Category: Short Short

The Photo by M.H.D.S. Dharshanapriya

Posted on February 10, 2016 by Every Writer

The Photo by M.H.D.S. Dharshanapriya ‘Where is the photo ? Who took it ? Tell me.’ My sister’s frenzied voice

The Wife by Ed Nichols

Posted on February 9, 2016February 9, 2016 by Every Writer

Raymond stood at the casket for a long time. It was early in the afternoon and the family would not be back to the funeral home to receive visitors until six o’clock

At a Funeral by Alyasa Abbas

Posted on February 7, 2016 by Every Writer

Waseem Akbar was a friend of my father’s and my uncles – It was the only thing I knew about him. Naturally, the news of his death did not affect me. The burial was in the night.

Zimbabwe Birthday

Posted on February 1, 2016 by Every Writer

My 70th birthday gift from my daughter was a four-day guided tour of Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe.

Virus by Kerry Graham

Posted on January 29, 2016 by Every Writer

He slid my just-fallen flip-flop back on my foot. I thought, “He treats me like a princess.”

Mrs. Kedzierski didn’t dig kids by Mike Taylor

Posted on January 28, 2016 by Every Writer

“What if she finds the body? Oh, man, we should never have buried it there!”

Heart by David Gruber

Posted on January 25, 2016January 25, 2016 by Every Writer

I lay on the table, waiting for the Ultra sound technician to come and look at my heart. It has a hole in it—somewhere on the Septum. My dad told me once

Santa Fe Cabbie by Michael Backus

Posted on January 20, 2016January 20, 2016 by Every Writer

“This doctor new guy says to me about the tumor….”

If You’re Having Trouble Getting Started by William Olmstead

Posted on January 10, 2016January 10, 2016 by Every Writer

Bern Vega walked through the front door of his tiny bungalow on Brook Street with the words of the writing class instructor resonating in his head: “If you’re having trouble getting started

The Other Woman by Lana Weinstei

Posted on November 27, 2015November 27, 2015 by Every Writer

The restaurant is crowded and the hum is building as the place quickly fills and the overfilled plates and glasses arrive at the small, closely jammed tables.