Past The Last Stitch

Red Dress and park bench ABC Radio Competition Entry

POP AND THE KID short-short non-fiction

A father and son outing is so precious. Why is it men are so busy they have barely time to spend with their children. I remember this time from 60 years ago.

NIGHT PATROL short-short story

I was one who thought donkeys were slow in movement, plodding from one direction to another; aimless. But, ho, they are masters of deception.
Cherry

Exchange

The fate a young boy is drastically affected when a policeman attempts to save the life of a crash victim.

The Pieces of Me

Shattered glass like a shattered life Put back together it is never right The pieces so fragile, at a glace they could break Reflections and memories of all my mistakes

LEGEND sf

On the way to his duties a Worker approached. John-Jo dropped his eyes and stared at Mother Earth. As was the custom, the boy was not worthy to be acknowledged.

STUFFED IN A BOX non-fiction

He thought about their trampoline. Dad bought it when Paul was nine. He was a lot smaller then, just the right size of little squirt for kids to pick on.

WHEN FATHERS CRY

A father and son tent overnight in order to spend time together and figure out dad's next move. Should he separate from his wife or not? His son is anxious for the answer.

Chariot

Hear the mighty thundering of the chariots of war, wheels aflame with hate and the rush of heated blood...

Arcana Compromised

Secrets locked dark and deep, secrets not whispered, even in the velvety realm of sleep.

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