The Mushroom Lady
After we had lived in our small ranch style house for about six years, I had painted all of the rooms except for the living room. The living room was painted a ‘60’s peachy orange that...
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The Vicious Cycle of Life or How I Became a Man
The unsettling sound of a board against flesh resounded in the garage, followed by a very loud obscenity. The dust that had been living comfortably on the shelf made itself into a gray...
Read MoreA Cup of Joe and a Second Chance to Go Please
There was nothing I loved better than the aroma of Summer in the city. The scents of soft pretzels drifted under my nose, enticed my senses. It all made me glad to be alive. I sat in a...
Read MoreThe Toy Makers
Kids or no kids — he has already made up his mind in his elusive wisdom. He’s not fond of them. They come as the spring storms in hurry, and leave destruction behind. They have...
Read MoreMeeting Julian
Moving had been harder then I expected. You quickly forget the sweat, tiny cuts on your hands, broken possessions and heavy grunting from the last time you endured the task. However my new...
Read MoreNoodles
1 She was so hungry she could eat a horse. Her stomach growled again reminding her that it had not been fed since morning. She checked her watch, it was almost 6: pm. She closed the files...
Read MoreMoving a Bureau
A piece of antique furniture/a bureau was standing in the front court yard of the house up the street in the reverse direction from the place where I and my wife live. At first, it had all...
Read MoreMissed
She lived up the block. I lived down the block. We both lived on the Unknown Street of the well-known city, but – what it seemed – far away from the Earth, we unknowingly thought....
Read MoreBad Memory
My wife speaks in a hushed voice. I’m of a higher standard – a loud one! She cannot stand anybody’s loud voice. In the presence of loud speakers, her hands, on their own, travel...
Read More2 Dogs, a Cat, 9 Fish
Getting a job was as difficult as securing the old one. It was another experience entirely, after working as Sales Executive in a bookselling firm, to become an editor for a publishing...
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