All poems and stories

  • Last date, a short short story

    Jody is going on a date. She is always going on dates. She is not a ‘working girl’ though. She works at a local grocer as a cashier. Jody is pretty. She has no problem finding dates. Dating apps make it easy to hook up. Men usually reach out to her. She knows that men…

  • Dark passenger, a poem

    Depression is insidious. It forms like a fog in your brain, obscuring your life and your feelings so slowly that you don’t even notice. You loose your way, you can’t see where you are and eventually you loose yourself. In the USA 21 million people experience depression at any given moment. That is a number…

  • Drones, a short short story

    ‘Sorry, can you say that again?’, Jim was sure this customer asked to buy every drone he had in his store. ‘I’d like to buy every drone in your store’, the customer repeated with a disarming smile. ‘Jim’s toys and games’ has been in business for 6 months. Hard months filled with stress and ramen.…

  • Blink, a short story

    Ben’s heart attack was no surprise. Morbid obesity and a sedentary lifestyle have always put him at risk. He knew this. Doctors reminded him every time his neglected body necessitated a trip to the local clinic. It still surprised him. It started feeling like heartburn. Ben cursed himself for indulging his love for hot sauce.…

  • Dissed, a poem

    I find it hard to believe anybody anymore. Who is right and who is wrong? Who is left? We live in a world of lies and deceit. I accept that, but I really want to believe in something, and belong to something! I think I will just believe in and belong to, myself! It’s with…