The Story Hall

It was only money

A Story About Trying to Fit In

The argument went a little like this: I told my husband “I was looking at cars today”. David turned the page in the book he was reading…

You scan the graffiti like newspaper advertisements until your eyes freeze.

SGHolland November 8, 2020

When I was in college, more decades ago than I care to share, I had a picture by my bed for a couple of years. It depicted a wood in…

this burning love affair engulfs me with flames, life ablaze in amber, orange, & red

The Time I Made My Non-Vote Count — For Nothing

My daughhter is in New Zealand. She and her fiancé went there to restore, and bring home, a sailboat that was given to them by his mom and…

a pandemic paradox

An erotic poem

We were drinking-driving upon the streets of Maligaya. Ignorant of the orientation of its pavement, we gambled and bravely maneuvered.

An erotic poem

The other day I was attending a Sunday worship service through the Zoom app. Due to the new normal of social distancing, most of the…

When we moved into our home almost eight years ago, one of the reasons I fell in love with it immediately was the huge white birch in the…

When my mother made apple pie, my sister and I sat at the table and ate the long, tart peels. She did the task with a skill and privacy…

Chapter 19- New Hope

Short story -horror

“I could do a better job in the debate.” Brewski, my dog, dug deeper into the bone. “It’s a dog eat dog world in Washington,” I replied.

When I was about 14 years old, I had an extremely vivid dream. My Junior High School English class was studying the very long poem, The…

We walk slowly along the country road; my dog sniffs passionately at every tuff, every twig, stopping abruptly for some mysterious odor…

We have all heard of autonomous cars being driven by computers. Ever heard of a car being controlled by the Almighty!! Read On…..

We Interrupt this Pandemic for a day of reflection and relaxation at the beach

I was wasted on solving gypsy equations, So I finished first, a lifetime early. And when I shot up to hand in my exam, No one was double…