Tag: stories

  • The Stargazer

    The Stargazer

    A Bit of Fiction & Illustration “What are you looking at today?” Lina called across the aisle. “The moon,” a young girl replied. “I love it when it’s visible during the day. I’m watching it fade in and out, behind the clouds.” Lina turned her attention back to Melody, explaining that the young girl was…

  • Long Tall Woman

    Long Tall Woman

    A Bit of Fiction & Illustration Melody knew the ride would be longer than usual, so she put on her headphones and buried herself in a book. She was a bit lost in her own little world, so she never heard the bus brake to pick up other passengers, nor did she see or hear…

  • The Passengers

    The Passengers

    A Bit of Fiction & Illustration It was an ordinary day, just like every other day. Like clockwork, Melody was always up at the same time, caught the same bus, rode that bus to the same unfulfilling job, and then came home to the same old boyfriend. The unemployed boyfriend, that is. She was sick…

  • Serendipity

    Serendipity

    Fiction & Illustration Scarlett hurried out of her seat when the show was over, hoping to catch the mysterious man as he exited the theater. She had prepared her speech while sitting through the final act, and she was more than ready to let him have it. As luck would have it, a bizarre twist…

  • A Mysterious Man

    A Mysterious Man

    Fiction & Illustration Hollywood was not what Scarlett had imagined. While she may have saved herself from Mrs. Moonie’s manipulative schemes, backing out of the old devil’s plot in the nick of time, she realized quickly that Hollywood was crawling with people who were just like her – conspirators, scammers, and philanderers, to name a…

  • A Cat Fight…

    A Cat Fight…

    And the Taxi Ride. The Conclusion After Elizabeth sent Harry packing, several other couples in town followed suit. Most of these marriages were in trouble to begin with, and the mystery that surrounded Fiona and the sterling necklace was the coup de grâce.  One of the more interesting altercations, in my opinion, was something that…