Expecting to find love online is like hoping to find a three-course meal in a bin, thought Sadie. […]
Category Archive: Short Stories
Dad was a mortuary technician. He died fifteen years ago, and wanted his ashes scattered in France. Nobody […]
Everyone says it, and I think Harry Enfield did a sketch about it once. Or was it those […]
You are divorced. Recently, surgically. The papers signed, the rings returned like faulty merchandise. Tokyo is supposed to […]
In the Legal Department of the Ministry of Institutional Coordination and Regulatory Serenity, activity abounded. Not, of course, […]
Before they reached their 30s, Eli Whitney invented the cotton gin, Napoleon conquered Italy, and Amelia Earhart set […]
The stars are totally misaligned when we meet. ‘Hellew, myself Dineshbhai Patel,’ says the estate agent when I […]
It looked as if it would be the worst summer of my life. Until I took control of […]
As the hydrofoil bounced up the Danube from Vienna toward Budapest, commuters and knowledgeable travelers shared tantalizing descriptions […]
Someone comes to my table at Groovin’ High. Although engulfed by go-go bars, elephant pants shops, massage parlours, […]
You’re there to make others happy I’ve become adept at avoiding my ruff when bending to kiss my […]
Calliope Barcarolle wanted a piano in the worst way. She begged and begged her parents to get her […]
It was all dancing and socializing and traveling and friends and fun. Life was a party until Aging […]
‘Mr. Sinclair, get to class.’ I still remember Mr. Anderson’s voice that day. High-pitched and dripping with impatience. […]