The old man sat on the bench by the doorway, slowly tying the laces of his boots as he prepared for the trek to the grocery store. “And don’t get the Honey oat bread, you know it goes stale too fast.” His wife chimed in. “Yes, dear.” “And don’t take…

The elevator button sticks a little when I push it. However, without hesitation, the doors open immediately to let me in. Staring at the mass array of numbers on the side panel, I feel reckless. What was it like up there on the prestigious top floor? My traveler’s budget granted…

When I was a kid, I was torn between becoming an astronaut and becoming a pirate. Secretly, I hoped I could be a space pirate. Of course, sometimes dreams die. Mine didn’t die quietly. My doctor looked like a malnourished Santa Claus, and he was the only man I’ve ever…

Follow the path your parents set out for you and you’ll be safe. They’re older and wiser, they know what’s best. If you stray from the path you risk ruination and despair. Conventional wisdom; it boils down to respect your elders. Even if there is any truth to that. Even…

Felix Butler took a moment before shutting down the computer in his office. He admired his tidy, crystal clear glass desk, the black keyboard perfectly central, his fountain pens laid out neatly and color coded. Finicky Felix is what the others in the building called him. Nothing ever out of…

There’s a town, a peaceful place really. Not quite the word. It’s tedious. Everyone is free to live their own life. Free to do that sure. They all actively choose to work. It’s a nice busy little town. What do the people work for? Depends on who you ask. They…

I see you. I see how you stare at me in awe. You all have the same porcelain face, plastered onto your heads, as your mouth is left to hang open like you are all trout, swimming in an ocean of air. Why do you look at me like this…

Life is like a box of chocolates. That’s what Forrest Gump once said, and damn it if there ever was a wiser man than he, Bill figured he’d eat his own shoes. Not that Bill had any shoes to eat. Or anything to eat all for that matter. To be…

My earliest memories from my childhood are of playing in the snow. I sat on the hard doorstep leaning against the wall in an attempt to hide from the worst of the bitterly cold wind biting my fingers. …