Here you will find the links to all shorts shared on MyPenWritesNice.com during #ShortStoryAugust. If you’ve read them all, thank you! If you haven’t, what are you waiting for? Please be sure to leave comments (on the shorts) and let me know here which you enjoye the most. Thank you to whomever took this stressful… Read More
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That Kind Of ‘Friend’ by Cortney Joseph #ShortStoryAugust
If someone had asked me what the final straw was; I’m not certain that I’d be able to pinpoint it. Four years worth of a friendship, more than half of that time spent with frustration building over instances and occurrences that seemed insignificant to others. Or, maybe I’d finally reached that age where there wasn’t… Read More
New On Campus (II) by Cortney Joseph #ShortStoryAugust
Connecting with his only friend, Thomas Marlowe felt a sense of relief that he wasn’t the only Valor College student to make the ‘experimental’ switch to Glendale. While he was more than eager to join a college full of beautiful women, he wasn’t too thrilled at the thought of navigating new surroundings without at least… Read More
As If We Never Met by Cortney Joseph #ShortStoryAugust
The world beneath my window was a motion filled blur, my emotions ran high and my sense had long been absent before I even got to this moment. My tears, fresh and warm, fell in heavy streams, hitting the floor just in front of my bare feet. Only the wall behind me was offering the… Read More
Family Reunion by Cortney Joseph #ShortStoryAugust
Cynthia’s patience grew thin as time ticked away. Checking her watch, she exhaled sharply before looking around the busy platform of the bus station where she waited. She’d taken off work early, a cut in her hours that she couldn’t afford, and ask she expected the majority of her time was being wasted. “Why did… Read More
On The Hustle by Cortney Joseph #ShortStoryAugust
Sitting at the back of an ice cream shop, Jonathan carefully looked over every inch of the want ads he’d pulled from three separate newspapers. Once again he’d found himself out of a job due to change in management and lack of skills they deemed acceptable for positions he’d held and handled greatly, and he… Read More
Maybe I Deserve by Cortney Joseph #ShortStoryAugust
Jalen sat up straight away, his chest heaving up and down as he listened for footsteps. Thin heels clicked on the tile floors that led down the long corridor from the front door to their bedroom. She didn’t even attempt to creep; barged in with a smile on her face, a song at the tip… Read More
Mama Don’t Preach (Intro) by Cortney Joseph #ShortStoryAugust
It seemed Marcella’s teen aged son was purposefully ignoring her latest rant, his eyes and full attention given to the house across the street, and this angered her even more. She’s spent her entire day shouting and repeating herself to numerous individuals who constantly showed they held no respect for her, and the last thing… Read More
At ‘First’ Sight (Pt. 3) by Cortney Joseph #ShortStoryAugust
“A long, a long time happening. I’ve been waiting, hoping, praying… and it finally happened.” – Tammi Terrell She left him at a loss for words, entranced. A feeling building, one that he hadn’t felt for any woman in his life. Suddenly all that he’d thought was true and great love seemed subpar. “What’s… Read More
At ‘First’ Sight (Pt. 2) by Cortney Joseph #ShortStoryAugust
“Honey, I found something. Yes, I’ve found something. All that I ever wanted, I found in you. Everything, everything about you makes me wish for the days gone by.”– Marvin Gaye Wesley waited patiently, checking his watch every few seconds as he stood before the large French styled door. He knew that he couldn’t… Read More
