He’ll never remember the 5th of July, 2008, when he was in the car, unhappy, and I and two of my sisters and one of their boyfriends sang lullabies to quiet him – Candle on the Water, Baby Mine, Stay Awake, Feed the Birds – and I marveled at the simple beauty of their voices…
Category: One Sentence Stories
Gross One Sentence Story – The Wafer Thin Mint Fable Comes True
She had eaten too much for lunch, and upon returning to work her greatest fear was realized – her stomach burst in a fantastic explosion of guts, pizza, and the requisite daily 64 ounces of water, and when the air cleared all that was left of her was an 8 pound baby, sitting in the…
One Sentence Story – Too Tall
She looked around her at all the 5’2"-and-90 pounds women being offered acting role after acting role, and started to wonder if she was just too big to be an actor in this city?
One Sentence Story – A Life Changing Event
His name is Virgil, and we bring him home on August 12 – 4 days shy of his 8 week birthday.
One Sentence Story – The West
He quickly forgot the comfort of our green home; he stands even now in the shadow of the grand and terrible peaks, eyes and arms open to the sky, tasting the sharp dry air and longing for punishing adventure beneath a burning Western sun.