Writing – Page 5 – WALLIE'S WENTLETRAP

City Mouse

City Mouse (177 Words) “I don’t like it,” said Nibbles. “It looks like a snake.” “Oh, come on!” Flip raced towards the escalator, his whiskers trembling with excitement. “Everyone does it. Look at that woman. And she only has two legs to her, too. I don’t know how the human-folk balance.” “They’re very big,” saidContinue reading “City Mouse”

Red Roses

Red Roses (99 Words) Clair had never liked red roses. They seemed to her too garish. Anyway there wasn’t much to be lost our gained in philosophizing over flowers, so Clair never really thought twice about whether she liked red roses or not until that roadside walk.

Sea Monster

Sea Monster (132 Words) Supposing it was a sea monster. Billy and Brian insisted that it was. I thought there was a mechanical touch to it myself. “Well go on,” I said. “See what it is.” They looked around the bench, glaring at me. “It could eat us, silly,” pointed out Brian, always the logicalContinue reading “Sea Monster”

Moonstruck

Moonstruck (198 Words) It wasn’t a fairy tale. The day after the wedding, she went back to her job as one of half-a-dozen lifeguards at the community beach. He had the early morning to evening shift at the grocery store. And sitting at her post in the burning heat, her eyes shaded by the brimContinue reading “Moonstruck”

Falling Forwards

Falling Forwards (1267 Words) But oh, what joy to see him! To find him, alive! I could not stop but embraced him. Rupert patted my back with light affection. I was surprised, cavalier as he was in nature, that he did not withdraw entirely. “Thank God,” I said, “thank God!” “Steady on,” said Rupert, theContinue reading “Falling Forwards”

Dog Alarm

Of Dogs and Gremlins (178 Words) It was a strange kind of castle to be hiding a princess in. It didn’t look very big. The general shape was square and solid, with four windows, a window on each wall, set very high on the ramparts. “Are you sure we’re at the right castle?” asked Mr.Continue reading “Dog Alarm”

The Heist

The Heist (193 Words) There’s something about a market in the early morning. Very little traffic, few passersby. The smell of humidity under the slow-rising sun. Pam glanced at her watch. It was a quarter past six in the morning. Soon they would be here. “What’s taking them so long?”

When You’re Older

When You’re Older (309 Words) He had never eaten so earnestly, so desperately. Warm butter slid between his fingers and over his knuckles, and the juices oozed hot from the slab of meat, bathing the fresh baked loaf in rich steaming flavor. Sensation had left him save that of the delicious goodness in his mouthContinue reading “When You’re Older”

To L–

To L– How often is it said that life’s a dream And we the leaf-light drifters in its wake Who spin by winds on ripples made of “seems,” The visions Heaven breathes for our soul’s sake: A world caught in a water-drop we see That shines for one brief moment like a star Within thisContinue reading “To L–”

JOB: A FAIRY TALE OF GOD, SATAN, AND US

Once upon a time, there was a man called Job. And one day, Job bought a lottery ticket. Now, Job did not do this thing because he was a lazy or a greedy man. Job simply felt, as many do, that he should be provided for without having to labor and earn his breadContinue reading “JOB: A FAIRY TALE OF GOD, SATAN, AND US”