Short Story – Pen And Paper Stories

Crazy Little Boy

January 6, 2022February 20, 2022 PenAndPaperStoriesblog

The smell of death consumed the January morning. Not the metallic smell of human blood, but the sweet surrender of hope and dreams as life sleeps. Humans believe the slumber of nature is the source of their winter blues, but it’s really knowing that each year ends and begins sadder than the ones before. The… Continue reading Crazy Little Boy

Pumpkin Snatchers

October 31, 2017October 31, 2017 PenAndPaperStoriesblog

Halloween is a special holiday. It’s a day allowing kids, and even adults, to become anything they want for a night. Halloween is the only day that allows people to delve into the darkest part of their soul and display it on the outside. A day where people do not have to hide their sense… Continue reading Pumpkin Snatchers

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Saving Grace

January 16, 2017 PenAndPaperStoriesblog

The light pouring through the basement window was bright but altered through the dirt stuck to the glass. Noise from the outside was as clear inside as it was outside. Life was failing to be blocked from the darkness I was seeking. Failure is too often the best friend of my choices. I tried dying… Continue reading Saving Grace

Fiction, Short Story

Addicted to Pain

April 12, 2016April 13, 2016 PenAndPaperStoriesblog

I have been successful for the last 10 days, 11 hours and 13 minutes. I have found the secret to slowing time down, and it is counting the minutes of your success daily. I am noticing sounds my mind learned to ignore. I have never noticed the clicking noise my clock in the living room… Continue reading Addicted to Pain

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Freezing Fantasy

February 27, 2016 PenAndPaperStoriesblog

I don't know why I did it, but the goal wasn't to hurt anyone. It was a moment that deserved thinking beyond myself but I ignored it. I ignored everything that should have mattered. My frustration had been building for months. I was lonely, empty, and on fire with a desire to feel alive again.… Continue reading Freezing Fantasy

Short Story

Slacker and Steve gets me!

February 12, 2016 PenAndPaperStoriesblog

I have a morbid sense of humor. I admit it freely. You falling on your face is hilarious to me - so long as you are okay. My sensitivity is often in the negatives, and my family is quick to make sure I know that often. Really I am just trying not take things too… Continue reading Slacker and Steve gets me!