Tag: short-fiction
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No Rides – Ever! Part II
The ride to the interstate was short but quiet, Preacher halfway leaning back in the reclining seat. “Not to make you nervous or anything, but how many times have you been pulled over?” “You have what?” Tommy did his best to concentrate on his northbound lane of Interstate 55. After 8 p.m., traffic lightened to…
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The Day Before Cookie Gets Fired
Kathy hated the day-to-day business side of the diner. She looked into hiring a full-time bookkeeper and business manager on more than one occasion. But after looking at the books recognized that wasn’t an expense Janice’s Diner could afford. There were more important things she needed to worry about. The least of which was the…
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Emulsion Plastics CEO
James Penrose, CEO of Emulsion Plastics leads his company into a new year of growth and affluence.