Daniel E Gagné

“Coffee and a Chase” by Daniel E Gagné

Submitted to Contest #182

"Follow that car!" shouted Florian.He had just exited his usual coffee shop and urgently scanned the street in front of him, straining his eyes in the bright morning light, looking for the familiar yellow paint of Bill's New York city taxi. He then opened the door to the back seat and quickly jumped in.The heavy-set bald man reacted to the panic in Florian's voice and quickly tossed his morning paper in the seat beside him."Which car?" Bill frantically looked out the windshield as he started the cab."That silver one!""Can you be more s...

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“The Boy and the Apple” by Daniel E Gagné

Submitted to Contest #176

Bobby was fascinated by the cart salespeople who gathered in the town square every day. The men and women would perform demonstrations of their homemade tonics, elixirs and potions and would attract large crowds.  School children like Bobby would sometimes skip school and make their way to the square, avoiding the horse-drawn carts of the busy steets just to witness the spectacle and the theater. "Come one, come all" the salespeople would shout. "Come young, come old. Come witness the greatest potions around!" Each salesperson would...

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“Mission Interupted” by Daniel E Gagné

At the start of any big journey, there's always bound to be some anxiety. But despite his anxiety, Drake was also excited. This was going to be the greatest adventure of his life. When Major Drake MacMillan's shuttle would finally reach its top speed, he would be traveling at 39,600 kilometers per hour. There was nothing to do until then when thrusters would be deactivated, and his shuttle would be on the drift unt Mars. To pass the time he decided he would try to watch the Earth speed away from his shuttle and unitl he could no longer ...

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“The Boys from Archibald Hall” by Daniel E Gagné

Submitted to Contest #164

"Where I come from," Sylvester recalled the speech the new president-elect gave the night he'd won the election. "We fight for the equality of all. For everyone to have a choice to live their lives according to their desires. My job as president will be to give more freedom to all citizens of this great country!" The people cheered and applauded the arrival of their liberator, Ronald Williams. The incoming president was sympathetic to social change and simultaneously soft on business intervention. But there would be barriers to the propose...

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“Under the Maple Tree” by Daniel E Gagné

Submitted to Contest #163

For as long as Rusty could remember, Trigger was always around. Trigger was a yellow Labrador retriever that Rusty's parents had since before he was born. Rusty would play everyday with his best buddy. When he was a toddler, his parents told him that Trigger would follow him around their small suburban yard. They didn't have fences but Trigger knew the yard and would make sure Rusty never went beyond the property line. He would gently nudge Rusty back if he went too far. As Rusty grew older and went to school he would spend the afternoon...

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“Carnation Falls” by Daniel E Gagné

Submitted to Contest #162

Rachelle peared over the top of the diner menu at her newlywed husband Mathias. He was carefully reading the plethora of options to find some much needed breakfast. "See anything good?" Rachelle had already made up her mind on pancakes and breakfast sausages.  He grinned and kept his eyes on the menu, "I'll let you know soon." It was a running joke that she was always first to decide about anything they did. After they were married, Rachelle and Mathias immediately left for the Canadian north to search for a legendary ghost town. ...

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