by Tammie Fickas | Jan 10, 2026 | Short Story
Mickey opened the refrigerator door and stared. Take-out boxes jam packed Hayley’s fridge. Two lone water bottles squeezed into the top shelf. Mickey pulled out one of the boxes. Scrawled across the top in Hayley’s flamboyant handwriting were the name Dylan and...
by Tammie Fickas | Jan 1, 2026 | Short Story
Friday 4:25 p.m. Molly tossed her bag on her shoulder and grabbed her car keys. “Come on, Julie. Quitting time. The weekend’s waiting.” We’d been coworkers for two years, and Molly was one of the happiest people I’d ever met. Rain or shine, she came bouncing into the...
by Tammie Fickas | Oct 31, 2025 | Short Story
You know… there’s nothing more tempting than a locked door. When I moved into the house, the door to the extra room was locked. I tried to pick the lock with a hairpin to no avail. I know, you’re wondering why a guy like me has a hairpin, but that’s not the point of...
by Tammie Fickas | Mar 3, 2025 | Short Story
“All right, soldiers, fall in line. We have a job to do here. This is what we’ve trained for and we’re going to succeed.” Sarge marched down the line as his recruits scurried into place. They were young and they were green, but the soldiers were also pumped up and...
by Tammie Fickas | Feb 8, 2025 | Short Story
“Happy Birthday! Make a wish!” Harold’s eyes reflect the light of oh so many candles. I smile over the glare and close my eyes. Murmur the words to myself and then blow out as much air as my sixty-year-old lungs can hold. Truth be told, it’s not the age holding me...
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