The Poet

It’s Friday. The week is finally over and I’m meeting my friend Dan for drinks after work. He is bringing a friend Chris, whom I’ve never met. I grab a parking space close to the bar and head in that direction. Soon Dan texts that he is parking nearby. The three of us...

Trick-or-Treat

“It’ll serve them right,” Jake Bandemer whispered to his wife Charlene, who was sitting to his right. He had just finished signing the last of the documents in a thick stack. With that, ownership of the family business officially transferred to the Chinese...

Lucky Me

“Oh man, what the fuck happened?” I moaned. My head hurt but not as bad as my right leg and left arm. The arm seemed to work and looked okay, except for some blood. But when I tried to move the leg, I couldn’t, and it hurt like hell. The dashboard was smashed downward...

First Date Surprise

While putting on her makeup, Jan thought back to when she first met Jack White. It was at a concert at an amphitheater in Jupiter, Florida. She had hurried to the restroom built into the rear of the outdoor stage to beat the intermission rush. She knew that the REO...

The Easy Life

Chris ignored the thrashing and tightened his arm around Craig’s neck. Eventually the movements stopped, the muscles relaxed, and Craig’s arms and legs went slack. Then Chris dragged the body down the hall and manhandled it onto his rumpled bed. He stripped the body...

The Gift

Jan wasn’t all that close to her older brother Jon. Over the years she had tried to connect but he seemed uninterested in her and her life. Perhaps because she’s six years younger. Still, Jan was excited that he would be arriving soon to spend Christmas day with the...