Tag Archives: Short Story

When A Pet Dies

Posted on September 14, 2021 by kingmidget

I’ve taken a bit of a break from Beelzebub and Lucifer, but I hope to get back to it soon. In the meantime, here’s a piece I submitted somewhere and got the accustomed rejection. When A Pet Dies “What should … Continue reading →

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Can We Care Again?

Posted on January 12, 2021 by kingmidget

It was a grisly crime. The kind that required the television reporters to warn viewers that the “footage may be disturbing.” The kind that had all sorts of things blurred in the videos that showed up on the respectable websites.  … Continue reading →

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Nobody Important

Posted on January 12, 2019 by kingmidget

Over at my blog, I posted awhile back about how writing prompts can help a struggling writer. In that post I highlighted Eat. Create. Repeat. – Kira’s blog where she posts regular prompts that run the gamut from poetry prompts … Continue reading →

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Deviation

Posted on February 21, 2018 by kingmidget

A few years ago I decided to try writing a story entirely in dialogue. I can’t say I got entirely there, but it’s close. I added another wrinkle to the experiment. Every few hundred words, I picked a word from … Continue reading →

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An Obituary

Posted on June 6, 2017 by kingmidget

His name was Sebastian Cole. His friends called him Bas ‘cause that’s what his brother Wilson called him.  The three syllables were too much for his little brother.  Bas was all he could handle.  It stuck. Others called him Sebastard … Continue reading →

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Shady Acres — The End

Posted on April 5, 2017 by kingmidget

Chapters 1 and 2 are here. Chapters 3 and 4 are here. Chapters 5 and 6 are here. Chapters 7 and 8 are here.   Chapter 9.  The End “Come on, gentlemen.  They’re just about done serving lunch.” “Eh.” Mike … Continue reading →

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Shady Acres, Chapters 7 and 8

Posted on April 3, 2017 by kingmidget

Chapters 1 and 2 are here. Chapters 3 and 4 are here. Chapters 5 and 6 are here.   Chapter 7.  Gene If he opened his eyes, the sun would hurt, and he would be reminded of where he was.  … Continue reading →

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Shady Acres, Chapters 5 and 6

Posted on April 2, 2017 by kingmidget

Chapters 1 and 2 are here. Chapters 3 and 4 are here.   Chapter 5.  A Quiet Night As darkness descends on Shady Acres, there’s one more stop to make before we shut this down for the day and see … Continue reading →

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Shady Acres, Chapters 3 and 4

Posted on April 1, 2017 by kingmidget

Chapters 1 and 2 are here.   Chapter 3.  A Kitchen Surprise   “Here it is,” the clerk said, in front of the door with 20D in bronze lettering above the peephole. “Thanks, Stanley.” “Let me know if you need … Continue reading →

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Shady Acres

Posted on April 1, 2017 by kingmidget

This is not a new story.  I wrote it a number of years ago and published it in one of my short story collections.  An event today reminded me of it.  So, thought I’d share.  The story, in its entirety, … Continue reading →

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