Little Dancer Girl
Left, left, spin, jump, stomp, drop… Jo pounded out each step, keeping her movements short and clipped rather than long and graceful. These motions didn’t need to be pretty, but instead sharp. Skip-step, skip-step, leap,…
Category: Shorts
Ghost of a Chance
The voices stirred Justin Christopher Bird from the shadows. He could feel them as they tromped onto the front porch, not even trying to be sneaky. There were four of them – two boys, two…
Hello, Darkness, My Old Friend
Darkness enveloped her, held her warm, secure, the rest of the world having faded away to nothingness. Distantly, she heard the water, likes waves captured in a seashell, and beyond even that, faint whispers, barely…
In Your Dreams
This was going nowhere fast. “Breathe in deeply,” Dirk’s voice intoned. “Fill your lungs completely. 1… 2… 3… 4…” Jo sat cross-legged in the basement floor. Her eyes were closed, arms resting on her legs…
Slumber Party
“Ya know, you look really lovely today, Rich,” Jo fairly purred as she hopped onto the stool at the breakfast nook. It was still relatively early, but she had been awake for a couple of…