Minutes

One Ringer by: j.l. carey jr. The clock loomed high on the wall above the phone. It hung there like the moon over a grave on an old B movie poster. Ominous. I could feel the second hand crawling with the sweat down my back. It was hot as hell in that room, but I couldn’t seem to stop shaking. “So do you have any kids?” he said, breaking Luna’s silent ticking. “Um. Yes. Yes I do,” I told him. “I have a daughter.” “Yeah,” he said, rolling his head from the ceiling to the floor. “Yes,” I replied. “And do you?” “I have ... Read Full Story

  The Tale Of The Monkey And The Midget Inspired by the poetry of Li Po www.poemhunter.com/i/ebooks/pdf/li_po_2004_9.pdf Lole couldn’t quite remember when the monkey first appeared. He knew Joey showed up shortly after though. His confidant, Joey was someone he could tell anything and repeatedly did. In fact, they spent countless evenings sitting on the couch together, Lole talking as Joey listened. He was a great listener. On these occasions the monkey fed them beers. He was perfectly trained. An empty never hit the table before a cold one replaced it and as he took the empty there was always the cheerful eek-eek or ... Read Full Story

http://www.authspot.com/Short-Stories/Filling-in-Swift.339357 Filling in Swift by J L Carey Jr Short Fiction. A mafia hit man has been shot and now finds himself in the hospital being interrogated by two officers. In a twist of events though the story unfolds to reveal who the true interrogator was and the lengths a man will go to exact a revenge. Read Full Story

The past few months had taken a toll on their marriage. They hadn't made love in weeks, and when they had, she had given in more to assuage his feelings of jealousy rather than out of a genuine feeling of love for him. When she had what seemed to be an attack on appendicitis, he took her to the emergency room and, as a matter of course, they gave her a pregnancy test. Several minutes after they had begun to treat her, the attending physician came in and told them that they could not administer any more medication to her. Why not? they asked. ... Read Full Story

Wikizines are interactive magazines that anyone can create or edit - and this one is called "Minutes". Here you can find fresh voices and respond in real time. Some members write articles about recent news and trends related to the wikizine's topic, others recount relevant personal stories or share their favorite pictures and video clips. Got an interesting idea or story to share with other members of this wikizine? Well, then put on your journalist's cap and add your own article! Read Full Story