Short Stories - Written Tales

The Old Board

“I won again. Fifth time in a row!” Raghav turned to Suli. The grand announcement came from the frail ten-year-old, … Read more

To my dearest, I don’t know why I waited till now to write this, but here I am. This is … Read more

Duke and Gary, actuaries for a large Portland insurance company, were having lunch together. As usual they were complaining about … Read more

In a remote Midwest town, lived a poor family of four; Emma, her husband Gerald, and their two children. Their … Read more

From the beginning, it was a farce. The passion I thought he felt for me came from the pills he … Read more

A few days after my wife Celestine died suddenly from encephalitis, I got a phone call that I suspected was … Read more

In the darkness, Wayan smiled. It was midnight in Bali, and all was still in the compound. All was going … Read more

911. What’s your emergency? Hello. I think I’m dying. Would you like to for me to send the EMTs? I … Read more

Tape recording found among the possessions of Jack Lyle by the police after his overdose death. “Despite all of the … Read more

This is the personal story of some men, one in particular, an era, a school, a 50th reunion, mortality and … Read more

Portugal is a beautiful European country located in the Iberia region, near Spain. It was part of the Roman Empire … Read more

When I was young, a neighbor had me impressed once with her wide vocabulary. She was mentioning words that I … Read more