Tag: drabble
member name: Kate Keeley
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April 06, 2008 01:59 AM EDT --
The hypnotist reviewed my chart--necessarily devoid of eights.
"Eights make my neck constrict," I said. "Sometimes I faint."
"Tell me about Alex," she said.
"We're . . .
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April 24, 2008 12:40 AM EDT --
Cole tossed a handful of dirt. It landed in Myra's hair, and she slapped his hand. His squeals made her head throb. "Shut up!" Myra fell back on the grass. She flung an arm over her face. . . .
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March 10, 2008 09:13 PM EDT --
I stared at the green tux.
"Isn't it divine?" Natalie smiled.
My bride-to-be had picked a tuxedo that matched my future mother-in-law's bedroom carpet. I imagined starting married . . .
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March 17, 2008 10:38 PM EDT --
"Where's the rent?" Mr. Meanie said.
Greta held out her cat. Her lip quivered. "Have Rufus," she said.
"I don't want a cat," he snarled.
"He's . . .
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March 23, 2008 06:00 PM EDT --
Moldy Bread Rag
Our stories get fuzzy, but don't go stale
I leaned over Greg's shoulder while he typed. "You can't write that."
"Why not? It's semi-sensational." . . .
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April 14, 2008 11:50 PM EDT --
When Brad explained what he wanted, I said, "Bring her."
He'd seen so much death.
But the day before our wedding--no Brad, fear gnawing at my stomach... I wished I'd told him to . . .
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April 02, 2008 12:05 AM EDT --
"Hey," Jackie says. "It's Friday. It's five o'clock. It's time to leave."
I nod. "I just have to send this email to my boss."
"Bon Jovi. Front . . .
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March 02, 2008 10:30 PM EST --
"There was music, the kind that never went away: the Stones and the Doors, Janis Joplin, very early Pink Floyd. It was one of those evenings."
The music soaked into the deck, tickling . . .
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