A.J. Brown

“High Voltage ” by A.J. Brown

Submitted to Contest #101

He didn’t know where he was going and had never fixed the GPS on his truck. That was OK, though. He had done it this way a hundred times. Find an on-ramp and follow the signs for Highway 2. Once he got there he’d be able to get back home. He felt good when he found the on-ramp – proud of himself actually – if Hannah were with him now she would have frantically been on her phone trying to get directions immediately but he was smart enough where that wasn’t necessary. He liked when he did things his way and they work...

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“Routine Traffic Stop” by A.J. Brown

  The fact that the Jetta was going so close to the exact speed limit had Ray’s attention but it didn’t necessarily mean a whole lot. People frequently would decide to do things exactly by the rules when they knew they had a cop car behind them even when they weren’t doing anything wrong. Still, the car looked like it was weaving a bit. That was always hard to tell too. Could just be some idiot checking the time on their phone. When he saw it drive into the shoulder for a bit was when he turned on his lights. &n...

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“The Shoes” by A.J. Brown

Submitted to Contest #93

“I’ll be right back, I need to refill my glass of wine,” Lisa said to Todd with a smile. “Would you like some more?” “No, thank you,” he said, looking at the glass like he was thinking about it. “I do have to drive tonight.” “OK,” she said, sounding like she was disappointed. She wondered if she should make a joke about him spending the night if necessary with the hope that it might end up being more than a joke. She decided against it. “I’ll be right back.” She stood up off of the couch and made her way throug...

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“Fun Night” by A.J. Brown

Submitted to Contest #91

Sitting at the front desk was a girl who was obviously a student, the girl looked to be 20 or 21 years old. She had that kind of pretty face that girls her age had, the kind of face that was all around Roger even when he was younger, but girls like here were never interested in him anyway. The tight t-shirt she wore showed her athletic-looking upper body. She was sitting back in her chair, her legs kicked out and looking athletic just like her upper body. Her feet were actually bare and resting on the desk. Roger tho...

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“The Garage” by A.J. Brown

Submitted to Contest #86

Billy opened the door from the house to go into the garage. It was the only part of the house he hadn’t been in but it was time. His friends had garages at their houses. They had been in them and described them so why couldn’t he see this one? He walked in the garage and closed the door behind him. It was much bigger and extravagant than he had expected. By the way his friends had described garages, he thought he’d just walk in, see a car or two of his parents’, then maybe a lawn mower and some other stuff like tha...

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“The Guy Who Loved the Gym” by A.J. Brown

Submitted to Contest #81

Courtney walked towards the table and couldn’t help but chuckle a bit. The face looked like Ben’s from the picture. But it couldn’t be him. But the face did look like him.  “Ben?” she said and he looked up at her. It had to be Courtney as no one else would have known his name, and the face did look like her profile picture. But she wasn’t what he was expecting. She wore a red tank top and her arms were quite muscular. She wore a short pair of shorts and her legs were thick and muscular as well. Her...

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“The Cable Guy” by A.J. Brown

Submitted to Contest #80

“No one knows what the cause of this is,” the news reporter said, soon after Doug had fixed the cable and the news station was the first thing that came on. “Whatever it is in the air is causing everyone to drop dead immediately. But we have no reports of anyone dying that is indoors so if you are currently indoors, stay there. Make sure all of your windows are closed and you should be OK. We are working on a way to have food and water dropped off to people though we are not sure how you are going to be able to get it sin...

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“Fun Apartment ” by A.J. Brown

Submitted to Contest #78

“I’m just going to stay home and read,” Sasha said to him. “You’re welcome to join me.” Alan figured this was the way things went for him. He would have been willing to do just about anything to go on a date with this girl. But sit and read? What was the point? He could sit and read by himself. And he didn’t enjoy it. “I mean, you could always just read in the morning,” he said awkwardly. “Why don’t we go do something fun tonight? Could go out to a bar. There’s a festival downtown we can go to...

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“The Peon” by A.J. Brown

Submitted to Contest #77

“Better call it a day soon,” Susan said to him, her warm coat on as well as her hat and her scarf. She was always dressed so elegantly. Dan looked out the window. It was dark out, though that wasn’t abnormal for January as he normally worked until 5:30 anyway. The snow was really coming down even more than normal this time of year. That didn’t bother him as he was just focused on getting his work done and it wasn’t like he had anything to do when he was at home anyway. “I still have some stuff to finish up,” he said.&...

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“Mumbling” by A.J. Brown

Submitted to Contest #76

The girl’s face caught Eric’s eyes immediately when he saw her walking by in front of him. She had one of those pretty faces that made a guy think about how he’d like to hang out with her. It was nice to fantasize but what was he actually going to do? He couldn’t approach her – he didn’t even know the girl. She lay out her blanket and then sat up a beach chair not too far from him. She was there by herself. He couldn’t help but continue to look over at her. She didn’t seem to notice as she was just looking ahe...

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“Can't” by A.J. Brown

Submitted to Contest #73

“You have very pretty feet!” the woman said as she held Amy’s bare foot in her hand. Amy figured that the woman was just saying this, hoping that she’d get a better tip at the end. Though Amy always thought that she had pretty feet as well so she didn’t disagree. And she had to admit that when she looked the woman in the eyes, it looked like what she was saying was genuine. “Thank you,” Amy said and the woman nodded and smiled before she began. Amy sat back in the chair, closed her eyes, and got comfortable. A pedicure w...

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“Nicole” by A.J. Brown

Submitted to Contest #66

Roman logged out of his Facebook. There was nothing interesting there, of course, just people showing off pictures of their families or political posts. He looked around his apartment living room which was mostly empty except the couch he was sitting on, the recliner, and the flat screen TV. This was his life. 35-years-old and single without any kind of woman in his life, living in a one-bedroom apartment. He always had gotten good grades in school and graduated college with a 3.6 GPA and a business administration de...

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“Father Knows Best” by A.J. Brown

Submitted to Contest #65

Jake looked at his dad’s curly hair, his glasses, and the serious look on his face. Dad had always been so nice to him and cared about him so he just felt more disappointed in his father than angry when these things happened. Still, it was embarrassing. If he wasn’t going to get him a car, dad could at least let him live his own life and not feel that he had to look out for him or protect him. “I know you’re 18-years-old now,” Dad said as he started pulling into the driveway. “You’re an adult, that’s true. But it’s...

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“Savior Neighbor” by A.J. Brown

Submitted to Contest #64

He just hoped that she didn’t hit him. Being overpowered by his 30-year-old wife was emasculating but at least it didn’t hurt too badly. He looked up at her with that smug look on her face, looking proud that she was able to hold him down. Her long, light brown hair was hanging a bit over her shoulders. She wore a tank top that showed off her thick arms and her right upper arm that had a tattoo sleeve. Her arm wound back. Here it came. He never was going to get used to this. Colleen was five inches taller...

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“Apple Pie” by A.J. Brown

Submitted to Contest #63

“Apple picking?” Pete said like it was a dumb idea. “What are we, kids? Come on. Let’s just go get a few drinks somewhere.” “We’re both 35-years-old,” Kate said to him. She spoke confidently and looked at him like she knew how to stand up for herself. “So I think we’re a little old to be just going out to a bar in the middle of the afternoon and getting drunk too. Come try apple picking with me. I think you’ll have fun. When was the last time that you did it?” “Let’s see, I’m 35,” he said with a mo...

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