You send a text: You’re not coming home tonight. You’ll just stay in town – save on gas money. You love me. Goodnight. I send back my own “Goodnight, love you,’” then put the four-year-old and two-year-old to bed. I lie down to nurse the baby. My right nipple feels like an orange-hot fire poker. It is likely I have a breast infection. My left side is also sore, overused
“Jackpot” – A Free Short Story To Read Online
Only one ticket was sold. I have to be the winner. Charlie looked, stupefied, at the ticket stub in his hand. Then he looked again at the small article in the small newspaper with the smallest circulation in the tri-county area. “CLAIMANT SOUGHT” Read the top line, printed in capital letters, of course, as searching for jackpot claimants was something to shout about. The details of the drawing followed, documenting Charlie’s
Blue Bloods – A Free Short Story
“Blue Bloods,” was the winner of Finish That Thought Challenge #2-7. The required prompt was, “Two vials lay before [me], the fate of [the kingdom] in [my] hands.” Click here to read the other great entries! Two vials lay before me, the fate of the princesses in my hands. I picked up a test strip and placed a drop from the first vial on it. The strip instantly turned a
How to Self-Publish A Book: Should I Self-Publish? 3 Important Areas to Control
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