Contract Short story by Iris Carden “Can you put a price on a human life?” he asked. “Of course, I can,” she said. “It’s a hundred thousand if it’s going to be an easy job. It goes up in fifty thousand dollar increments for degrees of difficulty.” Her voice was low, quiet, but he could…… Continue reading Contract
Category: General Fiction
The End of the Day
The End of the Day Short story by Iris Carden “Always take time at the end of the day,” Katie’s mother used to say. “Spend some time reflecting, sorting things out, making sense of everything. There’s never enough time while things are actually happening. So take some time at the end of the day.” So…… Continue reading The End of the Day
Just Adeline
Just Adeline Short story by Iris Carden Adam was a clever and kind little boy. Some people thought it odd that he preferred to play dolls with girls, than cricket with boys, but most just put it down to him being quiet and a little shy. One day Adam said to his Mum, “I think…… Continue reading Just Adeline
We All Scream
We All Scream Short story by Iris Carden Shopping with ten year old twins wasn’t easy. By the time both Christopher and Catherine (Kit and Kat to their friends), had new school shoes and backpacks, Helen was exhausted. That’s when they noticed it. A new ice cream shop had opened in the shopping centre. “Twenty…… Continue reading We All Scream
Overload
Overload Short story by Iris Carden Cindy didn’t know terms like “sensory overload”, she just knew she hated the beach. Every summer, her family took the caravan and went to the beach. She wished they would go somewhere else. The beach was too bright. There were no trees or buildings to cast any shade. The…… Continue reading Overload
The Big Time
The Big Time Short story by Iris Carden I was tired of quick scams, the things that get you the next meal but not much more. I wanted to hit the big time, one glorious scam that would either leave me set for life or locked up for life (or at least a long time.)…… Continue reading The Big Time
The Golden Orb
The Golden Orb Short story by Iris Carden Every generation of the family had a Zelda. She was always single, childless, stonking rich, and mad as a hatter. That’s how the story went. This Zelda couldn’t care either way about the “single, childless” bit of the family story, but she suspected that might change if…… Continue reading The Golden Orb
Wings
Wings Short story by Iris Carden Alice stood in front of the mirror and pinned the wings on her uniform shirt. She thought back to her childhood. Her brother Charlie had asked, “What do you want to do when you grow up?” Alice had put her arms out to the sides, run around the back…… Continue reading Wings
The Kidnapping
The Kidnapping Short story by Iris Carden The school administration put out the same announcement that it put out every year. There was to be no Year 12 Muck Up Day on the last day Year 12s were in school. There would be absolutely no practical jokes. As generations of Year 12s before us had…… Continue reading The Kidnapping
Monday Meeting
Monday Meeting Short story by Iris Carden Candace woke up Monday morning. That was her first mistake. Her second was going to work. She was checking her calendar with Angie in the front office when he came in. He was two metres tall and almost as wide, everything about him exuded a sense of sliminess.…… Continue reading Monday Meeting