The Grinder's Witness
Sabine had been in Ahaura exactly two days, which was long enough to learn that her daughter's village had one bar and that the bar was…
Laurel Story
Amateur fiction writer in England, keeping company with a scruffy terrier mutt and bourbon neat when drafting late. My wheelhouse is Exhibitionist & Voyeur, told in third-person past tense in a voice that is literate with dry humor. I read every comment even when I am slow to reply. Hope you find something here worth bookmarking. Ranked by how many readers finish them. Some are free to read in full; the rest open with a free preview.
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Stories by Laurel Story
The Scale and the Bonfire
Kelly Sander was forty-three years old, a veterinarian, and by nine that night she had already apologized to her GPS twice for calling it…
The Theremin Show
Sheryl had learned to play the theremin the same year she learned to run a bingo hall, which was to say badly at first and then with a…
The Observation Deck
*This one's for anyone who's ever felt more alive under a curious gaze.