Trading the Radio Mic for the Gavel
Jason Khay’s Total Career Turnaround Jason Khay had been working his dream job for over a decade, but the dream was no longer as fulfilling as it once was. Khay was a radio “all-rounder”; an announcer, panel operator and producer. It was a career that he really enjoyed, but he felt that new opportunities for him […]
100 word Short Story: She’s So Impulsive
“Stop being so impulsive!” he yelled at me with some urgency. I clicked open my shoulder bag and reached far inside, preparing myself for a big fight. “You’re always like this!” he tells me, “Always acting out, not caring about other people!” He’s right, I think, he knows me well. I straighten my skirt and […]
Great Uncle Mick: is Skinny but Eats Like a Horse
Great Uncle Mick Is very skinny but eats like a horse He likes his food served very hot And he hates sitting in a draft, in case it gets cold He likes a schooner of Tooheys Old before he eats Swirling the last mouthful in the glass Before drinking it down He told […]
They Moved all the Desks in the Office
They moved all the desks in the office Now I sit opposite Andre I try not to cough Too loudly Because I know I can be annoying. I make lots of funny noises when I’m at work I stretch and grumble and eat apples and drink coke I wouldn’t want to sit next to me. […]
Short Story of a Lost and Wretched Soul
The room seemed to close in as his blood was heating up. Leonard concentrated his eyes on the floor; an endless phalanx of boards stretched across the dusty view ahead of him. A pathway to nowhere. It was so hot in this room; it was so very stifling in this airless cabin. The only noise […]
Byron Society
Boulders bullion bistro Builds bold burlap catflap cul-de-sacs Favouritism flaunts callously enticing urchins untwined Drudgery drools gaudy gallantry against backdrops of cold testosterone tamed guilt. Spring sees floundering females Folding folds of figurative fabric Formulating game plans launching locals lucid Pressure preys grabbing gears in a vengeance of tempered vehicles, voluptuous seats Bottled beers brilliant green […]
My 100 Word Very Short Story
He proposed, then he took it back. I didn’t care about the church, cake, flowers, or if I would or wouldn’t wear a big dress; wasn’t important to me. I loved his strong, manly arms. Masculine energy that he was not ashamed of; in this day and age that’s a rarity. I wish he could […]