Tag: fiction
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Lothar’s Fiori
For as long as I could remember, I spent weekends at my grandmother’s house. She had been widowed for over forty years and I was her only grandchild. That Friday after Easter break was no different. My parents were going down to the city for the weekend to watch a play and visit some friends.…
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The Call
“Any person in your situation would lose his mind. I don’t know how you stand it.” Lisa handed him a snifter of brandy, then sat down next to him. Trevor’s hand shook as he took a sip of brandy. The last year was a nightmare. It was the first anniversary of the day his…
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My Appointment With Fashion
“You know what you don’t see anymore, Judy? People wearing capes.” “I beg your pardon?” “Capes.” “Capes?” He nodded. “Like Superman?” He shrugged, “Sure.” Scruntching his face and tilting his head to the side, he added “Sort of.” “I imagine you see plenty of them at Comic Con…
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The Death of Lucy Sphere
I was the one who found Lucy Sphere’s beaten body. I called an ambulance, but knew it was too late. When the local golden child is murdered in her living room, it makes all the papers. People wanted to understand how something like this could happen to someone so loved. It took five days for…
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The Uninvited Guest
It was my first night kid-sitting the Goldstein’s seven-year-old daughter Bethany, so I arrived early. I knew Mrs. Goldstein would want to show me around the house, let me know the rules for Beth, and to give me their contact information. Most parents were nervous the first time they left their kids alone with a…
J. Rusolo Ward 