Short Stories - Written Tales

Jen

I was wandering down the mall wondering what I could get for my wife’s birthday. She’s hard to shop for … Read more

For every good life a penance must be paid, a cost borne, some pay in blood or tears, others with … Read more

He was almost sure they bought the house because of the magnolia tree strategically planted in front of the house. … Read more

Smoke in the darkness. It filled my nose, the acrid taste dry on my tongue. I blinked, once. Twice. Some … Read more

“I want my sister to get the kids,” Natalie said frankly, arms crossed against her large bosom, softly resting upon … Read more

I had been working in the University of the Filipinas anthropology department for several years when I got the break … Read more

The music within is the best music of all. I hear it in my mind, guiding me. Inviting, tempting, exciting. … Read more

I saw him for the first time when I began to frequent the bakery in the neighborhood that I used … Read more

The church was empty, the stone scoured by fire, the bulging, sturdy red sandstone blackened by the fires that had … Read more