The Clock House

Delbert stood across the street, staring at the lawn and flowers in front of his Dunsel Domicile. Its shingled evergreen roof complimented the two story dwelling, constructed around a massive analog clock. The enormous hands of the clock made from antique brass, stood frozen around roman numerals. Since the ability to read analog clocks was long forgotten by most, and…

Not The Long Walk

My writing group came up with the prompt/theme: ‘Voice.’ As I wrote this short, I realized we all have a voice. Speak Up. The world became a dull roar to me, a constant hum of indistinct noise. I moved through it at home, at work, and at play. I was a ghost, unheard, unacknowledged. My thoughts, my feelings, my very…

Freedom In The Sky

My writing group provided a futuristic prompt, which we all decided to comply with our own photo and story. Here’s mine. The fiction was finalized with humorous input from my writing encouragement collaborator and friend Victor Kates. The wind overhead felt like a tornado rushing past my body, which caused me to look up—part curiosity, part survival instinct. I saw…