Romantic short story

The Moose

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I met Big Ben one chilly evening as the sun was setting over Lake Erie, some 12 miles east of Cleveland. I was wheeling out the garbage for the next day’s pickup when he said, “Did you see that fight earlier up the street?” “No I didn’t but I saw the motorbike fallen over on … Read more

The Last Honest Breath

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They shaved a small square above his ear where the hood would crease. The scissors, ticking like a June bug behind a screen door, cut close to his skin. The barber brushed the loose hair from Eddie’s neck. A gust picked up a few small curls and carried them across the courthouse yard toward the … Read more

The Date

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I realized my mistake just a half second too late. I ran straight through the stop sign. Whoops. Thankfully, the driver coming into the intersection from my right anticipated my mistake and slammed on his brakes – not without laying on his horn first. I shouldn’t have been rushing. I wasn’t running late. I was … Read more

The Next Life

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THE NEXT LIFE By Jack Freehoff   Hight up in the Catskills of New York State, an attractive couple in their early thirties strolled through the lobby of an exclusive mountain resort. Once they passed under the hotel’s opulent portico, they were greeted by the bright April sun. Walking hand-in-hand until they reached the parking … Read more

Roots of the Past

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Gabriel struggled to open his eyes.   Something was… “What the hell!”   Six inches from his face was a bearded apparition, looking angry, its mouth moving rapidly in silent fury.   Seeing Gabriel nearly jump out of his skin seemed to please him. The ghost straightened, revealing a bloodstained American Revolution uniform. He continued … Read more