Harry Washington, age 8 and a half, started to wonder what his mom’s hair would look like in zero gravity.
How About Them Apples By D.I. Jolly
His life had been hard and he’d become hard as a result, and so was infinitely unprepared for Debbie.
Most Things Can’t Hurt Us By D.I Jolly
“I always knew… That we were solid. That whatever shit came our way we’d take it on together. That even on days when we hated each other we would take each other’s hands and get through it, together.”
Woulda, Shoulda, Coulda By D.I. Jolly
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.