Short Story Saturday: A Night at Phillies

She sits there, at her usual place at the end of the bar. Old man Phil pours her a double whiskey neat and slides it down her way. What a dame. A woman as beautiful as her who can drink with the boys. I’ve been watching her for months, now. And I doubt she even…

Lies that Start White

She hides in plain sight Obscured by her smiling face Sharp words behind painted lips Though dressed in white A darkness surrounds her A slip in the charade Her hand on your arm Head on your shoulder Vice grip on your heart She’s covered her tracks Taken care of any witness Keeping you in the…

The Joy of the Question

Cameras flash, blinding me as I stand behind the podium. Video cameras are pointed in my direction, and a sea of journalists eager to ask me what they consider to be the tough and scandalous questions stand before me. I don’t want to hold this interview. I don’t like being the center of attention. But…

Close, But No Cigar: Take II

I swear. I miss the days in New York where a cabby’s time was respected. None of this lollygagging on the side of the road. You hail us down, get in, tell us where ya wanna go, and we take ya there. But no. These California peoples are all the same. They make you…

Memories and Imagination

Memories are a funny thing. Sometimes you can hear a story so many times and start imagining yourself there. Eventually, you may start to tell that story yourself, but now, you’re a part of it. The more you tell it, the more you think you were actually there. Was it really a memory, or just…

A Play on Words

Writing. Combining words into coherent, interesting phrases and sentences. Nouns. The type of words that strong writing feeds off of. Without them, stories fall flat, like a coin just flipped. But it’s how we come up with the right words, the right nouns that’s all the fun. Some iconic American authors may tell you…

A Not-So-Ordinary List

I’m a list-oriented person. I feel like I constantly need to write a list to keep my wits about me. Whether its work, school, or life, a good list–to me–is a necessity. But then there’s those lists that you do just for fun: The ten things you wish you could have done in your 20s.…