by Rob Diaz | Dec 19, 2008 | General Fiction, Prompted, Short Stories, Unedited
(written for the [Fiction] Friday prompt on December 19, 2008: write a scene involving exactly two characters that involves a terrible holiday gift) Tim stood there holding the package in his hands, unsure of what to do. He looked from the package to the crumpled up...
by Rob Diaz | Dec 15, 2008 | Edited, Humorous, Non-fiction, Real Life
… no, really! They are. See? Look. Here’s a nice picture of Sciurus carolinensis, the Eastern Gray Squirrel: Cute, right? For those of you who have never seen them, we in the Princeton area have mystical, magical Black Squirrels, which natives to the area...
by Rob Diaz | Dec 6, 2008 | Edited, General Fiction, Humorous, Prompted, Short Stories
Author’s note: for those who do not know, Postum is a coffee-replacement beverage developed in 1895. It was discontinued in 2007 before re-appearing in 2013, quite possibly due to the publication of this story. You can read all about Postum on its Postum...
by Rob Diaz | Dec 2, 2008 | Edited, Publication Announcements, Sci-fi/Fantasy, Short Stories
Author’s note: Lost on Earth is the result of a collaborative fiction effort for which I wrote the first chapter. I have included the first chapter here, but to read the rest of the story, please visit...
by Rob Diaz | Oct 17, 2008 | General Fiction, Prompted, Short Stories, Unedited
(written for the [Fiction] Friday prompt on October 17, 2008) I drifted, weightlessly, twirling down and down and down, tumbling over and over. As I tumbled and fell, and screamed with fear and excitement and exhilaration, I thought back upon the days leading up...
by Rob Diaz | Oct 10, 2008 | Prompted, Sci-fi/Fantasy, Short Stories, Unedited
(written for the [Fiction] Friday “Alice tried to remember who had given her the key” prompt) Alice tried to remember who had given her the key. There had been many keys given to her over the years but she had never once struggled to remember what each one was...
by Rob Diaz | Oct 9, 2008 | General Fiction, Humorous, Short Stories, Unedited
Author’s note: The following two very-short stories are in response to two simple thoughts. The first story, Richard Reeks, is from me sitting around and suddenly thinking I should write something about cats. The second story, School Days, came from listening to my...
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...
