Tag:Stories
Dedicated to me wife, whose sweet tooth is truly inspiring. The full moon rose over the quaint village of Gingerton, illuminating the sugar-frosted roofs and licorice lampposts. The citizens, blissfully unaware of their impending doom, went about their nightly routines. Gumdrop street lights flickered on, and gingerbread children clutched peppermint sticks as they played hopscotch on candy-cane cobblestones. But deep in the shadow of the Gumdrop Forest, something stirred. A chilling howl tore through the peaceful night, shattering the sugary […]
As preserved in the archives of Plymouth Colony, A.D. 1621 In the year of our Lord 1621, when the settlers of Plymouth Plantation had endured the harsh and unrelenting bite of their first winter, they found themselves in the throes of hunger and despair. The wilderness surrounding them was vast and unyielding, and though they had established cordial relations with the Wampanoag people, the settlers’ knowledge of survival in this new land remained sorely lacking. Yet it is in the […]
The morning sun streamed through the endless stretch of New York’s skyscrapers, casting long shadows over the bustling streets below. The hum of life filled the city, relentless and indifferent. Up on the 35th floor of a corporate glass tower, the usual monotony of clacking keyboards, ringing phones, and the occasional forced laughter set the scene for another ordinary day. Bob, the ever-unpleasant office stickler, sat at his desk with a permanent scowl. A man who delighted in sending nitpicky […]
