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Submitted to Contest #289
HOT DOG SPAGHETTI A Short Story By Kathy Hayes A Fictional Story, But A Subject Close To My Heart I look around and I hear myself say, “This room is unfamiliar and I don’t know how I got here.”I am standing at the back door of a kitchen, holding two bags of groceries and trying to remember what I am doing here and wondering where I am.Just then, a little girl, maybe six years old, runs into the room.“Mommy, I want hot dog spaghetti for dinner. Please, mommy.”A young man, maybe fourteen, comes into the room. “Oh, Bunny, that is so...
Submitted to Contest #280
Gossip At The Blue Peacock A Blue Peacock Short Story By Kathy Hayes “What do you know about her? Have you met her?” Bobbie Ann asks Lydia these questions.“I haven’t met her, but I know all about her. She is a gold digging slut. She was dating my Steven. Before he was 18. And her with a child. I couldn’t pry him out of her clutches. I threatened to call the police, but Kyle and Ron ganged up on me. Then, before I knew it, Steven was 18, and I had no leverage. He was hauling her arou...
Submitted to Contest #275
Luna The Black CatThe Blue Peacock CollectionA Short StoryBy Kathy Hayes Isla checked in at The Blue Peacock Lodge. She selected Cabin #12. She unpacked and headed back over to the lodge to dine at The Blue Peacock Restaurant. As she was walking back to the lodge, she noticed that a black cat was following her. Hello kitty, what is your name? The cat walked up to her and rubbed her legs.Isla had reserved a window table in the restaurant. Bob, the long time server at The Blue Peacock, seated her and took he...
Submitted to Contest #274
Great Grandma VisitsA Short StoryBy Kathy HayesMy father was a change of life baby and most of his brothers and sisters had children when he was born. His nieces and nephews were older than him. Because of this, I did not get to spend much time with my grandparents. I was born in 1958 and dad’s mom died in 1962. Sometimes I think I remember her, but I think it is from stories repeated to me or photos I have seen.My first cousin, Lizbeth, was twenty years older than me and had three children about my age. Lizbeth was grand...
Submitted to Contest #273
Lunch At The Blue PeacockAnother Blue Peacock Short StoryBy Kathy HayesEllen looked at the invitation that had arrived in the mail. Plain envelope, no return address, no clues. Inside was a simple message. Please join me for lunch at The Blue Peacock, Thursday 1PM. No signature.Ellen dropped the invitation on the counter and put up her groceries. She laid out the ingredients for dinner in the fridge, double checking all the ingredients. Ellen felt some anxiety about going to a luncheon when she did not kno...
Submitted to Contest #272
Family DisruptedA Short StoryBy Kathy Hayes Kirsten knew she should go with grandma, but didn’t want to leave her mommy. Grandma keeps calling Kirsten.“Kirsten, please come with me. It is time for you to come with me darling and I will look after you.”“Grans, I want to stay with mommy. She needs me. She is so sad all the time, and I need to be with her.”“Kirsten, your mother, will heal in time. It will never be the same for her, but she has your father to lean on and your brother and sister.”Kirsten moved away f...
Submitted to Contest #271
A Trip To The MallA Short StoryBy Kathy Hayes The mall was quiet for a Saturday. Maureen had several errands in the mall and she wanted to get them out of the way early. Maureen arrived at the mall at ten AM determined to be out by noon. She planned to pick up a sandwich for lunch and eat it on the way home. Maureen’s children and their families were coming to dinner at her house at six PM. There were a couple of birthdays they needed to celebrate, and plans needed to be made for the upcoming holidays. &nbs...
Submitted to Contest #270
The Blue PeacockA Short StoryBy Kathy HayesBeulah was dining at The Blue Peacock. She and Sam loved this restaurant. There were so many memories there.“Sam, what are you having? I am thinking about the filet.”The picturesque small resort town, Oaks On The Lake, was in rural Appalachia. Oaks was a small community of 1200. The business and homes were located all around the ten acre lake. The small village catered to the year around tourists and the wealthy men and women who had built their vacation cottages, or so...
Submitted to Contest #269
THE CRACKER JACK RINGA Short StoryBy Kathy HayesSix-year-old Ben opened a box of Cracker Jacks. His mother had handed him a bowl, anticipating that he would pour out the popcorn to find the prize inside. He was eager to find a magnifying glass, especially since Jack, the boy next door, had received a magnifying glass the previous week, and Ben had been envious of it ever since.Ben opened the small package.“Awe shit!”“Ben! Do you want your mouth washed out with soap?” Ben heard his mother say from the next room.“No mam,” Ben said. Ben’s...
Submitted to Contest #268
Kitty put toothpaste on her brush and began brushing her teeth. She brushed for a full two minutes, then bent over, filled her mouth with water and spit into the sink. She raised up and saw herself, a much older self, in the mirror.“Don’t go,” the image said.Kitty, age thirty-five, covered her eyes with her hands. “Well, I am losing it. Got to reduce the caffeine and sugar.”Kitty was not diabetic, but she was prediabetic. She pulled a diabetic blood meter from the bathroom drawer and had just pricked her finger and in...
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