The Lonely (Short Story)

The Lonely  “Only the Lonely knows how I feel tonight,”__ Roy Orbison and Joe Melson.      I am sitting here in this room, surrounded by all these people, I look at their faces, and I wonder, is anyone here besides me feeling The Lonely? I talk, am social, and smile and look the part, but inside, …

The Oracle in the Alley (Short Story)

My friends talked me into going to a fortune teller with them, I did not want to go, but I know they are only trying to make me forget about Elijah, and what happened to him last week. But I really don’t believe in fortune-tellers or oracles. I know Elijah died and he will never …

The Magic Tree (Short Story)

It was a rainy, windy day as we drove down the dead-end street to our new home.  We have been wanting a home for the longest time and now that I have been released from the Marines, we are finally getting a home of our own.  Lois has been planning for days as we drove from California …