romance

Short Stuff by Frederick K. Foote, Jr.

Short Stuff by Frederick K. Foote, Jr. Nobody in San Juan, California, would have ever predicted how Tuesday Gipson would turn out. She proved the adage, don’t judge a book by its cover.  Tuesday...

A Promise to Leila by Gregory E. Lucas

A Promise to Leila by Gregory E. Lucas On her deathbed, Leila Adams raised her withered hand and stopped a tear streaking her husband’s furrowed cheek.  “Promise to remember me without sadness,” she said. ...

Ethan Rainwater is Dead by Gary Ives

Ethan Rainwater is Dead by Gary Ives Los Angeles Daily News, 14 March 1925 Obituary Ethan Rainwater 80 yrs. old, a prominent resident of this city and eminent horseman died Sunday evening at his...

Soccer Blues by Tim Frank

Soccer Blues by Tim Frank One drizzly afternoon, the Rifles, a mid-table Premier league soccer team based in London, were losing by three goals to nil after a limp first-half display against a usually...

How We Met by Frederick K. Foote, Jr.

How We Met by Frederick K. Foote, Jr. Mathias Cooke “Now, check this out. I don’t mean no disrespect. I say this with love. My baby got some long ass feet. I mean, her...

The Laughter of the Clown by Mark SaFranko

The Laughter of the Clown by Mark SaFranko The moment Garrett Bernson pushed through the turnstile and went for the vacant bench, he saw her. A tall blonde of around thirty, she was standing...