Recent Stories
Welcome to my imagination! I write about fleeting moments in dreamy worlds. These are stories where characters often float into the surreal.
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“At the five o’clock hour, we’ve finally got an update, folks. Hurricane Tito will be entering the city, officially as a Category 4 hurricane.” The meteorologist exhaled. “Let’s go now to the mayor’s press conference.” A tight-lipped anchor announced. The mayor approached the stand with a bowed head, inhaled deeply, and braved the cameras. “Please…
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Damien could see that Jenni was in love with his best friend. Her eyes glimmered like a dove’s as Jared caressed her backside in the kitchen. An obvious signal to anyone looking. She seemed to appreciate it. Damien chuckled to himself as he sipped his mixed punch. The happy couple was a facade. He couldn’t…
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An old man lived alone in a shotgun house. When his headboard shook and the striking of jackhammers against concrete gnawed at his eardrums, he knew it was the beginning of a new day. His mahogany armoire was neatly kept. Sherbet-colored suit jackets, covered by plastic and in orderly rainbow fashion. The bottom shelves displayed…
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Like the leaves from the palm tree, her stretched hair rustled in the breeze, and with her plush Minnie Mouse slippers, she sprung off the moonlit porch. She was swinging on the porch swing in her shiny, silk, pink pajamas. She looked around at the quiet homes and was reminded that it was past her…
Brianna B. McManus 