The last boy stood Frozen, shaking, tremulous, unsure, and definitely frightened. He didn’t know what to do, didn’t know if he should do something, didn’t know if that flashlight he was clutching was strong enough. The campfire burned, indifferent to the situation. It’s waning glow made the woods seem so much darker, and him allContinue reading “The Outing pt 8”
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The Outing pt 6
The group remained Frozen for one, two, three seconds. Then the couple that was still sitting on the log declared that they were done. The girl that was freaking out agreed. The boy who was still clutching his flashlight hesitated, not wanting to leave without their friends. The couple had made their way across theContinue reading “The Outing pt 6”
The Outing pt 5
The last thing they heard from the boy was the flashlight hitting the leaf carpeted ground after the boy disappeared. Everyone froze, looking at the spot where the boy disappeared. It wasn’t hard to see. The flashlights glow lit the area, although muted from being on the ground and shining through the underbrush. His girlfriend,Continue reading “The Outing pt 5”
The Outing pt 4
One boy began to tremble. One girl began a slow freak out. Another boy gripped his flashlight tighter. Another girl cried “what is going on here?” They roused the other two couples, so intent on each other they didn’t notice what was going on. Once disturbed, they groused and griped, upset at being torn fromContinue reading “The Outing pt 4”
The Outing pt 3
One of the boys that went looking for their lost friend only noticed the missing girl because she was his date. The others swore that she was sitting right there, at the end of the log, when they heard the two returning. How she managed to slip by them without them noticing they couldn’t figure,Continue reading “The Outing pt 3”
The Outing pt 2
After a while the girl who was waiting for her date got concerned when he didn’t return. The liquid courage, all three sips of it, had her ready to go, and his untimely departure was doing nothing for her libido. She called out to him several times, and got no response each time. This frustratedContinue reading “The Outing pt 2”
Cabin
It’s flash fiction, in three parts. They all follow a theme, but should stand alone. As such the order in which they appear shouldn’t matter. Tell me what you think. George stood in the front room of the wooden cabin, a room packed with more memories than furniture. It was gifted to him by hisContinue reading “Cabin”
Here’s a sad story from when I was a kid
Back in my younger days, say about 11 years, my friends Bobby and Tedarell, whom we called Teddy, and I would go exploring through the woods. Cuz that’s what kids do living in the country. School was out and the folks were at work, giving us plenty of time for whatever mischief we could get into.Continue reading “Here’s a sad story from when I was a kid”
Arid Testimony 