Could anyone notice? Did anyone else feel this way? These two questions rolled around in his mind in a continuous loop as his feet crunched over the gravel. It was only a short walk to work but it seemed to go on forever. Rodrick tried to get up and go to work each day feeling… Continue reading The Ornate Door
Do you ever stand and stare up into the skies, awed, curious, or mystified?? Do you ever wonder about fate and what the universe holds in store for you? It was a sight that she would never stop being awed by. It was also a sight that would conjure up memories of earth and everything… Continue reading In the Sky
The dark closet structure that we were all forced to live in was replaced in my mind’s eye by our old tiny homes. Their image remains burnt in my mind. They would punish me if they knew. The small structures were meticulously up-kept. The multi-coloured doors a most beloved feature. Nobody saw it coming, the… Continue reading Hope in Darkness
The Penis Chronicles presents “A story for Parents.” This story starts like all great fairytales, with the words “once upon a time” and it goes like this: Once upon a time the children were very well behaved all the time. Parents and children lived happily ever after. The end! Well behaved all the time? Wouldn’t… Continue reading A story for Parents
The giggling caught my attention, such a light hearted sound. I found the source buried in the corner almost hidden by the artificial plants, two of the loveliest girls I had seen. As their laughter ceased the one girl stared into her coffee and the other girl stared over her friend’s shoulder through the dirty… Continue reading Coffee Shop Girls
High Degree of Heat – Six Word Flash Fiction Dirty weekend, clothes abandon, steam rising! By Shari Marshall – 2019
The Penis Chronicles presents, “A fart on the wind.” We had made the long drive from our province to the Northwest Territories. My older boy (6 at the time) and I had talked about seeing the Northern Lights. However, the day light hours are so much longer that neither of us had been awake when… Continue reading A fart on the wind
Have you ever wondered how a fairies’ family grows? Not too many people notice that low fungal growth. Those domed caps balanced on a stem blend with the ground colours around it. This is a story of a family of fairies that thrived in the forest living in their mushroom. From the outside, to the… Continue reading Under the Mushroom Cap
It’s the middle of the night and it is so black out that I think I’ll get lost in the darkness as soon as I take a step away from the trailer. However, the old boy has to go, he just can’t make it through the night like he used to and he is quivering… Continue reading What’s Out There
The Penis Chronicles present “Do you have a layout without doors?” I can remember clearly the days when my husband and I started RV shopping so we could do family camping. We looked at a number of layouts. My boys were 2 and 5 and I remember thinking “hell no” to any of the layouts… Continue reading Do you have a layout without doors?
Brewing Coffee, Twisting Words & Breaking Pencils 