Everything's going to be just fine
Hello everyone. So if you go looking around you might find a lot of the short stories that where on this side are gone. So here’s the thing. I’ve started a Patreon and I’m going to systematically lock most, not all, but most of my short stories behind a pay wall. After years of having…
A friend pointed me at an anthology being put together of 42-word stories and suggested I give it a go.
Drink some water
Take your meds
Call your person
“Here we go again, damnit James, you always act like you’re the only one who lost someone that day!”
Failure by D I Jolly It was early afternoon when every cell phone and television within 1000kms started to scream bloody murder. Announcing that someone, somewhere had finally fulfilled the promise of the Cold War and pushed the ‘big red button’ firing a country full of rockets at their most beloved frenemy. And James Whitmire,…
The Last Journey Before The End Of The World By D I Jolly “Well, according to Sarge.’ Said Jenkins between sips of coffee, ‘He used to be some kind of famous artist.” “Bullshit.” “No way.” “Oh, come on!” Came the voices of his fellow privates. “That’s what the Sarge told me.’ Insisted Jenkins, ‘He apparently…
Resolutions by D I Jolly “Ten, nine, eight…” Echoed the voices behind her as they all watched a clock on the tv tick down to usher in a Tuesday. New Years eve had never really made sense to Samantha. She never really got why that one night had to be the best night of your…
Crushed by D I Jolly The front door opened and Johnny moped his way through it, letting it close behind him. His jacket slipped off his slumped shoulders and fell to the floor, and he stepped out of his shoes without breaking stride leaving them behind him like Nike brand footprints in the hallway. He…
In many ways, my life started the day my father committed suicide.