The Literary Yard – Too Many Masks

Hi Everyone! Many thanks go out to Onkar for featuring my story today! Too Many Masks Here’s the story if you don’t want to use the link: Too Many Masks Bam! Bam!! Bam!!! “Open up, it’s the police.” Oh, shit, thought, Bryan, what have I done now? He got out of bed, stumbled over aContinue reading “The Literary Yard – Too Many Masks”

The Horror Tree Trembling With Fear – The New Boyfriend

Greetings Everyone!! Thanks to Steph for featuring my drabble The New Boyfriend in this issue. You have to scroll down to read it but hopefully you will like it! Trembling With Fear 06/14/20 Here’s the drabble if you don’t want to use the link: The New Boyfriend Her new boyfriend was fabulous. Tall, quiet, withContinue reading “The Horror Tree Trembling With Fear – The New Boyfriend”

The Academy of the Heart and Mind – Your Life

Greetings! Here’s a special shout out to Thomas and his team for featuring my poem. Thank you so much!! https://academyoftheheartandmind.wordpress.com/2020/06/12/your-life/ Here’s the poem if you don’t want to use the link: Your Life You live your entire life. You are born and you grow. You go to school. You learn. You make friends and fallContinue reading “The Academy of the Heart and Mind – Your Life”

The Drabble – Soap Bubbles

Greetings!! Thank you to the editors for featuring my drabble today! Here’s the link: https://thedrabble.wordpress.com/2020/06/12/soap-bubbles/ Here’s the drabble if you don’t want to use the link: Soap bubbles Allie swung the wand, watching mesmerized as the bubbles drifted away. Suddenly, giggling, she ran after them. Dad stood beside me, crippled by the years, yet eyesContinue reading “The Drabble – Soap Bubbles”

CafeLit – Is There Such a Thing As True Love?

Hi Everyone! Special thanks to Gill for featuring my story! Here’s the link: https://cafelitcreativecafe.blogspot.com/2020/06/is-there-such-thing-as-true-love.html Here’s the story if you don’t want to use the link: Is There Such A Thing As True Love? Dave Callahan’s browser was set to scroll through various news stories of the day. He was idly looking at them when oneContinue reading “CafeLit – Is There Such a Thing As True Love?”

Writers and Readers Magazine – Alan’s First Meeting

Greeting Everyone! My story, Alan’s First Meeting is featured in this issue. It begins on page 76. Here’s the link to the magazine. https://thewritersandreadersmagazine.com/contributor-access-password-protected/the-writers-and-readers-magazine-may-june-issue-contributors-access If you don’t want to use the link here’s the story: Alan’s First Meeting The Upper Midwest chapter of Slothoholics Anonymous met twice a month at the home of Jerry Butler,Continue reading “Writers and Readers Magazine – Alan’s First Meeting”

Gold Dust Magazine – The Standoff

Greetings! I’m thrilled that David has chosen to feature The Standoff in this issue. It’s on pages 28-29. Here’s the link: If you don’t want to use the link, here’s the story: The Standoff Without warning the snow ledge we’d been traversing collapsed, sending Jerry and me hurtling twenty feet down the side of theContinue reading “Gold Dust Magazine – The Standoff”

Down in the Dirt Magazine – Death by Black Flies

Greetings! My new ad hoc publicist Dawn D. pointed out that I have a second story in this month’s issue. I hope you enjoy it and thank you Dawn!! http://scars.tv/dirt/dirt172jun20/Existential_Threats.htm If you don’t want to use the link, here’s the story: Death By Black Flies The headline read, “Man Saved After Spending Night In Woods.Continue reading “Down in the Dirt Magazine – Death by Black Flies”

Down in the Dirt Magazine – The Tattoo Anniversary

Greetings! I’m thrilled that my story The Tattoo Anniversary is in this month’s issue of Down in the Dirt Magazine. Thank you Janet! http://scars.tv/cgi-bin/works_e.pl?/home/users/web/b929/us.scars/perl/text-writings/g8988.txt If you don’t want to use the link, here’s the story: The Tattoo Anniversary “It’s okay, there’s nothing to worry about,” Caleb said in a gentle voice. Then he plunged aContinue reading “Down in the Dirt Magazine – The Tattoo Anniversary”

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