Orlando Story Club, a local organization founded by storyteller and filmmaker Robin Cowie (The Blair Witch Project) to give anyone who wishes the chance to tell a personal story, returns with their October event. Themed “Down to the Wire,” the benefiting charity is the Coalition for the Homeless of Central Florida. The event will feature judges awarding prizes for first-, … [Read more...]
Short Stories: A Million Miles Away, Part Three
Continued from the August 2018 edition of Nonahood News... Year 3005? Could it really be? It seems as though my time machine blasted me nearly 1,000 years into the future. So many questions began to race through my head. Why were we on Mars and is Earth okay? Why is Mars overpopulated? Why was the architecture and technology not advanced in the future? Everything … [Read more...]
Short Stories: A Million Miles Away, Part Two
Continued from the July 2018 edition of Nonahood News... After the cloud of smoke settled, I stood there in awe. My cat was nowhere to be found. My time machine worked! My mind was racing rapidly. Both of my hands were shaking from adrenaline. Now that I knew my creation was capable of executing its function of placing objects into the past or into the future, it was … [Read more...]
Short Stories: A Million Miles Away, Part One
I sat there in my one bedroom apartment watching the rain wash against my window. The pitter patter sound it made as it fell was quite relaxing. The water went from pouring, to moderate, then back to drizzling. I held a small black bag in my hand that I began to toss up and down. A friend had stopped by earlier and delivered it to me. I can’t remember the last time it … [Read more...]