‘There’s a cyber killer trying to kill me’
“I’ve got a letter stating that there’s a cyber killer trying to kill me.”
Category: Short Stories
Recent graduate weighing her options
“It’s my family’s pipeline company out of Louisiana. I’m 18, and I just graduated high school. I’m just doing this until I find something else. I’d like to go to college, but I don’t know what...
‘My biggest job is making sure they grow up right’
“I’m a stay-at-home mom with four kids. It’s a lot of work. My biggest job is making sure they grow up right. “Our oldest son just graduated high school, and we’re encouraging him to go off...
‘Fishing helps me think and relax’
“I just got off a 12-hour shift at a pipe-coating plant. Fishing helps me think and relax. I do pretty well using shrimp. “I fix them up with my special recipe. I spice it up, Louisiana...
Tire shop owner hangs on during tough times
“I’ve owned this tire shop for 15 years. We’ve been robbed twice, the first time for over $4,000. The second time we lost my bird, a dove. People have crashed their cars into the shop a...
‘Compatible’ couple count down to wedding
“We’re getting married Sept. 14. We’ve been together eight years now. “I couldn’t get a divorce from my first wife; she was giving me a hard time. But we finally got it done. I got married...
‘I realized fitness was more my calling’
“Did I see myself being co-owner of a gym? No. I got a degree in management information systems, so I thought I’d be working with computers or something in the business field. During my senior year...
Come rain, sleet or finger-biting dogs
“My biggest challenge delivering the mail is dogs. I got bit once, but it wasn’t a big dog. It was a Pomeranian, and apparently the customer didn’t know it could jump a fence. He jumped their...
