Literary Short Stories
"Literary"... you know it when you read it. Sure, there may or may not be a plot. Sometimes a story is more about how it is told, or how the narriative unfolds; or perhaps the focus is on prose. That's what "literary" means to me. You, as the reader, are at complete liberty to interpret them differently. Because, once I release story, it no longer matters how I feel about it. What matters is how you feel about it.
The following stories are on my literary shelf, meaning that's how I label them. You may think differently.
In "Breaking Kaybabe," a top wrestler must come to terms with an in-the-ring injury and whether or not one last match is worth it, specially when his life may be on the line.
An acclaimed and "Best Of" Crime & Mystery story where Willa tries her best to understand her Vietnam Vet father
Everything changes for Beverly when a masked man enters her home. A torrid affair begins but it unravels everything she holds dear. An erotically charged story.
HOMECOMING
Not all homecomings are necessarily good ones. Throw in a plane crash, a duped husband, a lying wife and her personal secret, the history of a murdering family, and you'll dig up enough problems to last a lifetime. Suffice to say the marriage might not work out... but that's if the wife survives the plane crash. If she does, then what? This is a short story that may or may not end happily.
Sunny is returning from Afghanistan and will meet the "husband" she duped 13 months ago. Joey isn't interested in hearing what Sunny has to say. He wants their sham of a marriage over. But picking up Sunny doesn't go as planned when her plane crashes and he rushes to get to her. They both battle a few personal issues as events unfold.
HOMECOMING is a short story at approx 4800 words (20 pages). It has dark issues, death, and may or may not end happily. This is not a romance. There is no actual violence committed in this story, only dark family issues that reverberate beyond family walls.
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