He was sitting on the steps outside the courthouse where he’d just been told that his now ex-wife was getting full custody of their child and dog.
25 Hour Day By D.I. Jolly
If you were offered a potion that could make all your wildest dreams come true, but at the end of an hour you’d die, would you take it?
Whelmed By D.I. Jolly
There is beauty in the in-between.
Not Right Now by D.I. Jolly
After a morning filled with meetings and far too many cups of coffee, the only thing Bob could think about was going to the bathroom.
42 Word Stories
A friend pointed me at an anthology being put together of 42-word stories and suggested I give it a go.
Starting The Fire
Starting The Fire by D.I. Jolly It only takes a moment, a single moment, to totally change your life. Everything you’ve done and plotted and planned and been proud of, can all change in that single moment. Jack had loved his life, he loved his wife, his children, his career, all of it. It wasn’t…
Magic by D.I. Jolly
When a child is touched by magic it is always a specific type of magic that touches them, but it does not condemn them to be that way forever. For instance, I first discovered I had the gift through anger and it is in fact Chaos that my magic is rooted in.
The Cost of Change 2 By D.I. Jolly
“Thank you so much for coming, I’m sorry I had to keep you waiting, but no matter what is going on in a school there is always something else happening. Please take a seat.”
The Illusion of Choice By D.I. Jolly
His three children had been warned that the end was fast approaching and even if it wasn’t that day, the amount of lucid time he had left was running out. None of them had had particularly bad relationships with their father but it was far from smooth sailing.
The Most Valuable Thing I Ever Gave Away
The soft voice caused the boy to look up sharply. He’d been so lost thinking about nothing, that he might as well have been asleep.