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The Fact Of Lance

A Story by Phillip W Parsons

These are not words that I want to write In third grade I bullied a special ed kid named Lance Laprarie. He was high functioning enough that he was i..

Divorcing The Moon

A Story by Phillip W Parsons

Fingers found their way inside through the slight crack in the door. I was horrified when I realized what I must do. I could see the wedding band on ..

Never Pick Up Glass Barehanded!

A Story by Phillip W Parsons

MORNING The last survivor of the ill-fated hiking trip emerged onto the wet highway just before dawn. Her eyes still locked in terror's grip as she l..

The Common Cup

A Story by Phillip W Parsons

We drank from the common Cup and passed it on until all were aware. The small radio bleated thin music into the summer night. My hands felt warm and ..

Voices

A Story by Phillip W Parsons

Writers' Club assignment for the week was to use a different writing voice. I struggled with a few ideas but, in the end, decided to write in the voi..

Yellow And Black

A Story by Phillip W Parsons

The car rattled to life and we breathed a collective sigh of relief. Kay turned the radio to the emergency station but the sound that returned was ev..

The Missing Five

A Poem by Phillip W Parsons

The things we seeBut do not sayJust keep them in our mindAnd bury deepBeneath the earthFor therapists to findThey'll dig with shovelsDeep at firstCarv..

Week 4 Writing Assignment. Elvis Costello Psycho.

A Story by Phillip W Parsons

The sweetness turns sour so slowly that you don't notice the turn, until your mouth is full of something it cannot swallow.

Patchwork

A Story by Phillip W Parsons

There are five people in the car and only four seatbelts. An argument occurs over their usage. Another over the decision to drive at all. In the end ..

The Orchard

A Story by Phillip W Parsons

Tuesday October 31st. 2017 I know now that what I am seeing is not real. It can't be real. Weeks of sleeplessness have fogged reality and I am seeing ..