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    Haito: A Short Story

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    more reach. Looks too heavy for his own good. I try to be quick about getting close‚ but he caught on. He swings his sword at my hilt but I jump back in time. It amazes me how his small figure can swing that sword so fast. "You’re quick‚ I’ve fought people like you be-" I interrupt his trash talk by swinging at his sword. I keep partying his place away‚ trying to make him lose his balance. He manages to block every hit‚ but after blocking the last one I gave out his heel slipped. Now that I got him

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    Short Story Of Gangs

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    Jen saw the dogs first‚ their short muscular bodies scudding along the pavement like torpedoes. The Brothers and their men came after‚ followed by the girl and the fat woman. The shoppers and the tourists sensed the change in the atmosphere and parted instinctively‚ allowing them to pass. Jen hung back‚ keeping close to the buildings. Daniel and Joseph Avery were dangerous; catch their eye‚ come into their orbit‚ and you would become their victim. They stalked the streets like warlords‚ their dogs

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    Divorce in Short Stories

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    divorce was never established it would have been for the better. Also another reason why Shoba planned on leaving Shukumar was the fact of being the sole supporter of the household. Failure can be considered as a loss of something or someone. In the story “A Temporary Matter” Shobar and Shukumar experience the loss of their child and the inability to love is triggered by this serious impact on their relationship. Within the failure to love Shobar and Shukumar ended up with a lot of difficulties coping

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    Pearls: A Short Story

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    I don’t think I liked any of the chapters but of course the one that drew the most attention to me was number 4. Nobody choses to be born in a rich family and trust me nobody choses to be born a poor family. It’s all based on pure luck. It is such a shame that Tammy has such little support from her own family‚ society has created useless labels that we seem to must have‚ in order to live a decent life. Why is Tammy’s son so ashamed of their humble home? Why is he ashamed of how Tammy dresses? Because

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    Short Fictional Story

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    My Heaven on Earth Chapter 1 Life in the Norm It was an average day in suburban Denver‚ Colorado. Everything was peaceful. The day went as smooth as butter. I walked out of the office from a hard and exhausting day at work. I sold three houses‚ did six 100-page reports‚ and sucked up to the boss for that little bit extra in my pay check. I walked into my house I shared with my best friend and housemate Madeline. “Hey Madi‚ I am so exhausted! The boss had me working non-stop today. Ugh I can’t

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    Empathy Short Story

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    Empathy Story It was a dark night in the midst of a gloomy winter‚ when two hearts broke. It was 18th century in Africa and it was a time of revolution‚ there was a small village out side of the town called Jacksbury where two young men lived‚ one white and the other black. There names were Jayden and Josh. Jayden was the more fortunate as his father was a wealthy farmer unlike josh’s father who worked in a factory. Josh and his Dad were both born in England but moved to Africa later in

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    Response to a Short Story

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    Response to “The Story of an Hour” The story mainly talks about complex emotions of Mrs. Mallard towards the news of her husband’s death along with her inner reflections upon living‚ death‚ and freedom. The emotional change of Mrs. Mallard is an essential clue throughout the whole story. At first‚ she was deep in sorrow after hearing the bad news that “she wept at once‚ with sudden‚ wild abandonment”. Then‚ she realized that her husband’s passing away actually set her free physically and mentally

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    The Chase Short Story

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    Reading the story “The Chase” took me back to an event I feel if I had to judge anything that grossly affected my life this event without a dough takes the cake. Picture this am twelve years old and it is the first day of summer. It is the day my friends and I waited for all winter‚ opening season for swimming. Each day my friends and I took the long anticipated walk to the local swimming area “Lake Sona Vista”. This was the recreation area the black families who lived in Hartsville‚ South Carolina

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    The Lottery

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    yearly tradition that randomly selects one individual to be stoned by the entire village. This tradition is known as “The Lottery.” In “The Lottery‚” Shirley Jackson combines foreshadowing with a comforting tone thus both concealing and revealing the shocking ending. Shirley Jackson’s use of a benevolent tone leaves readers unsuspecting of the ironic ending. As the story begins‚ the setting is described as “clear‚” “warm‚” and “sunny.” This entrance immediately creates the relaxing imagery

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    Gizmo: A Short Story

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    Do you have a Puppy? I do and his name is Gizmo. Getting Gizmo is one of the best things that ever happened to me. Here’s how it happened. It was near my birthday when I asked my parents if I could get a dog. Sadly‚ they said I wasn’t ready for a dog because I couldn’t take care of it. I was distraught because I had wanted a dog for as long could remember. A few days passed‚ and I had finally gotten over not getting a dog. I was chilling at my house watching tv‚ bored as ever ‚ until my mom came

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