The day we shut the door on a world gone mad, my mother was eight months pregnant with my brother Luca. Thirty years later, both our parents are gone. Our father left the bunker one day, never to return, our mother fell ill nine months ago and died. We have no idea what to expect or what we will find once we leave the bunker.I have vivid memories of the world, before we went underground, although I was barely five years old at the time. My brother, on the other hand, knows only the bunker. He’s never seen a cloud, the ocean, or walked barefoot in the sand. He’s never felt the wind caress his face.
Category Archives: Short Fiction
Vitruvian Dreams
A short story about a man stuck in a loop in time, seeking redemption.
DISCOVER FLAVORED COFFEE BEANS AMBROSIA TO BOOST YOUR SENSES
One of the small pleasures in life is waking up to a heavenly cup of aromatic coffee. There are many who couldn’t imagine welcoming a new day, without a cup of this dark rich nectar of the gods. A good, well prepared cup of coffee is pure ambrosia to boost our senses. If you areContinue reading “DISCOVER FLAVORED COFFEE BEANS AMBROSIA TO BOOST YOUR SENSES”
CHIMERA -CHAPTER I
What delineates good people from bad people? It is not always clear who is the aggressor and who is the victim.
THE GIFT THAT LASTS FOREVER
3 MIN READ: This short monologue is not for the faint of heart. These could be the words of a madman, a serial killer or a wise stern teacher, asking us to take a hard look at the inner and outer structures upon which we have created our lives. You decide.
MATING RITUALS
Saying that the greatest friendship is that created of opposites, might explain Patrick and Tony’s friendship. Two men made of entirely different cloth and weave. Patrick is a tight weave, like expensive Egyptian cotton compared to Tony’s weave, which is as loose as a fishnet intended for catching big fish. A funny tale of friendship, becoming a pet owner and finding love.
GOOD THINGS COME IN SMALL PACKAGES
It’s Friday night and there is a full house. Annie is waiting for the featured act of the evening. Tonight she gets to carry a fancy looking gold tray with a glass of champagne to the dancer at the end of her act.
Water and Blood
10 MIN READ: Historically, the romantic basis of marriage has been regarded with ambivalence, although it offered the promise of happiness and personal fulfillment, these were generally considered imprudent. This is the story of a child bride in Canada’s prairies, post WWII
LIVING WITH THE DEAD
12 MIN READ: “Purgatory is not meant to be easy Lucy, it’s a place where we pay for our sins, in order to achieve the holiness necessary to enter the gates of heaven and that can take years.
“That is a long time.” Lucy tries to imagine what years must feel like.
“Your uncle Fabio he was a good man, bless his soul, but he was no angel either, he could use a little extra help, men are weak when it comes to sins of the flesh, the flesh is weak. One day, when you‘re a woman Lucy, you’ll understand. Lucy makes a mental note to not commit any sins of the flesh.
LAVATORIUM
A short story inspired by the years spent working in Corporate settings. A comical look at the gap and contrast between the privileged and those less so.
Words Have Power 