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Welcome!
Sit back, relax, and enjoy yourself . . . |
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Love is in the Air!
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Love Invasion by Sylvia Melvin
There are two months of the year residents of Florida dread with as much passion as the rivalry between the Gators and the Seminoles: June and September. |
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New Short Stories by Andy Wilkinson
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Read Andy's entertaining short stories about Bubba and Mohammed. |
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Number 1
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Sex Education by Andy Wilkinson
Bubba sat at the diner table across from Mohammed reading the morning paper while having his usual breakfast of grits, three eggs over easy, sausage, bacon, and pork chops. Mohammed had biscuits, coffee, and orange juice. |
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Number 2
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Illegal Aliens by Andy Wilkinson
“Hey, Mohammed?”
“Yes, Bubba.” “You know I don’t keep up with the news much, but yesterday I was scrollin’ through the dial lookin’ for a station on the radio and came across the tail end of a story sayin’ we got twelve million illegal aliens in this country. Reckon that’s true?” |
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Number 3
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The Peacemakers by Andy Wilkinson
“Bubba, did you know that today is Martin Luther King’s birthday?” Bubba cocked his head and grinned at his friend. “Yeah, Mohammed, we get the news up there in Chumuckla, too, you know. In fact, we think he was a great man. |
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Number 4
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Duped In Paradise by Andy Wilkinson
“Hey, Mohammed?”
“Yes, Bubba.”
“I been meanin’ to ask you about them suicide bombers your folks keep sending out to blow people up.” |
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New Short Story
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A House in a Village by Rick Ready
We grew up poor, my sister and I, in a small house overlooking the Black Warrior River and the Gorgas Steam Plant. |
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New Short Story
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Every Woman Has A Pair by Rick Ready
Katie stared at her reflection in the mirror. What’s the big deal? she asked herself. Every woman has a pair. |
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New Short Story
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Double-Dog Dare by Rick Ready
“Grandpa? Can I talk to you about something?” I looked at the boy, so much like his daddy at that age, yet blessed with his mother’s kind eyes. |
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New Short Story
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Family Reunion by Rick Ready
The June sun climbed toward its zenith, sweat beads bubbled and rolled down my face, and the shirt I was wearing wilted against my back as I attended the first family reunion we’d had in six years. |
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New Short Story
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Birth of the Shepherd by Rick Ready
I never realized I could kill someone. The very thought caused goose bumps to run up my arms and tingle the back of my neck. |
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Boone & Crockett 1
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Sheila by Rick Ready
1979
The first time I met Sheila, she kicked me in the balls. |
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Boone & Crockett 2
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Brenda by Rick Ready
“Hello, Raleigh.”
She eased herself into the red leather chair in front of my desk. I noted the shorter hair, older face, and a little more weight around the hips. No matter how fast we run, life catches us. |
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