http://250words.org short stories, 250 words long Sat, 15 Nov 2008 18:39:26 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The bend in the river comes suddenly, doesn't give you any chance to catch your breath; it's like a dance that starts with someone taking your hand. Jack and I worked together. What we did at work is left as an exercise for the reader. Suffice it to say that this ... http://250words.org/a-bend-in-the-river-not-a-literary-allusion/ Time passes like a train barreling down a straightaway in some circumstances, and in others, it passes like molasses down a dispenser. This is the latter. There was a broken down Camel Filters dispenser waiting on the table when Mark arrived at Mary Ann's place. She had offered Mark something to ... http://250words.org/another-post-with-cigarettes-and-drinks-for-your-pleasure/ (or ode to blood on the tracks) Well clouds part, and I see sadness in their smile. Winds blow east before they blow best, but in the middle you can take a rest. She looked me over a half eaten plate. Grounded herself in steel, said goodbye and hello to a broken ... http://250words.org/not-the-30th-post/ Bukowski punched Hemingway in the face and licked the blood off his fist after taking a shot of Tequila. "Wait a second here!" Holden was obviously the drunkest guy in the room. He swaggered over to the stool where Papa was asking Bukowski for a rematch. "Give me a chance at ... http://250words.org/turning-30/ Take a sip of time, and with it, look sublime, past the old factories we drive by on our way out of town. Don't address me in the second, when you mean the first, And when Mozart on the radio takes a pause, feel free to say just because. But there's no movement coming to classical music at his moment and ... http://250words.org/while-asking-that-mr-mozart-looks-down-from-heaven-and-smiles/ 10. 9. 8. 7. 6. 5. 4. 3. 2. 1. Ten seconds. That's all it takes to die. Of course, this is the same for everyone. I sat in a bathroom stall, repeating those ten numbers over and over again, waiting for death to come find me. It didn't. Maybe it ... http://250words.org/and-the-music-plays-slowly-in-the-background-while-the-bartender-mixes-another-drink/ I got the tape from Eddy. It was a copy of a Frank Sinatra album, "My Way." I played it in the Chevy when I went to pick Gina up. Just like on cue, the title song played with just enough time to finish before I arrived. I needed the boost. ... http://250words.org/slow-beat-swing-music/ Mary Ann felt the warmth of sunlight on her skin filter in through the pink home-spun curtains. She blinked her eyes twice and ran her hand through the full of her face. Her hands retreated the sheets. She turned and looked at her husband. "Hank? You awake?" she said in ... http://250words.org/mary-ann-notes/ Robert was grand but Michael was grander taking me out for a movie and ice cream that tasted like it was coated in the silver from the screen. After the movie we walked past houses that were immaculate and he pointed out the ones that could possibly make a home ... http://250words.org/sepia-notes/ And before I knew it I was sitting with Magdalene telling her that I would have one- just one drink- with her before her date arrived. But then her date never arrived and I thought maybe it was me, but just for a second, and then the wood of the ... http://250words.org/a-quick-drink-with-magdalene/