Offbeat Short Stories

‘Compared to a star, we are like mayflies, fleeting ephemeral creatures who live out their lives in the course of a single day.’ - Carl Sagan

Hier spricht nicht Edgar Wallace!

My Dad was my superhero. He was a great storyteller although sometimes I wonder if the stories he told us were true or not. You be the judge.

As he swallowed, he felt something sharp in his throat. It must be a fish bone. He coughed but it wouldn't move.

From ‘Our World In Transition’

A man describes his version of sanity and shares it with those willing to listen, and if he is allowed.

This is about a small girl who ended up lost in the forest.

A split drink, a memory.

A haunting tale of lost Confederate gold. A search for lost treasure, guarded by ghost.