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Category Archives: Short Stories

Various unrelated short stories I have written. Genres vary.

Kings

Old Books

Jim Chow’s ancient station wagon lumbered down the road just as it had done innumerable times before. The windows were down. Jim enjoyed the breeze created as he drove along. Little scraps of paper and debris were caught in miniature, invisible eddies inside the vehicle, dancing. While the air was not cool, even at this [...]

Breathe

“Everyone’s got a tough childhood.” Big Mack said behind his beer. “Mama didn’t hug me enough. Uncle Chester touched my wee-wee. I didn’t feel valley-dated.” He paused to take a mammoth swig. Whatthefuckevah.” he scoffed. I nodded. I didn’t do much talking around Big Mack. Talking could lead to misinterpretation. Misinterpretation could lead to broken [...]