The ad said: Live-in help wanted. Daily light cleaning, three-meal cooking, and grounds upkeep. Will provide room and board. There was no address because it was in the middle of a forest where no streets ran. But everyone knew where the prince lived, and it was he who put out the advertisement. René swiped the …
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The Crime
This red-head can see into my soul; through the flesh and bone. She knows what I’ve done. The guilt audibly churns my stomach. The screeching wheels of the subway are louder, so only I am aware of how uncomfortable I am. The red-head knows, too. I try to pin my eyes to an object outside …
Lucy
Lucy Furr sat outside the principal's office awaiting her third scolding of the week. This time it was for turning Vara Chiel's milk into goat's blood. She swung her dangling legs back and forth with her hands squished under her thighs, staring blissfully at a far corner where the sterile white walls met the ceiling. …
Dream House
A young married couple walked into a big house on the corner of two busy Dallas streets. It was never their dream to live downtown, but when they heard about the raffle that would give the house away to one lucky winner, they suddenly found a number of reasons why living there would be perfect …
Short Stories For the Strange and Unusual 