Tag Archives: short story

Bossy Cellphones

Posted on October 14, 2017 by

Brice held up his phone to Wendy. “What am I looking at?” she asked. “My phone is telling me what to do. See? The weather report. It’s telling me to wear a coat and to take care,” said Brice. “What … Continue reading →

Posted in fiction, flash fiction, humor, humour, short fiction, short story, story, Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 2 Comments

Compost Dreams

Posted on October 11, 2017 by

Emil dreamed he was being drowned in water. He fought against some unknown force, struggling for breath. When he could no longer fight, he was brought back to the surface. He was given only a few seconds of relief before … Continue reading →

Posted in fiction, flash fiction, humor, humour, short fiction, short story, story, Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Gynophobia

Posted on October 8, 2017 by

A spider the size of a quarter crept its way down the living room wall behind Amelie. It took an hour to make it’s way from the ceiling down to the highest cushion of the sofa. Chip watched it’s progress … Continue reading →

Posted in fiction, flash fiction, humor, humour, short fiction, short story, story, Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , | 2 Comments

Genius At Work

Posted on October 5, 2017 by

Taking a sip of coffee, Dennis winced in pain and grabbed his cheek. “What’s wrong?” asked Alice. “Toothache,” replied Dennis. “You should go to my dentist. He’s a genius,” suggested Alice. “That’s a term people use too frivolously,” said Dennis. … Continue reading →

Posted in fiction, flash fiction, humor, humour, short fiction, short story, story, Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

A Difference of Opinion

Posted on October 2, 2017 by

Stephanie, the cashier at the Stuffmart, rang through several items, then raised the question she was instructed to ask each customer. “Would you like to donate a dollar for children’s health?” “No thanks,” replied Darwin. “I don’t support children’s health.” … Continue reading →

Posted in fiction, humor, humour, short fiction, short story, story, Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , | 4 Comments

The Deterrent

Posted on September 29, 2017 by

The ring of a cell phone pierced through the lecture on differential equations. Dr. Bulgari shook her head disapprovingly. A second ring betrayed a young man in the first row. He blushed, mumbled incoherently, then dug through his backpack. Dr. … Continue reading →

Posted in fiction, fiction, flash fiction, humor, humour, short story, short fiction, story, university, college, lecture, calculus, differential equations, professor, deterrent, cell phone, class, lecture hall, lecture, flash fiction, humor, humour, short fiction, short story, story, Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 2 Comments

The Tissue Epiphany

Posted on September 26, 2017 by

Dennis was so exhausted he practically fell into the driver’s seat of his Nissan. The cold that now ravaged his body first reared it’s ugly head just after lunch. By five o’clock he had a full blown cold, complete with … Continue reading →

Posted in fiction, flash fiction, humor, humour, short fiction, short story, story, Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 2 Comments