Short Stories - Writings (16) https://www.Writing.Com/main/list_items.php/item_type/writings/sub_type/17500/page/16 Leaving home on bad terms with your mother is a Recipe For Disaster Sun, 24 May 2026 01:46:36 EDT https://www.Writing.Com/main/view_item/item_id/2359809-A-Recipe-For-Disaster---935-words https://www.Writing.Com/main/view_item/item_id/2359809-A-Recipe-For-Disaster---935-words Defending who you are becomes more difficult when you must define what you beleive. Sat, 23 May 2026 20:43:16 EDT https://www.Writing.Com/main/view_item/item_id/2359803-The-Concept-of-Soul https://www.Writing.Com/main/view_item/item_id/2359803-The-Concept-of-Soul Simon is ready to pitch his next "rock solid" investment opportunity. Sat, 23 May 2026 16:12:29 EDT https://www.Writing.Com/main/view_item/item_id/2359760-Do-You-Wanna-Rock https://www.Writing.Com/main/view_item/item_id/2359760-Do-You-Wanna-Rock Shrink Game Of Chess. Not Mine Sat, 23 May 2026 12:34:08 EDT https://www.Writing.Com/main/view_item/item_id/2359777-Shrink-Chess https://www.Writing.Com/main/view_item/item_id/2359777-Shrink-Chess A short drabble featuring my half penguin character Sat, 23 May 2026 10:42:43 EDT https://www.Writing.Com/main/view_item/item_id/2359772-Penguin-Character-drabble https://www.Writing.Com/main/view_item/item_id/2359772-Penguin-Character-drabble legendary New Jersey monster stalks Glen Hartwell Sat, 23 May 2026 07:58:38 EDT https://www.Writing.Com/main/view_item/item_id/2359642-THE-JERSEY-DEVIL https://www.Writing.Com/main/view_item/item_id/2359642-THE-JERSEY-DEVIL Emilia Clarke doesn't want to say her lines. Sat, 23 May 2026 04:21:39 EDT https://www.Writing.Com/main/view_item/item_id/2132135-Its-in-the-Script https://www.Writing.Com/main/view_item/item_id/2132135-Its-in-the-Script Bad Luck has a way of biting a person in the end. Fri, 22 May 2026 21:26:12 EDT https://www.Writing.Com/main/view_item/item_id/2359734-Here-Today-Back-Tomorrow https://www.Writing.Com/main/view_item/item_id/2359734-Here-Today-Back-Tomorrow Waiting is never easy Fri, 22 May 2026 13:16:08 EDT https://www.Writing.Com/main/view_item/item_id/1756550-Waiting https://www.Writing.Com/main/view_item/item_id/1756550-Waiting I haven't been home in years... Fri, 22 May 2026 03:24:35 EDT https://www.Writing.Com/main/view_item/item_id/2359613-Homesick https://www.Writing.Com/main/view_item/item_id/2359613-Homesick First contact goes terribly wrong. Thu, 21 May 2026 22:27:08 EDT https://www.Writing.Com/main/view_item/item_id/2359690-Visitor https://www.Writing.Com/main/view_item/item_id/2359690-Visitor Clarity in what you mean, say it then correctly. Thu, 21 May 2026 21:33:21 EDT https://www.Writing.Com/main/view_item/item_id/2359679-The-dont-you-say https://www.Writing.Com/main/view_item/item_id/2359679-The-dont-you-say An empty urn carries no water. Thu, 21 May 2026 17:44:52 EDT https://www.Writing.Com/main/view_item/item_id/2359675-A-Mothers-Love https://www.Writing.Com/main/view_item/item_id/2359675-A-Mothers-Love Short story about a tree I wrote for a class a little bit ago. Critique welcome Thu, 21 May 2026 03:28:13 EDT https://www.Writing.Com/main/view_item/item_id/2359644-The-Seed https://www.Writing.Com/main/view_item/item_id/2359644-The-Seed Remembering the deadly carnage he wrought, the true horror isn't discovered until cured. Wed, 20 May 2026 16:54:26 EDT https://www.Writing.Com/main/view_item/item_id/2359634-The-Cure-That-Kills https://www.Writing.Com/main/view_item/item_id/2359634-The-Cure-That-Kills A boy watches his twin brother drift away, one missed pass at a time. Wed, 20 May 2026 09:31:11 EDT https://www.Writing.Com/main/view_item/item_id/2352072-The-Wall-We-Share https://www.Writing.Com/main/view_item/item_id/2352072-The-Wall-We-Share It tells what happened after Gabby gotten the idol and what her next plans are. Wed, 20 May 2026 02:08:44 EDT https://www.Writing.Com/main/view_item/item_id/2359609-Power-Potion-Interlude https://www.Writing.Com/main/view_item/item_id/2359609-Power-Potion-Interlude Gabby, after gaining the ability to make potions with relative ease, comes up with a plan Wed, 20 May 2026 01:30:43 EDT https://www.Writing.Com/main/view_item/item_id/2359607-Power-Potion https://www.Writing.Com/main/view_item/item_id/2359607-Power-Potion Hunger is real in America, and so is homelessness. This man, Mr. E., was both. Tue, 19 May 2026 20:58:38 EDT https://www.Writing.Com/main/view_item/item_id/2309274-Walk-a-Mile-in-Someone-Elses-Shoes https://www.Writing.Com/main/view_item/item_id/2309274-Walk-a-Mile-in-Someone-Elses-Shoes Jeremy visits his friend only to discover she has a new robot helping her with her writing Tue, 19 May 2026 15:39:47 EDT https://www.Writing.Com/main/view_item/item_id/2359589-Arlenes-New-Writing-Assistant https://www.Writing.Com/main/view_item/item_id/2359589-Arlenes-New-Writing-Assistant Whether it destroys or sets free ... the truth is never what it seems Tue, 19 May 2026 11:56:47 EDT https://www.Writing.Com/main/view_item/item_id/2359582-The-Truth https://www.Writing.Com/main/view_item/item_id/2359582-The-Truth Encounters of a different kind. Tue, 19 May 2026 09:43:01 EDT https://www.Writing.Com/main/view_item/item_id/2359570-Day-at-the-Beach https://www.Writing.Com/main/view_item/item_id/2359570-Day-at-the-Beach Sometimes it takes extra prodding to get you to go outside of yourself. Mon, 18 May 2026 16:21:21 EDT https://www.Writing.Com/main/view_item/item_id/2359545-My-Life---Does-Not-Compute https://www.Writing.Com/main/view_item/item_id/2359545-My-Life---Does-Not-Compute Sometimes the monster in the mirror looks back. Mon, 18 May 2026 15:21:30 EDT https://www.Writing.Com/main/view_item/item_id/2359548-Askew https://www.Writing.Com/main/view_item/item_id/2359548-Askew George's buddy has what looks like a sure-fire get-rich-quick scheme Sun, 17 May 2026 22:43:55 EDT https://www.Writing.Com/main/view_item/item_id/2355269-The-Last-Day https://www.Writing.Com/main/view_item/item_id/2355269-The-Last-Day In a quiet living room, young Charlie shares their discovery of words that make sounds. Sun, 17 May 2026 18:08:30 EDT https://www.Writing.Com/main/view_item/item_id/2359463-Charlies-Loud-Words https://www.Writing.Com/main/view_item/item_id/2359463-Charlies-Loud-Words Charlie loves flowers, but when they try to pick them, Grammy point out the bees. Sun, 17 May 2026 17:54:14 EDT https://www.Writing.Com/main/view_item/item_id/2359477-Charlies-Flower-Walk https://www.Writing.Com/main/view_item/item_id/2359477-Charlies-Flower-Walk The Daily Writters Cramp that missed the deadline. Sun, 17 May 2026 16:12:42 EDT https://www.Writing.Com/main/view_item/item_id/2359498-View-From-My-window https://www.Writing.Com/main/view_item/item_id/2359498-View-From-My-window A short doddle story Sun, 17 May 2026 14:36:50 EDT https://www.Writing.Com/main/view_item/item_id/2359491-A-short-story https://www.Writing.Com/main/view_item/item_id/2359491-A-short-story Basically doomed romance Fri, 15 May 2026 15:18:39 EDT https://www.Writing.Com/main/view_item/item_id/2359416-A-weight-for-the-shoulders https://www.Writing.Com/main/view_item/item_id/2359416-A-weight-for-the-shoulders Written during a Writing Sprint Fri, 15 May 2026 12:44:17 EDT https://www.Writing.Com/main/view_item/item_id/2358310-42826-April-28-2026 https://www.Writing.Com/main/view_item/item_id/2358310-42826-April-28-2026 Written during a Writing Sprint Fri, 15 May 2026 12:43:51 EDT https://www.Writing.Com/main/view_item/item_id/2358359-Writing-Sprint-April-29-2026 https://www.Writing.Com/main/view_item/item_id/2358359-Writing-Sprint-April-29-2026 The Silence Between Cities is an emotional contemporary love story about Adrian and Mei, a Fri, 15 May 2026 01:56:58 EDT https://www.Writing.Com/main/view_item/item_id/2359388-The-Silence-Between-Cities https://www.Writing.Com/main/view_item/item_id/2359388-The-Silence-Between-Cities Thank your commercial pilot -- your flight is smooth because of them. Thu, 14 May 2026 21:31:37 EDT https://www.Writing.Com/main/view_item/item_id/2359339-Combat-landing https://www.Writing.Com/main/view_item/item_id/2359339-Combat-landing Just another day in the city that never sleeps. Unless you're just passing through Thu, 14 May 2026 21:12:29 EDT https://www.Writing.Com/main/view_item/item_id/2359377-I-Love-New-York-but-Bostons-my-home https://www.Writing.Com/main/view_item/item_id/2359377-I-Love-New-York-but-Bostons-my-home My sister's birth story has everything: barf, beets, and Benjamin Moore Thu, 14 May 2026 17:31:17 EDT https://www.Writing.Com/main/view_item/item_id/2359371-Baby-Jo-Doh https://www.Writing.Com/main/view_item/item_id/2359371-Baby-Jo-Doh The train riders land in Klamath Falls, Oragon (K-Falls) after their crueling journey. Thu, 14 May 2026 15:18:15 EDT https://www.Writing.Com/main/view_item/item_id/2264292-The-Home-Guards https://www.Writing.Com/main/view_item/item_id/2264292-The-Home-Guards Oregon wind cutting the riders deep, low on supplies they wait in a white hellâ Thu, 14 May 2026 15:13:39 EDT https://www.Writing.Com/main/view_item/item_id/1612255-The-Train-Riders https://www.Writing.Com/main/view_item/item_id/1612255-The-Train-Riders Chris takes Amy to the park. Chris pushes Amy in the well Thu, 14 May 2026 12:14:03 EDT https://www.Writing.Com/main/view_item/item_id/2359241-The-Girl-in-the-Well https://www.Writing.Com/main/view_item/item_id/2359241-The-Girl-in-the-Well Okay, Writer's Cramp, I like this news headline prompt. What could it imply? Thu, 14 May 2026 11:13:02 EDT https://www.Writing.Com/main/view_item/item_id/2279806-Jumper-Dies-In-A-Spa-Spill https://www.Writing.Com/main/view_item/item_id/2279806-Jumper-Dies-In-A-Spa-Spill Nowadays, kids just don't like clowns... Wed, 13 May 2026 20:34:37 EDT https://www.Writing.Com/main/view_item/item_id/1162589-Jo-Jo-the-Clown https://www.Writing.Com/main/view_item/item_id/1162589-Jo-Jo-the-Clown Gus lives in an old folks home. He likes horses and flowers. What's Taxes? Wed, 13 May 2026 18:09:56 EDT https://www.Writing.Com/main/view_item/item_id/2318844-Flowers-Taxes--Horses https://www.Writing.Com/main/view_item/item_id/2318844-Flowers-Taxes--Horses A modern day version of the Little Red Hen fairytale. 980 words. Tue, 12 May 2026 23:16:24 EDT https://www.Writing.Com/main/view_item/item_id/2339890-Little-Red-Lynn-and-the-Bitcoin-Tree https://www.Writing.Com/main/view_item/item_id/2339890-Little-Red-Lynn-and-the-Bitcoin-Tree "I have emotions. I'm real...." Tue, 12 May 2026 16:29:37 EDT https://www.Writing.Com/main/view_item/item_id/1233316-Artificial-Intelligence https://www.Writing.Com/main/view_item/item_id/1233316-Artificial-Intelligence A lab technician's rigid routines fracture when the woman he pays begins to know him. Tue, 12 May 2026 15:16:52 EDT https://www.Writing.Com/main/view_item/item_id/2359263-The-Specimen https://www.Writing.Com/main/view_item/item_id/2359263-The-Specimen Kuza finds a star that does something magical..? Tue, 12 May 2026 11:03:08 EDT https://www.Writing.Com/main/view_item/item_id/2359239-Star-Strife https://www.Writing.Com/main/view_item/item_id/2359239-Star-Strife A skeptic learns that some debts are written in blood and bone Mon, 11 May 2026 21:43:36 EDT https://www.Writing.Com/main/view_item/item_id/2359200-The-Castle-That-Wouldnt-Forget https://www.Writing.Com/main/view_item/item_id/2359200-The-Castle-That-Wouldnt-Forget What are these four siblings going to do now? Thatâs what they want to know. Sun, 10 May 2026 18:59:33 EDT https://www.Writing.Com/main/view_item/item_id/2359067-Living-in-the-Air https://www.Writing.Com/main/view_item/item_id/2359067-Living-in-the-Air Old friends come to town to help their old buddy, Walt Spencer. Sun, 10 May 2026 13:44:00 EDT https://www.Writing.Com/main/view_item/item_id/2346130-The-Rocking-Chair-Gang--Chapter-one https://www.Writing.Com/main/view_item/item_id/2346130-The-Rocking-Chair-Gang--Chapter-one A quiet look at a mother's late-night sacrifices and the invisible threads of family love. Sun, 10 May 2026 13:05:42 EDT https://www.Writing.Com/main/view_item/item_id/2359047-Invisible-Things https://www.Writing.Com/main/view_item/item_id/2359047-Invisible-Things