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It all began with the shrill ringing of the telephone. Wilhelm Prenzler picked up the phone, cursing and wishing he hadn’t heard it. Editors’ Choice Award hesitantly, as seeking reassurance. Continue reading BERLIN BLUES March, 2010 Editors' Choice Winner Well, the fat lady has sung. I’m dead. Deader than a doornail. I’m not yet pushing up daisies, but that’s only because no one has gotten around to burying me. I certainly didn’t see this coming when I got out of bed last Saturday. But I guess that’s just how it Continue reading Pillow Talk Caden was an seven-year old boy who had Editors’ Choice Award everything in the world he wanted. He had an I-pad, a Game Boy, and lots of friends. He had a really big room with a TV, Blue-Ray DVD player, and shelves stacked with books and the Continue reading Caden Finds a Friend―A Dog Story Previously… Princess Abigail ran away from the palace and was found by a young man named Andrew. He made friends with her, took her into his home, introduced her to his brother Jonathan, sister-in-law Madelyn, and their three children. While Andrew was busy in his wood shop, Abigail ran away again… December, 2010 Andrew emerged from Continue reading Freedom Bound – Part Five The Storm by Alfred Wellnitz PREFACE The Storm describes the effects of an epic dust storm on a family living in the Continue reading The Storm Kelsie and her husband, John, were sleeping in her parent’s old bedroom. Her mother couldn’t bring herself to sleep in the bed she had shared with the love of her life for thirty-five years. It was too soon after the funeral. She decided to sleep in Kelsie’s old bedroom. Suddenly, the sound of a deafening crash Continue reading The Mirror (this short story is multiple pages) Editors' Choice Award “Wow! That was great, Mom! Can we get ice cream now?” It was Randy’s first trip to the big city, and to his fresh eyes, New York was as grand as outer space. Clutching his autographed theater program in one hand and a shopping bag of Lion Continue reading Lost and Found Louis Dumkowski and his friend, Cleatus Washington, had settled comfortably in their roles as loan-sharks-in-training. Under Editors’ Choice Award the tutelage of their boss, and new-found friend, Vincent “Vinnie the Enforcer” Williams, they had found their calling. Vinnie, who had once tried to kill Louis by shooting him Continue reading Unclaimed Package In the boat with Asharif are three very wealthy and elegantly dressed people. The man has a grand hat and many layers of flowing robes, while the women are dressed in much lace and silk, with delicately embroidered parasols. As Asharif rows, he doesn’t think about the disparity between these sophisticated people, with their fine talk and smooth skin, and his own blunt manner and blistered hands. These people of high standing may be comparing their impeccably buckled shoes with his bare feet, their flowing garments with his tattered shirt and shorts, the large jewels on their fingers with his broken and dirty fingernails. Asharif could have looked at these outer differences if he’d chosen, but his interest was in that which lay beneath the human veneer. This is why these people chose his above all the other water Continue reading Asharif the boatman Michael Stephen Daigle 10 Aurora Street Phillipsburg, NJ 08865 908.619.6393 MichaelStephenDaigle@hotmail.com
The Resurrection of Leo 1. I am a reasonable man. I do not quickly judge another until I have observed them for a time. I am neither quick to anger or mirth, but proceed through my life at a steady pace. Some would say of me that I am rigid, Continue reading The Resurrection of Leo |
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