On the screen (fiction)
We are often alone. Our children looked for a new life in the big city. They got married, and we have ten grandchildren. The youngest is just ten months old.
Claire’s Birthday
Damn pandemic! Claire had tested positive for the coronavirus two weeks ago. She had been at a party with her friends on a Saturday night to drink and have fun
“The shark”
Berny was a prolific author of thrillers who had had high success with a character he created, Madelaine Morris. She was an inspector and a mom, who solved complicated and
Insatiable desire of power
She was a high school science teacher in a small city, too small for her ambitions. She used to say that she was not interested in politics, dismissing rumors of
The perfect plan
Lucy was checking her watch anxiously while looking thru the window of the café. She worked hard and arrived on time, as promised, and was worried about Tony, who didn’t
Jan’s Package
Thank God there was an empty seat on the subway! Jan put the large and heavy package in his lap and sighed. He was too old to continue with these
The first kiss
Frederick and Anne lived in a small village near a forest. He was the son of the baker, and she the daughter of a farmer. Anne went every day to
Abandoned
Andrew woke up, dizzy. He couldn’t remember what had happened before he lost his conscience or where he was. The sun was high and burned his eyes. He was thirsty
Vanished at the lake
Tom and Mike went fishing in a small boat to the lake. It was smoggy and cold, but quiet. Too quiet. No wind, almost no sounds. They had set their