by Rob Diaz | Sep 12, 2008 | Prompted, Sci-fi/Fantasy, Short Stories, Unedited
(written for the Friday Fiction “Stranger in a Strange Land” prompt) I remember it now like it was just yesterday, though it was many, many years ago. “Mom!” I had screamed as loudly as I could while stretching the vowel sound out for as long as possible. “Glipper...
by Rob Diaz | Aug 22, 2008 | General Fiction, Prompted, Short Stories, Unedited
(written for the Friday Fiction “Have your character steal something…” prompt) I don’t really know why I did it. It made no sense, really, what with me being a well known author, a celebrity amongst celebrities. Yet, there I was, sitting in my study with the...
by Rob Diaz | Aug 15, 2008 | Prompted, Sci-fi/Fantasy, Short Stories, Unedited
(written for the Friday Fiction “Write about a Stolen Conversation” prompt) (author’s note about ‘The Conversation Stealers’) The idea for this story came to me in a dream (I went to bed thinking about the writing prompt) and got itself fleshed...
by Rob Diaz | Aug 8, 2008 | General Fiction, Humorous, Prompted, Short Stories, Unedited
(written for the Friday Fiction “A Failed Proposal” prompt) “I’d like to propose a toast,” said Greg as he watched the reception attendees stepping and twirling their way around the dance floor. “You?” said Julie, barely suppressing the spit take that...
by Rob Diaz | Aug 5, 2008 | General Fiction, Short Stories, Unedited
It was a cold and rainy day, as we knew it would be. It was always cold and rainy whenever we made plans to go to the beach. I was rather bummed by this because I had tried so hard to make everything different this time, better this time, perhaps drier and warmer...
by Rob Diaz | Aug 3, 2008 | Edited, General Fiction, Short Stories
He stepped outside on the cool, gray morning and felt the misty wet air attack his skin. The sound of the highway off in the distance was just a low hum, barely audible compared to the sounds of the animals in the yard. As he walked to the road to get the daily paper,...
