Follow me and – if compelled – count every word. This is the start of a flash-fiction journey. Stick around for the ride and fuhgeddabout everything else.
It's important to note that this short series is a work of fiction based on true events. The first part of this story is posted here. Enjoy! Most memorable moments in any child's young, impressionable life happen during the summer. Family vacations. Day trips to the beach. No worrying about homework, just the dreadful summer... Continue Reading →
Although I didn't care to admit it then, or at least I didn't realize it at the time, what was waiting for me at home on that hot summer day was inevitably on the horizon. Continue on to read more of this fictional short story about a 90s tomboy and what lead to her final summer day in Brooklyn.
It was my college graduation and one of the many falling outs I had with my grandfather turned out to be the last. He died five years later in 2017. Poof. He was gone. Five years in silence lead to forever. It was so long ago I’m not entirely sure why I felt betrayed and... Continue Reading →
★ It took me several weeks to realize that the one and only time "first job in a city" came out of my mouth I was wrong. Dead wrong. Yes, I now walk the seemingly empty streets of Philadelphia three days a week to perform my duties sitting in an office chair while staring at... Continue Reading →
It's about 5 a.m., my eyes creaked open. I slowly rolled to my left, stretching my right arm across my body to grab my glasses. I fumbled for a few minutes as I lazily searched in the darkness.
Kristina M. Nasuti