Category Archives: A Collection of Short, Short, Short, Short Stories.

Allen stood under the tree, looking onto the park.  The small child was on one of the swings, swinging lazily back and forth. “He’s the one?” “Yep, he’s the one,” came the reply. “He’s not going to listen to me.  … Continue reading →

Chapter 59 THE ADVENTURES OF MO SKEETER, VEGETARIAN BLOODSUCKER To the naked eye he was just another mosquito. He floated around from place to place, usually in hot and humid weather. He was costantly being brushed away and swatted at … Continue reading →

Chapter 58 Counting Elephants? Leslie nudged her dad. She nudged him again. He wouldn’t wake up. “Daddy,” she whispered, “wake up.” Dad’s eyes peered open. “Daddy, I can’t fall asleep.” “Have you been awake all this time, honey?” asked dad. … Continue reading →

Chapter 57 A PLAN GONE AWRY (an excerpt from “The Inept Adventures of Captain Stump”) The captain boarded the ship with that wry smile on his face that he would get when he thought he’d done something intelligent. “I am … Continue reading →

CHAPTER 56 THE HELPFUL FRIEND (KNOCK KNOCK) Ryan walks to the door and opens it. He looks out and sees that it’s his friend Oscar. RYAN: Hey, Oscar, what’s up? OSCAR: Not much. Erin was talking to Dawn who told … Continue reading →

Chapter 55 Happy Moments in the Life of a Summer School Teacher * “Look honey, I received my paycheck!” * Sobbing teacher cries tears of joy because the three weeks of hell are over. THE END

CHAPTER 54 PLEADING  Mommy, can we go to the park? No, son, I’m sorry, I have a lot to do. Mommy, I really want to go to the park. Sorry, baby, but the park will have to wait until tomorrow. … Continue reading →

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Chapter 52 CAREER CHOICE Allen always wanted to be a doctor. Then he passed out when he saw his little brother getting vaccinated. Allen’s an accountant now. THE END

CHAPTER 51  Trevor spent his day collecting. The giant cover would show up every day, usually after the deluge. Every day it seemed that it was a different color, and every day Trevor felt compeeled to take a sample. Some … Continue reading →