Tag: fiction
group name: jestervengeance
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April 15, 2007 09:06 AM EDT --
This is a short story that I have written for an English assessment and I was wondering if it is any good?
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Even through the euphoric haze of untamed desperation I have to admit it . . . more
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May 22, 2008 06:04 PM EDT --
She knew she was in trouble the day her husband died. She hadn't planned on that unexpected twist. If anyone knew her life, REALLY knew her life...on first observation they would see his . . . more
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August 02, 2007 05:01 PM EDT --
There's so much to say; yet, so little we've said.
We do not talk, you and I. There's that hush, the chill that surrounds the air we breathe. It used to be different, so very long ago. . . . more
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July 31, 2008 11:49 AM EDT --
In giving my manuscripts their yearly tune-up, I discovered that I use and overuse many unnecessary words, such as little, somewhat, rather, quite, very. A little noisy, somewhat noisy, rather noisy, . . . more
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May 21, 2008 02:00 PM EDT --
One whole year after the outbreak and the doctors are still watching us. They live apart, even posting guards. What are they afraid of? Only half of them survived their vaccine. . . . more
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August 10, 2007 12:37 AM EDT --
"Watch out!"
Karen jerked her head up. She cringed when the driver of the car yelled at her again, called her stupid. Tears brimmed in her eyes and spilled onto her cheeks. She knew she shouldn't . . . more
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February 12, 2008 12:29 PM EST --
I love good short stories. I love to read them and I love to write them. But I am puzzled. Is there anyone elso out there in Gatherland who reads short stories and posts critial comments . . . more
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April 11, 2007 05:36 AM EDT --
Comments and critiques to this story are eagerly sought and warmly welcomed.
Good afternoon gentlemen. How can I help you?
We would like to purchase two ice cream cones please. . . . more
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May 14, 2008 05:37 PM EDT --
"Now what I want is, Facts." Dr. Norman said to the team of specialists. "What do we know about this virus?
"Very little Doctor," Selma Young responded. We . . . more
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December 30, 2007 05:09 AM EST --
"Have you ever wished you could go back and change an event in your past" Corey asked with a cocked eyebrow.
Jerry the bartender at the White Horse Inn wiped glasses as he listened to the stranger. . . . more
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August 12, 2007 02:53 AM EDT --
A plate crashed to the floor. Karen looked down. Like a bunch of lemmings jumping over a cliff, the rest of the dishes on her tray slid over the side. She had buried Q yesterday. Today she was working. . . . more
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August 13, 2007 09:16 PM EDT --
The table was piled high with all the foods that Karen shouldn't eat--roast beef, onion gravy, mashed potatoes, corn on the cob. And, wait--vegetables. Sauteed to perfection in half a stick of butter. . . . more
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April 16, 2007 08:31 PM EDT --
Today I am feeling extremely low. I became addicted to Gather and at the start I loved it. I tried to keep up with all my contacts, (108 ) and apart from a select few (About 10 of them) a lot have . . . more
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February 18, 2008 09:25 AM EST --
Kathy wrapped her arms around herself in a much-needed embrace. In this embrace she was holding both herself and Heidi, who she could only bring herself to steal furtive glances at over her shoulder . . . more
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May 14, 2007 11:22 PM EDT --
“Capella… For Star Gazers Only”
A pummelled skell trogged the streets of Wellingborough. England’s Capella shellacked in grit from the streets, . . . more
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January 11, 2008 08:08 PM EST --
She sits at the stop light, lost in thought, completely unaware of the stares of the man in the turning lane. She thinks of all the things she should do, the same things she thought of yesterday . . . more
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March 13, 2008 01:19 PM EDT --
Nick was entangled in a blood feud, but not the way he thought.
(A genre I aspire to: Humorous science fiction. This is just the beginning of a 7,000 word short story. Any comments/suggestions are . . . more
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March 15, 2007 02:50 PM EDT --
This is fiction. I took two words, similar to the two word challenge but I picked my own words. The two words come from a country song and I liked the way the words sounded. So I have used these . . . more
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April 20, 2006 06:21 AM EDT --
This little tale, was written in a fit of nostalgia for my childhood in the Borscht Belt of the Catskills. If you are mystified by the Yiddish herein, I heartily recommend, The Joys of Yiddish, by Leo . . . more
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January 30, 2007 04:47 AM EST --
Writing Exercise #1 – Wedding Picture
Only minutes had passed after saying, “I do,” when my mother and the photographer rescued us from the onslaught of sweaty palmed exchanges. . . . more
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