Joyfully Retired

There is a game my granddaughters and I play occasionally, It requires nothing but a good imagination. It’s perfect for those times when it’s very hard to sit still and wait. The game starts when one person says, “I have an idea for a story.”  That person starts the story and stops after a few [...]

I am honored to be the recipient of a brand new short story. Yes, you and I are the first ones to read this story. You may recall that a month ago I read and reviewed a short story by James Ross, It’s Just the Sun Rising. I didn’t quite get that story and the [...]

I was enticed into reading this story by Teddy Rose who read and reviewed it for last week’s Short Story Monday. It was posted at The New Yorker website and I was caught up in the story by the end of the first page. Foster is the story, told in the first person, of a [...]

An Afternoon Miracle by O. Henry A few months ago I read a short story by O. Henry that I really enjoyed (here). It had an unusual twist at the end. So, I thought I’d try another of his stories. This one is set in a small border town on the Texas/Mexico border. Four rangers [...]

IT’S JUST THE SUN RISING by James Ross I usually like the short stories on the East of the Web website. They’re modern, quick, and international. I get a look at life from a different perspective. I don’t know why but this story grabbed me from the opening paragraph. My room faces the sun in [...]