stories
Dragonfly
By Jim on July 13, 2006
Well, I just wrote and posted the first story, checking in at 600 words, at Flashes of Speculation called Dragonfly. Please, go give it a read and let me know what you think. And I’m still waiting for submissions. (I know, I know – I’m so impatient.)
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The Midnight Road
By Jim on July 3, 2006
Drive faster! Rain lashed, wipers slashed, Cort plowed through the pouring rain, the demons of his past – both real and imagined – pursued him close behind. Wind whistled, debris whirled into the road ahead of him, utility poles fell behind him. That’s how he knew they were still chasing him. Stomach tied in knots, [...]
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Endless Cycles
By Jim on May 5, 2006
Note: This story features some strong language and involves a sensitive topic that may prove uncomfortable for some. Please do not continue reading if you think you may be offended at the subject matter. He just stood there, in the shower, letting the water pour over his head. He was so furious that he could [...]
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Two Lights
By Jim on May 1, 2006
The Two Lights competition is done, the judging completed, and the entries all indexed. The objective of the contest was to use the photograph displayed as the inspiration for a work of fiction with the limitation that the work be 250 words or less. A difficult challenge that forced all participants to be very creative, [...]
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The Joy of Prayer
By Jim on March 15, 2006
That night was the first in a long time that he had really prayed. Sure, he had offered up the periodic ‘desperation prayer,’ the kind of prayer that is only raised in an absolute emergency or when a screw-up is made and forgiveness is needed. But those are always the kind of prayers that don’t [...]
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Potter
By Jim on November 8, 2005
The master potter worked the wheel with his foot, furiously pumping the pedal and spinning the table as he molded and shaped the block of dark clay. He expert hands worked with practiced skill, dipping repeatedly into the bowl of water at his side as he kept the clay soft enough to shape. His concentration [...]
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