“Can you believe it? We’re getting sued by the federal government. As if we didn’t have enough to deal with these days, am I right?”
Opioids: Part I
Tag: short fiction
Meghan: Part IV
In which Meghan finally loses the last vestiges of her grip on reality and goes full Twilight Zone on poor Emoni, who cannot handle it.
Meghan: Part III
Meghan ordered crab cakes, which were another favorite of her mom’s, and Emoni was too weirded out to try to pursue to the conversation any further.
Sheila: Part II
Could a woman’s life depend on the way she chews her food?
Sheila: Part I
Sheila (who lived alone) asked, “What’s wrong with living alone?”
The Birthday Party
“It won’t rain on my birthday. It’s not allowed.”
Dunson House: Part III
“This house was given a name,” she said. “When that name was used, it kept its inhabitants safe. Then it was assigned a number and the name was forgotten.”
Dunson House: Part II
“Just think of all the money we saved! We never could have afforded this house if that poor woman hadn’t been murdered here.”
Dunson House: Part I
He wasn’t worried about investigators seeing he followed the case. There’s nothing wrong with a man following the murder investigation of his ex-wife.
Ascension: Part III
“You call this love? Love is selfless. Love is giving. All you did was feel sorry for yourself.”