#ShortStoryAugust Master Post

Here you will find the links to all shorts shared on MyPenWritesNice.com during #ShortStoryAugust. If you’ve read them all, thank you! If you haven’t, what are you waiting for? Please be sure to leave comments (on the shorts) and let me know here which you enjoye the most. Thank you to whomever took this stressful

That Kind Of ‘Friend’ by Cortney Joseph #ShortStoryAugust

If someone had asked me what the final straw was; I’m not certain that I’d be able to pinpoint it. Four years worth of a friendship, more than half of that time spent with frustration building over instances and occurrences that seemed insignificant to others. Or, maybe I’d finally reached that age where there wasn’t

#ShortStoryAugust Check-In/Update

Can I say that this writing challenge has been just that; a CHALLENGE. While I knew that it would get a little tough along the way, due to my work schedule, I truly had not anticipated this intense struggle and urge to give up on writing EVERY SINGLE DAY. Let me tell you, that desire

New On Campus (II) by Cortney Joseph #ShortStoryAugust

Connecting with his only friend, Thomas Marlowe felt a sense of relief that he wasn’t the only Valor College student to make the ‘experimental’ switch to Glendale. While he was more than eager to join a college full of beautiful women, he wasn’t too thrilled at the thought of navigating new surroundings without at least

As If We Never Met by Cortney Joseph #ShortStoryAugust

The world beneath my window was a motion filled blur, my emotions ran high and my sense had long been absent before I even got to this moment. My tears, fresh and warm, fell in heavy streams, hitting the floor just in front of my bare feet. Only the wall behind me was offering the

Family Reunion by Cortney Joseph #ShortStoryAugust

Cynthia’s patience grew thin as time ticked away. Checking her watch, she exhaled sharply before looking around the busy platform of the bus station where she waited. She’d taken off work early, a cut in her hours that she couldn’t afford, and ask she expected the majority of her time was being wasted. “Why did

On The Hustle by Cortney Joseph #ShortStoryAugust

Sitting at the back of an ice cream shop, Jonathan carefully looked over every inch of the want ads he’d pulled from three separate newspapers. Once again he’d found himself out of a job due to change in management and lack of skills they deemed acceptable for positions he’d held and handled greatly, and he

Maybe I Deserve by Cortney Joseph #ShortStoryAugust

Jalen sat up straight away, his chest heaving up and down as he listened for footsteps. Thin heels clicked on the tile floors that led down the long corridor from the front door to their bedroom. She didn’t even attempt to creep; barged in with a smile on her face, a song at the tip

Mama Don’t Preach (Intro) by Cortney Joseph #ShortStoryAugust

It seemed Marcella’s teen aged son was purposefully ignoring her latest rant, his eyes and full attention given to the house across the street, and this angered her even more. She’s spent her entire day shouting and repeating herself to numerous individuals who constantly showed they held no respect for her, and the last thing

At ‘First’ Sight (Pt. 3) by Cortney Joseph #ShortStoryAugust

“A long, a long time happening. I’ve been waiting, hoping, praying… and it finally happened.” – Tammi Terrell   She left him at a loss for words, entranced. A feeling building, one that he hadn’t felt for any woman in his life. Suddenly all that he’d thought was true and great love seemed subpar. “What’s