barely stand upright. I’ve done everything. The orthopedist doesn’t think surgery will help me. Muscle relaxers are a joke; they don’t even take the pain away anymore. I’ve gone to physical therapy, which only made it…
They considered themselves to be an average American family. Louise and Jerome Williams had been married for 19 years. Louise had 1/2 of a college degree with no declared major, but quit to go to vocational school, which seemed more practical. Jerome had a bachelors degree and made enough money to support the family, buy…
“Where the heck er you goin?” Maureen asked Sam as a cigarette dangled from her mouth. “The heck you care,” Sam answered in his thick, Southern drawl. “I’ll go wherever I feel like.” Maureen stood in front of the shabby door in the run-down trailer. There was barely a surface in the small mobile home…
Note to the Reader: There are 2 possible endings. The reasons are explained after the story. See which ending works best for you, before you see why I offered 2 endings. I would love to hear back from you. Harriet couldn’t decide if she should wear a mask or not. It wasn’t required since they…
March, 2019: The Breakup: I don’t know how I got here. I used to live a normal life, whatever that means. I had a job, a car, an apartment, a wife. I paid bills. I mean, I wasn’t royalty, but I had a place. Then, I lost my job. They were downsizing, they said. I…
Malkovich jumped on his owner and practically knocked him down. Hunter kneed the dog in the chest. He didn’t hurt Malkovich, but that was unacceptable behavior for a dog, whom he’d gotten from the rescue only 6 months ago. Malkovich, sometimes called Malkie, was a medium-sized mutt of unknown origin with short, but soft fur,…
Isabella lived alone in a one bedroom apartment on the 24th floor of a high-rise apartment building in Manhattan, New York. She didn’t enjoy taking the elevator. She was slightly claustrophobic and had nagging anxiety about having a power outage, or worse. Ever since 9/11, she had a looming apprehension that if there were a…