Read My Shorts
216 episodes - English - Latest episode: 1 day ago - ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsGot a minute? Well...maybe three or four? Then step up and let me tell you a story that puts the FLASH in flash fiction. In today’s hurry-up world, we’re all frazzled by our jobs, families, and those dang domestic responsibilities. So who’s got time for something like a story? Right? Just give me those three or four minutes. I’ll prune away the flowery adjectives. Kill the adverbs and cut the story down to its roots. Then lay out a smack-in-the-forehead finish. Not EXACTLY an ambush, but about as close as I can come without losing my literary license.
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STRANDED
April 25, 2024 11:23 - 6 minutes - 5.92 MBIt was the cruise of a lifetime. South Pacific bliss. Until….
SIGNALS
April 18, 2024 12:12 - 6 minutes - 6.3 MBThe signs aren’t always that obvious. But the signals… The signals are clear.
THE MISER
April 11, 2024 11:56 - 5 minutes - 5.45 MBCheap? Frugal? Uncle Frank was way beyond that.
ECLIPSED ECLIPSE
April 04, 2024 12:21 - 7 minutes - 7.23 MBAre you ready for it? The eclipse? It’s going to be fascinating.… Maybe.
REDEMPTION
March 28, 2024 11:14 - 6 minutes - 5.99 MBIt’s a time for hope. A time for joy. Happy Easter!
A WIDOW’S TEARS
March 21, 2024 11:53 - 5 minutes - 5.24 MBMarital bliss. Hang on to it as long as you can. Things can go south fast.
Z-13
March 14, 2024 11:53 - 6 minutes - 5.72 MBThey’re everywhere. In our homes. Our cars. Computers. Soon they’ll pervade every aspect of society.
JUSTICE
March 07, 2024 12:50 - 6 minutes - 5.76 MBIndeed, justice comes in many forms. But seldom so vengeful as this.
THE PHILOSOPHER
February 29, 2024 12:47 - 6 minutes - 5.78 MBWhat is the meaning of life? What is Truth? The philosopher understood much more than that.
WEIGHT LOSS
February 22, 2024 12:56 - 6 minutes - 6.17 MBDrop 30 or 40 pounds in three weeks? Sounds too good to be true. Doesn’t it?
THE ROMANTIC
February 14, 2024 12:36 - 6 minutes - 6.08 MBFlowers? Chocolate? For Valentine’s Day he could do better than that.
GOT’CHA
February 08, 2024 12:30 - 6 minutes - 5.73 MBSmile pretty. You’re famous. Well…busted, anyway.
THE LIGHT
February 01, 2024 12:23 - 7 minutes - 6.81 MBWhat do you see? But more importantly… What does HE see?
DELIVERED AS PROMISED
January 25, 2024 12:15 - 6 minutes - 5.82 MBHe never broke his promise. Always kept his word. Maybe…maybe too well.
INTERRED
January 18, 2024 12:30 - 6 minutes - 5.64 MB‘Twas a stormy night the mysterious stranger arrived in the village.
COLD FEET
January 11, 2024 12:24 - 6 minutes - 5.76 MBThey were one of those couples. Peas in a pod. Soulmates forever.
THE CALENDAR
January 04, 2024 12:30 - 6 minutes - 5.67 MBHere it is… Another new year. As you flip through the pages on your calendar… Don’t throw them away.
THE OMEN
December 28, 2023 12:04 - 6 minutes - 6.13 MBAging. Getting older. We all do it everyday. Don’t we??
YES THERE IS
December 21, 2023 12:33 - 6 minutes - 5.56 MBHear that…up on the roof? Hopefully it’s Santa.
HOLIDAY DEPRESSION
December 14, 2023 12:30 - 7 minutes - 6.68 MBIt’s almost Christmas! Oh, the joy! Oh, the glitter! Well… For some maybe.
PRECOCIOUS
December 07, 2023 12:30 - 5 minutes - 5.47 MBGifted? Talented? Or was he just plain clever?
AGING
November 30, 2023 12:17 - 6 minutes - 5.59 MBWe’re all getting older. But some of us… not so gracefully.
TURKEY DEE-LIGHT
November 22, 2023 12:43 - 6 minutes - 5.74 MBHe wasn’t just any old beautiful turkey. He was perfect.
HOA
November 16, 2023 12:42 - 6 minutes - 5.84 MBUpscale neighborhoods unfortunately come with way-upscale monthly fees.
VACATIONERS
November 09, 2023 12:29 - 6 minutes - 5.82 MBVacations are supposed to fun. Places you crave to see. Right?
PIANO MAN
November 05, 2023 22:01 - 4 minutes - 4.41 MBThis is one of my faves. Originally broadcast three years ago. Hope you enjoy it… again. Or maybe for the first time.
BOOZE CRUISE
November 02, 2023 11:38 - 6 minutes - 5.9 MBCruise ships are a great way to have a lot of fun. Or get into a lot of trouble.
HAUNTED
October 26, 2023 11:30 - 6 minutes - 6.03 MBHalloween is spooky enough with all those ghosts, goblins, and ghouls. But this… This went too far.
BONY TONY
October 19, 2023 11:27 - 5 minutes - 5.52 MBHalloween. Time for ghosts and goblins. And don’t forget the skeletons.
REFUND
October 12, 2023 11:15 - 6 minutes - 6.3 MBMoney Back Guarantee? Too good to be true? Hmmmmm?
SHUT-DOWN
October 05, 2023 11:41 - 6 minutes - 6.06 MBA disaster in the making. But then… at the last minute… well… you’ll see.
FACE-TO-FACE
September 28, 2023 11:07 - 5 minutes - 2.79 MBFacial recognition skills are difficult for some. But not for them.
TWISTER
September 21, 2023 12:14 - 6 minutes - 5.84 MBFloods. Fires. Hurricanes. Oh… and don’t forget… tornados.
CANDLE IN THE WINDOW
September 14, 2023 11:59 - 5 minutes - 5.4 MBSometimes, when we find ourselves in such a dark place in our lives, we struggle for a little light.
GPS
September 07, 2023 11:55 - 6 minutes - 5.71 MBAll that technology. All that speed. He was like a kid at Christmas.
WHIPPED
August 31, 2023 12:00 - 6 minutes - 5.98 MBShe controlled everything. Had him by the…ummm…you know.
BIGGER
August 24, 2023 11:57 - 6 minutes - 5.79 MBHeck of a thing when a town winds up a-sittin’ on the state line. Some pretty interesting folks somehow wind up there too.
THE PEARL
August 17, 2023 11:54 - 6 minutes - 5.86 MBDon’t YOU do it. Forget what is truly important in your life. HE did.
FAMILY STYLE
August 10, 2023 12:00 - 6 minutes - 6.04 MBEver sit down in a restaurant and eat a meal family style? If you’re lucky… you may get to finish it.
ESCAPE
August 03, 2023 11:42 - 6 minutes - 6.21 MBToo late…the tipping point has been breached. Escape is our only option.
WHERE’S YER DADDY
July 20, 2023 12:04 - 7 minutes - 6.52 MBFolk’s can be mean. Real mean. Especially those who should know better.
SHANGRI-LA
July 13, 2023 11:46 - 6 minutes - 6.17 MBSearching for something? That one thing that will give meaning to your life? Well… look no more.
THE DO-OVER
July 06, 2023 12:05 - 6 minutes - 5.69 MBEver wish you had a second chance in life? Start over? Well… he got his.
OLD LADIES
June 29, 2023 12:09 - 5 minutes - 5.32 MBHealth. Security. Safety. What can a bunch of old ladies do?
A.I.
June 22, 2023 11:58 - 6 minutes - 5.84 MBWe used to say “They’re coming.” But now…now they’re finally here.
THE GRUDGE
June 15, 2023 11:45 - 6 minutes - 6.28 MB“War is hell.” General Sherman’s comments about the Civil War…so prophetic. So True.
INVENTORY
June 08, 2023 12:20 - 6 minutes - 6.19 MBSnake oil. Film-flam. No… these guys are way better salesmen than that.
THE WAKE
June 01, 2023 11:42 - 6 minutes - 6.05 MBA little girl’s innocence. As inspirational as her insight.