SHORT STORIES AND OTHER FICTIONS
https://carrotranch.com/2019/02/14/february-14-flash-fiction-challenge/ Casey got home after a long day at work, dropped everything, and let out an exhausted breath. She went through the mail and tossed most of it into the recycling bin. A red envelope then caught eye, and she saw it was from a former boyfriend. This is unexpected, she thought. She opened the … Continue reading 99 Word Prompt: Valentine’s Day
Nice guys finish last, which is a good place to be when everyone else is running toward a cliff. ©2019 Robert Kirkendall
https://carrotranch.com/2019/02/01/january-31-flash-fiction-challenge/ They sat on the beach and watched the ocean waves against the setting sun. "So this is it?" she asked. "Yeah, everything's set," he answered. "I'll stay at a friend's place while I look for a new job. Shouldn't take long." She looked over at him. "Really wish you could stay," she pleaded. "So … Continue reading 99 Word Prompt: Sea Mist
Took about four years and three months, but I now have a thousand likes! Some are likes of my posts and pages, others are likes of comments I've made on other people's sites, but I'm happy to have them either way. 🙂 A big thank you to everyone who gave me a like(s)! Also... This … Continue reading 1,000 Likes
There is no I in team, nor a B, C, D, F, G, H, J, K, L, N, O, P, Q, R, S, U, V, W, X, Y, or Z. ©2019 Robert Kirkendall
The middle of life...is if The middle of Earth..is art The middle of dysfunction...is fun ©2019 Robert Kirkendall
When life gives you lemons, make lemonade. When life gives you oranges, make screwdrivers. ©2019 Robert Kirkendall
https://carrotranch.com/2019/01/04/january-3-flash-fiction-challenge/ He sped along the highway as he left his home town. All that shaped and influenced him as a person, and everyone he knew, faded into the background as he drove ahead. He was looking forward to the new life he was anticipating in a city unknown. He didn't know where he was going, … Continue reading 99 Word Prompt: Reflection
We all know that the works of Shakespeare are rife with sexual innuendo, and even contains such lurid phrases as 'making the beast with two backs,' 'my cherry lips have often kissed thy stones,' and 'get thee to a nunnery.' But what if this more explicit language made its way into the titles of his … Continue reading Shakespearean Porn Titles
Rewrite of chapter 12, which is also the beginning of the last third of Redwood Summer, a novel of 1990 San Jose. This chapter begins after a job interview for the main character, and interview that didn’t go well. As he meets up with his girlfriend in downtown San Jose, he wonders what to do … Continue reading Redwood Summer Part III Chapter 12 (repost)
