The Day the Clouds Touched the Earth By: Audra Ohm Summer days are for daydreaming into the sky. Stretched out over a homemade quilt grandma made. Guessing the different shapes that go by. “Look at that one!” yelled Charlie as he prayed. “That’s a warrior like me, ready to conquer anything!” “Mighty and…
Category: Short Stories
One Horned Flying Horse
I look in the mirror and what do I see? One horn on my head, not two or three Everyone I see has more than one They are all alike except for me I stand alone in my pail plain skin While others around me all blend in Different colors all around I’m outside the…
Saying Goodbye
The plan was to run a few errands before heading to the hospital but that all changed when my mom got the phone call. “Wait, what? Slow down. Everything ok? Ok we are on our way.” As she hung up the phone, I had a flashback to dream from the night before. There she was, walking toward…
Snow Falling at Midnight
The clock struck midnight as my foot landed in the fresh fallen snow. The cold powder tickled my ankles as I walked down the quiet Main Street. What once was full of busy shoppers, now has a blanket of untouched pureness. The shops were locked up tight and the windows were dark. There was a…
Number Three
Ben got ready for bed just like any other night. He brushed his teeth, washed his face, turned the fan on and climbed into bed. The fleece sheets were comfort to his cold toes. His wife laid there next to him, already asleep and the dog was curled up in the curve of her knees. Their…
The Fog
A Short Story by Audra Ohm She drove down this road a million times to get where she wanted to go. Today, she was taking her daughter to ballet class. The day started out like any other day, except that there was a very dense fog surrounding her 1998 purple jeep. She could barely see…
Hope Matters 