Short Story Fiction
Grab Bag
There's nothing like a good short story to get your mind to relax and forget about the worries of the day. We all need a break at times. This section of Short Story Fiction I'm calling the Grab Bag. It's a mix of genre's I couldn't find a home for. These may be just what you're looking for.
A hunter, a cougar and a deer. Which is the predator and which is the prey?
JRBryon/PixabayStealing pot from a grow out in the woods seemed like a good idea at the time. Wrong!
Arif Riyanto/UnsplashHe took his computer coding expertise to the next level and used it to his advantage.
Wikimedia CommonsA restaurant patron learns to trust his first impressions the hard way.
Adli Wahid/UnsplashHaluk was anxious to come to his fathers homeland, now, arrested and in a Turkish prison, he wished he had never left home.
Engin_Akyert/PixabayShe was just a client filing for a divorce. She was the loser while her attorneys won big.
Colin Watts/UnsplashShortly after Eddie won the grand prize, he had the unshakable feeling he was a marked man.
Google Images/Sylvester0102On a small island many years ago a dragon was born. It was not born in the usual manner as any ordinary creature would have been...
Alex Holyoake/UnsplashAs the night progressed, Anslo allowed the young woman to bind his wrists with his necktie and then tie him to the bed.
Ron Graham-Becker/PexelsHe wanted his new book to be authentic. The coast rail challenge would assure it was.
Image Source/PiqselsSanta is out of commission. Someone needs to step up to the sleigh and make Christmas happen.
Clayton Bunn/PexelsThe homes new owners discover the neighbors don’t like them. Their reason made no sense, so the new homeowners decide to give them a better one.
Wikimedia/Hendrik Van Den BergThey were one of the most deadliest snakes in the world and they were loose in the house.
Jonathan Petersson/PexelsTwo young boys head toward their favorite skating rink on a cold winters day.
Darryl Brian/UnsplashHe knew his days in this life were running short. It was time to relax and enjoy the moment.
NCI/UnsplashJohnson and Johnston (With a T)
Their almost identical names were a recipe for disaster. The disaster was about to commence.
Supply/UnsplashFinding my dads old razor brought back some long forgotten childhood memories.
Ian Mackenzie/Wikimedia CommonsHe was a budding entrepreneur with a plan. His brother thought he was a little crazy.
Designtek/PixabayAn early morning snorkeling adventure was more than he had bargained for when he found himself caught in a deadly riptide.
Photo by Donations are Appreciated/PixabayHe was a rock star. A freak accident ended his career. Harvey Anderson needed to reinvent himself.
Pudsey/Wikimedia CommonsIt was Friday afternoon. The ATM was offline and the bank had closed early. He needed money for the weekend but there was no way to get at it.
Krystel Hayes/UnsplashHis boat was adrift in the Pacific. It was heading for the jagged rocks of a deserted atoll. Time was not on his side.
tom Garritty/UnsplashA case of animal abuse. A dog can be one of the best companions a person could ever have. Loyal, loving and playful to the extreme.
This is why I’m always so heartbroken when I see a case like Buster come through the doors of the local animal rescue shelter.
Mikhale Bakunin/Wikimedia CommonsThey Don't Fear Us... But They Should
The citizens were lied to and they believed it. When they finally figured it out, they were pissed off enough to make things right.
It was a small Midwest town called Wayton. It was a fiercely independent town. It had always marched to the beat of its own drummer. Even when much larger towns in the vicinity tried to push their views, their agenda or their politics on them, they didn’t stand for it. Generally, people left them alone.
David Straight/UnsplashA unique way of budget traveling kept these two on the go for years.
Their adventures took them to many exotic places like the middle East, the Far East, Europe, Asia, Africa, North America, South America. They even made it a point to travel through all fifty American states.
John Goccione / PexelsHe thought the gift was a joke. He never knew how wrong he was.
His uncle had named him in his will as a recipient of a significant sum of money. He had come to collect.
Nick Fewings/UnsplashHe went looking for elk but found something unexpected. Something that would change his life forever.
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