Fiction
It Takes Two. Runner-Up in Chapters Challenge.
Chapter 4 Save One Bullet 'Torture him', the mirror had told me. I could follow the mirror’s good advice and shred Tom piece by piece for the next thirty or so years instead of divorcing him. Then, again, as I ruminated over the last twenty years, and the imbalance of our relationship, perhaps things were never as rosy as they had seemed. Had mom’s progressing dementia become such a focus in my life that I missed the signs of a failing marriage?
By Tina D'Angelo2 years ago in Chapters
Enemy of Good
08/11/2023, Friday afternoon, 4 pm Office of Rosalee Jones, Licensed Professional Counselor A curse afflicts this time slot. I understand that with every bone in my body. The last thing anyone wants to do before skipping onto a raucous weekend is to dwell on personal demons for an hour. I’ve seen the same faces for years on end, and then there’s this, this time slot, where no client has made it past a few meetings. I wish I could say that was the only thing feeding my apathetic attitude today. But, watching her talk at me from across the room, I knew there was more to it.
By Forbidden Pages2 years ago in Chapters
Farewell dear brother
He had grown thin. Last in the order of feeding, last even after the pups. With food in such short supply, as it was that bleak winter, the family had none to spare for so sickly a son. He had burrowed himself into the soft earth, refusing to carry on.
By Raymond G. Taylor2 years ago in Chapters
City of Love
As Summerset emerged from the storm that had tested the intertwined lives of Olivia, Jacob, Emily, Benjamin, Lily, Samuel, Isabella, Ethan, and Grace, the town basked in a newfound sense of hope and resilience. In this chapter, the characters would find themselves at a pivotal moment of growth, where they would confront their pasts, embrace their passions, and make choices that would shape their futures.
By Love in Humanity2 years ago in Chapters
Save One Bullet. Top Story - August 2023.
Shaking myself back to life after my near miss with death and prison, I checked on my phone for motels in the area and found three that looked promising. The closest one was the ‘Rest Inn’. It was five minutes away from my location, so I drove past it, quickly. Ugh. Nope. Not while I still had working credit cards.
By Tina D'Angelo2 years ago in Chapters
Meth Zombies 2
Read Meth Zombies 1 here <<<<<<< Two weeks had passed since the beginning of the zombie outbreak, and Lisa and Mike hadn’t left their house except to forage for food. She had been babysitting her son’s children the day it started, and her son and his wife joined them shortly after. Other than them, she hadn’t seen anyone else in her family, let alone her friends, since before it all started.
By Mother Combs2 years ago in Chapters
Titan's Daughter
Previous Chapter 12 hours ago: Persephone slammed the bathroom door with a force that startled a girl who had just exited. Thick chunks of crimson sauce dripped down her face, and a chaotic tangle of spaghetti strands cascaded onto her yellow flowery dress.
By William Saint Val2 years ago in Chapters
