Category: Paid Short Stories

  • Sleepless

    Sleepless

                “Daddy, I can’t sleep,” my 9 year old daughter Sophia said, while standing in the doorway of my bedroom.             I groggily looked at my watch to see it was 11:13 PM. “It’s late, sweetie. You need to get some sleep for school tomorrow. Please just go lay down,…

  • Be Somebody (Full Story)

    Be Somebody (Full Story)

    In those first dark days after my son died, as I lay in bed crying myself to sleep, praying for a chance to see him just one more time, I realized I was looking at myself. I was literally standing next to my bed, looking at myself laying there, motionless.…

  • Erscheinung

    Erscheinung

    “So, you’re sure it’s not a problem, Doc?” “Absolutely certain,” said the Doctor who introduced himself as Nic, “Most people occasionally see dark figures scurrying away in the edges of their vision, especially when they are tired, or stressed, especially at night. It’s perfectly normal.” I believed him. Of course…