The Confession (2427 words)
Author: Chris Michlewicz	Added: Jun 07 2002	Views/Reads: 2101/1242	Story vote: 0.00 (2 votes)
A confession from the one person that everyone has been waiting to hear from
The Toy (976 words)
Author: MaryG	Added: Jun 25 2002	Views/Reads: 2100/1243	Story vote: 0.00 (0 votes)
A boy learns a lesson that remains with him and lives on in his adulthood.
Throw Away People (2227 words)
Author: J P St. Jullian	Added: Jul 25 2002	Views/Reads: 2011/1249	Story vote: 0.00 (1 vote)
What is it like to be homeless? What causes homelessness? Do you watch the homeless with suspicion?
The Box of Redemption (4301 words)
Author: Tim Callaway	Added: Aug 01 2002	Views/Reads: 2194/1294	Story vote: 0.00 (1 vote)
Justin Blake, a troubled teenager is saved by the help of an older blind man. A tender, touching, heart rending tale of hope for the future by consideration from a significant, compassionate adult.
Compulsion (1834 words)
Author: Hulsey	Added: Aug 30 2002	Views/Reads: 2668/1437	Story vote: 0.00 (2 votes)
A hen-pecked husband harbours a fantasy, to kill his wife.
A Wonderful Life (6585 words)
Author: Hopes	Added: Feb 10 2003	Views/Reads: 1864/1235	Story vote: 0.00 (0 votes)
A godfather brings more than just concern to a family torn by a tragic accident. An unusual family is formed. This is Part 2 of "Life Changes", also posted here. Part of this parallels the first story, but is told from Alex's viewpoint.
Smoke (1727 words)
Author: Frank Alexander	Added: Jun 24 2003	Views/Reads: 1825/1431	Story vote: 0.00 (0 votes)
Two women who lost their husbands in a tragedy. One of them deals with it in a rather unorthodox way...
Florence's Legacy (2003 words)
Author: ak	Added: Jul 02 2003	Views/Reads: 2078/1332	Story vote: 0.00 (0 votes)
On her 102nd birthday, an African American woman shares her life secrets with a young stranger. Her remarkable history empowers the young man to strive for heights he had not imagined.
Dawn (2857 words)
Author: Maureen Stirsman	Added: Oct 20 2003	Views/Reads: 2107/1341	Story vote: 0.00 (1 vote)
She listened to music, ate toast and hot tea. Again she looked at the embroidered picture. The cross-stitched porch invited her. She stared at the tiny windows and sat down, never taking her eyes from the mesmerizing scene. One of the black squirrels move
Hollow Pictures (942 words)
Author: Voodoo	Added: Mar 05 2004	Views/Reads: 1874/1311	Story vote: 0.00 (1 vote)
A girl (Raye) is upset about the departure of her friend (Alex) who was having an affair with a man, another friend who had gone back with his wife, so in grief she murdered him with the same weapon that her friend had killed herself with.
Sleepe After Toyle (872 words)
Author: James C. Bernthal	Added: Mar 17 2004	Views/Reads: 2484/1183	Story vote: 0.00 (1 vote)
Told from the perspective of a murdered man. It's a bit strange, really. I am experimenting genres - Please leave feedback!
Remembering (1755 words)
Author: Lori	Added: Mar 26 2004	Views/Reads: 2229/1216	Story vote: 0.00 (1 vote)
I did a rewrite on it. Thanks to Tim for his kindness. Thanks for everyone that made comments on it. It's still a story of a woman's last day on death row.
Killing Amy (6829 words)
Author: K. Derby	Added: Apr 18 2004	Views/Reads: 1890/1196	Story vote: 0.00 (1 vote)
A cop is convinced he's going insane. Cleaned up in response to some comments...
Kate (4055 words)
Author: J F Maschino	Added: Apr 20 2004	Views/Reads: 1987/1198	Story vote: 0.00 (0 votes)
An urban legend brought to life
The Just Dreaming Phase (1827 words)
Author: Lori	Added: May 12 2004	Views/Reads: 1970/1129	Story vote: 0.00 (0 votes)
Re-worked it! Thought about it! There's a follow up to come. Thanks for reading it, let me know what you think.
The Man I Fear (2277 words)
Author: Lori	Added: Aug 24 2004	Views/Reads: 2085/1120	Story vote: 0.00 (0 votes)
A man makes a choice to stop his suffering. Be warned very graphic!
Family Brawl (3739 words)
Author: goofykat	Added: Dec 27 2004	Views/Reads: 1955/1247	Story vote: 0.00 (0 votes)
This is a short story about a disfunctional family that can't get together to enjoy a special event without fighting.
A Window to Ebbets Field (6695 words)
Author: TJC	Added: Apr 10 2005	Views/Reads: 2158/1256	Story vote: 0.00 (0 votes)
This is a story about the surprising bond that grows between a dying old woman, rumored to be a voodoo queen, and a middle-aged man. Their friendship is born as a result of a mutual love for baseball. This is a story about life and death.
A Lesson in Punctuation (2950 words)
Author: P. Andrew Case	Added: Nov 22 2005	Views/Reads: 1942/1056	Story vote: 0.00 (0 votes)
A man serving a life sentence is diagnosed with a malignant brain tumor and battles with the decision of whether or not to tell his family, who he has not spoken to in years.
Pay the Price for Paradise (2682 words)
Author: L.M.Penswick	Added: Jun 03 2006	Views/Reads: 1835/1243	Story vote: 0.00 (0 votes)
Danielle had been surrounded by drugs for as long as she could rermember. She vowed she would never turn to them but will she keep that promise when her world is transformed into a place of turmoil, addiction and death?
A Dangerous Habit (2075 words)
Author: Wildstangtoo	Added: Jul 08 2006	Views/Reads: 1797/1215	Story vote: 0.00 (0 votes)
A young woman gets evicted from her mother's home and falls back in with the wrong crowd.
Friendly Enemies (2319 words)
Author: Ian Hobson	Added: Jul 12 2006	Views/Reads: 2278/1209	Story vote: 0.00 (0 votes)
A story inspired by Bernard Cornwell's Starbuck Chronicles and by the American Civil War picture cards I collected as a boy in the 1960's.
THE SECRET SEVENTH GRADE CAKE BAKER (1557 Words) (1558 words)
Author: Rosie Jay	Added: Oct 05 2006	Views/Reads: 6333/2831	Story vote: 0.00 (0 votes)
As a new and shy student, Ruthie puts herself "out there" to become part of the class. A disappointing result follows, then resolves by her courageous effort.
A rural tragedy (1039 words)
Author: siromah	Added: Oct 30 2006	Views/Reads: 1691/1039	Story vote: 0.00 (0 votes)
A sad story for a young kind who lost his grandfather.
Rosa (2851 words)
Author: Giovanni	Added: Apr 13 2001	Views/Reads: 2460/1278	Story vote: 0.00 (0 votes)
Rosa, is still homeless but she has just gone back to work after a long layoff. She is worried about her daughter roaming the city all alone. She takes some donations for homeless children from a can that she places on her drugstore counter. Carl a jaded,

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