The Bread Of Our DreamsWhen John went to the new health food store that opened up in his neighborhood he had no idea what he was getting himself into…His girlfriend had asked him to pick up some “healthy-looking” bread and some heirloom tomatoes and then she wrote down the word “aca…
Dear Medium,I call foul on your currently featured fiction collection. I noticed today you featured fiction, and I was initially pleased. I thought fiction wasn’t really your thing (until recently — more in a moment), so you surprised me. And when I clicked to the collection, I was pleased again to see “Made Up Words” as…
The Better FarmOne morning Earl woke up and he realized he was different from the other cows. He didn’t know what it was, but he knew that he felt odd.Wiping his eyes, he walked up to his two oldest friends, Hector and Milton. All three of them were in their early teens and were proud of…
The Beer GardenTeam BuildingFrog was with his marketing team.Toad came walking by.“What a fine team you have, Frog,” he said, “they are always cheerful, and making jokes, and going out for long boozy lunches. They seem so happy…
The Glass DoorknobMy grandmothers house has the most exquisite glass doorknobs. Maybe they’re crystal. Octagonal diamonds, set in patina…
Minor pleasuresEdwin has the best cubicle on the thirtieth floor. If he swivels his chair by about forty-five degrees and cranes his neck, he can…
When I’m GoneDeath is always a surprise. No one expects it. Not even terminal patients think they are going to die in a day or two. In a week, maybe. But only when this particular week is the next week.We are never ready. It is never the right time. By the time it comes, you will not have…
Driving Behaviour‘It’s like a helter-skelter for cars,’ she said. Their son, James, strapped into a safety seat like a soft toy in a gift box…
