Hello. These are some of my stories.
The silver lining of 2020? I found an extensive novel outline I wrote back it 2015, I knocked out a rough draft (it still needs a lot of TLC) but then, after listening to about fifty Story Grid podcast episodes, I realized most all of my middle build was filler. I switched my focus to short stories and I discovered I loved the format of shorter works!
This will be mostly short stories with a few of my thoughts on writing thrown in occasionally.
My Stories
The First Time We Killed Ted
The first time we killed him wasn’t our fault. It was an accident. We could hardly be blamed for that. I mean, what the hell was he thinking scaring us like that? It looked like someone had tried to hack his right arm off with a dull machete. It hung by only a few tendons.…
Raise Your Right Hand
Now “Raise your right hand and repeat after me.” The bailiff, a shorter-than-average man, waits for my compliance before continuing. He is bald on top; a half circle of fine white hair hugs his pale, wrinkled head. A piece of toilet paper peeks out from his starched collar, a dot of blood in its center.…
The Cask of Magnus
I step up and into the cabinet. Angela shuts the door behind me. She and my other three assistants spin the box. Slower, ladies. You want me to throw up in here? We rehearsed this trick hundreds of times. In rehearsal, it worked flawlessly. Naturally. This is our first live performance. If it goes as…
Stories by Shawn 