#fiction

ruthieburrell

Mar 5, 20175 min read

A Sweeter Song, A Short Story

I was twelve the first time I saw the music man. He was sitting on the curb outside a dive bar in downtown Miami, guitar slung over his...

ruthieburrell

Mar 25, 20164 min read

I Am Brutus

The quiet in the used car lot was broken by the squealing hinge on the door of a 1951 Ford Country Squire station wagon. A tall man, too...

ruthieburrell

Oct 24, 20158 min read

Finding Samuel, Part 2

Part 2 of 2 of a short story I wrote a few years ago and dusted off for this month’s “In Another World” post. You can read Part 1 here....

ruthieburrell

Oct 23, 20159 min read

Finding Samuel, Part 1

Here’s part 1 of 2 of a story I wrote a few years ago and dusted off for this month’s “From Another World” post. Part 2 of the story will...

ruthieburrell

Jul 24, 20155 min read

Sisters

I examined my image one more time in my full-length mirror. Neatly coifed hair. Pressed, collared shirt and business jacket. Straight...

ruthieburrell

Jun 26, 20156 min read

Fragile Flight

She sat on the empty merry-go-round, her skinny legs hanging off the edge with sneaker-clad feet trailing through the flattened path of...

ruthieburrell

May 22, 20156 min read

Glass Walls

The room was set for tea. Two place settings of white china with pale pink roses waited for the diners, one on each end of the long,...

ruthieburrell

Apr 26, 20155 min read

Remembrance

They sat in the same room, but they lived a hundred miles apart. The woman was in her rocking chair, which slowly creaked back and forth....

ruthieburrell

Mar 28, 20155 min read

Night Walk, A Short Story

It was the angry blaring of a car’s horn and the squealing slam of the same car’s brakes as it came sliding to a stop mere inches from me...

ruthieburrell

Feb 27, 20154 min read

Warrior, A Short Story

Black night shielded him from prying eyes as he stole through the village to the temple, heavy club clutched in the sweaty palm of his...

ruthieburrell

Jan 23, 20154 min read

Fidelity, A Short Story

The tourists have gathered thickly today, Walter thinks. Brightly raincoated little ducklings all huddling under their umbrella mothers,...

ruthieburrell

Dec 26, 20145 min read

Resurrection, a Short Story

He shook the can of spray paint one more time and finished his newest mural with a flourish of red mist that sent a fresh wave of...

ruthieburrell

Oct 31, 20145 min read

Carnival Reflections, a Short Story

Below are monologues from three very different people. Imagine yourself as their friend, and take a seat beside them. 1. Oh! Hello! It’s...