Category: Short Stories

( A short story)   The girl stood before the mirror.    She had chosen well today. Her eyes were hard, cold, and yet… curious. She thought also that she had chosen a good mouth to pair with it. It was a neutral expression, neither happy nor sad, and yet it was grim enough to hint of…

( A short story) It’s five minutes past ten, I’m exhausted, and I’ve managed to survive another late night shift without completely falling apart.    The person staring back at me in the mirror of the women’s bathroom looks nothing like me. My hair is a mess of frizzy curls, my eyes smudged with too much…

(A short story) “I’m happy,” says the girl to the world. She wears a smile, there’s a spring in her step, and her heart is full. No mountain is too high to climb, no ocean too far to swim, and she’s not afraid of the shadows.    She’s fearless.    How beautiful is the world! It promises…

(A short story)   It is a barrage of echoing cries, the death of a hundred words on ready lips, the fall of a thousand risen arms, defiance coordinating in their muscles. I watch it all from the safety of the jutting rocks, as though detached, and suddenly it matters little if we win or lose…

(A short story) We walk slowly, the breath of the wind in our lungs, taking slow, meaningful sips of life. And around us it is as if nature herself has parted her dress of green so that we might, one last time, walk the path of joy.   His hand is in mine, small, vulnerable, and…

( A short story) Well, I’ve done it again; I’ve managed to ruin yet another relationship, because apparently I’m good at it.    The worst part? I actually liked her this time.    I take a frustrated bite of my donut and shove my hand in my pocket, my feet dragging along the sidewalk.    “You’re a good…