Category Archives: Short Story

Alex

By | October 29, 2020

A massage therapist has a favorite client. The client is quiet and not demanding. She tips generously – another reason to like her. Let’s call the client Alex. From what the massage therapist gathered, Alex works at a desk and doesn’t exercise often. Her neck, shoulder and hips are tight. Her left scapula doesn’t have… Read More »

Her Garden

By | October 28, 2020

Post the war, there was a shakiness left in her. She constantly feared for the ground opening up under her feet. It was a real fear that she couldn’t shake. She had a small garden filled with aliveness. People complimented on her careful design, the layers, the colors and how she looked when she took… Read More »

Over Thinking

By | October 27, 2020

Have you heard of the story where a donkey died staring at a bucket of water and a pile of hay? Let me tell you. The donkey couldn’t decide whether to drink the water first or to eat the hay first so he stood there and died. It seems like the story is telling me… Read More »

Letter to God

By | October 26, 2020

A little girl wrote a letter to God. Dear God, Can you send me a copy of the book you are reading? I’d like to read it too. Thank you. Three weeks later, the little girl received a sturdy and rather thick sketchbook in the mail. She flipped the pages back and forth looking for… Read More »

Witchy Dogs

By | October 25, 2020

A group of witchy dogs are burning stuff and chanting in a circle. The stuff they are burning includes: TV Computers Cellphones Doorbells iPad One of the dogs suggested adding dog leashes to the circle. Some agreed and some disagreed. After a lot of barking back and forth, no decision could be reached. The group… Read More »

Elephant in Room 503

By | October 24, 2020

The elephant that lives in Room 503 went to the building manager to complain. He is not a pink elephant, just grey. He calls himself a regular elephant. He has lived in this building for 18 years. The building manager is on the 2nd floor. Mr. elephant took the elevator down. There was a strange… Read More »

Salon

By | October 23, 2020

On a sunny weekend afternoon, you walked into one of the city’s hair salons. You see ladies getting pampered, hairdressers opening their cabinets and pulling out scissors, plastic combs and electric clippers. You were asked to sit at the lounge area to wait for your hairdresser. You sat across a lady that looks like she’s… Read More »