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Tag: Drama

Into Goodness

It began with simple mistakes: Andy couldn’t find his keys one day, or he missed an appointment he had scheduled because he forgot to write it down, or he came home from the grocery store with completely different stuff from what Mel had asked him to retrieve.   Then it got worse. Andy couldn’t remember … Continue reading Into Goodness →

Charles Williams Fiction, Short Story Leave a comment June 23, 2018June 23, 2018 4 Minutes

Image

In the first week of seventh grade, Tobin Rahn called me fat, and his friends endorsed him with their laughter. I remember the hurt and betrayal I felt. We had been in school together since kindergarten. I thought of him as my friend. I went to his birthday parties, and he went to mine. We … Continue reading Image →

Charles Williams Fiction, Short Story Leave a comment June 19, 2018June 19, 2018 12 Minutes

Savior

I saved a merfolk, once, when I was very young. I wouldn’t say that I saved her in the traditional sense of the word. I can guess what springs into your mind when I say it. Perhaps she was hurt, and I found her bleeding on the edge of the sea. Or, somehow, she wound … Continue reading Savior →

Charles Williams Ecco, Fantasy, Short Story Leave a comment June 9, 2018June 7, 2018 4 Minutes

The Laws

I warned them. I told them, on the night of the birth, what would happen if they killed the child’s parents. They should have listened to me. People have gotten out of the habit, these days, of respecting their elders. I see more than they expect, given my failing vision. I hear more than they … Continue reading The Laws →

Charles Williams Fantasy, Short Story 2 Comments June 5, 2018June 5, 2018 11 Minutes

Loss

“Her suffering is over.” That was the phrase Jeanne’s doctor had used, when Jeanne finally passed. Violette ran her hand over her mother’s gravestone. It was simple, especially when compared to some of the others in the graveyard, which Violette would have labelled monuments rather than mere grave markers. Jeanne Martin, it read. 1952-2018. Sister, … Continue reading Loss →

Charles Williams Fiction, Short Story Leave a comment June 4, 2018June 5, 2018 6 Minutes

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