Myth & Folklore

  (Image Information: World War II:  https://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/world-war-ii-history Short Story: One cold winter evening, an old woman sat by the window staring at the garden. She smiled as she saw he two boys run around the front yard playing with themselves. What would she make the boys for lunch today? The older son's favorite lunch meal was a turkey sandwich while the younger son rather enjoyed a ham sandwich. Suddenly, she heard a small scream from outside. "Are you guys okay?" she asked as she rushed out the front door. A cold hollow wind passed by but nothing. It had been three years since the army officers came to deliver her son's helmets. Three years since the war ended.  Tweet: Mitochondria is the powerhouse of the cell Author's Note: The short story is something I came up with myself as I was watching an old war film. I cannot imagine the number of mothers that waited days and nights for their sons or husbands to return from war. I th...

  (Image Information: Are you a 'Weekend' Alcoholic?:  https://www.henryford.com/blog/2018/04/weekend-alcoholic) Short Story: There once was a high school Freshmen student named, Noah. Noah was an A+ student who was involved in numbers of extracurricular activities. One day, Noah and his friend, Ray, were hanging out and were invited to a party that night. Having never drank alcohol before, Noah was incoherently drunk when the cops showed up to bust the party later that night. Noah began to run, but was caught up quickly by the police car. When the police officers got out to chase him, he began running around them in a circle in order to avoid them. However, being so drunk, Noah thought he could hide in a front yard of a house nearby and pose as a garden gnome. Noah said to the police after crouching down in front of the house, "You can't see me, I'm a gnome.' The cops then tackled Noah and he was arrested.  Tweet: woke up sexy as hell again I'm so embarras...

(Image Information: A snowboarder making a turn in fresh snow: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snowboarding)   Short Story: Jason thought it would be fun to learn to snowboard as it was a frequent sport played by his friends. When he got there, though, he backed out and said that he couldn't do it. He was afraid he'd fracture his ankles. Distraught, his friends tried to convince him he was safe and it was fun. "You won't know if you don't like it if you don't try!" But all Jason could do was shake his head and run. As he went his way, people gabbed about how much of a coward he had been. He regrets ever trying out. Tweet: Chicago Bears: Andy Dalton is our QB1 Chicago Bears at the NFL Draft: Andy Dalton is our QB2 Author's Note: The short story is inspired by a true story... of myself. First time going snowboarding with my friends in Colorado, I backed out of the first day. Then, I tried again on the second day and sprained by left ankle on the second run...

  Short Story: Her results came in at ten o’clock. “You have Covid-19. Isolate, hydrate and if you have trouble breathing call 911.” And so our journey began. My sick wife moved into the spare bedroom, and I took on all the family responsibilities, terrified and lonely for my love who lay fifty feet away. We called the children, “Just in case, our wills and life insurance policies are in the top drawer of the desk. Just in case, we left our medical directives on the kitchen table. Just in case, we love you so much. Thank you for being our family. “ (Image Information: Centers for Disease Control:  https://www.fox13now.com/news/coronavirus/local-coronavirus-news/472-new-covid-19-cases-one-new-death-reported-on-saturday) Tweet: Cuomo invites all accusers to come forward and gather in New York nursing home. Author's Note: As COVID-19 pandemic is slowly starting to slow down, I wanted to write a short story showing how bad the pandemic was to a lot of people. The tweet is directly...

  (Image Information: Hereditary Shocker:  https://www.indiewire.com/2018/06/hereditary-twist-charlie-death-ari-aster-1201973390/) Short Story: The questions began every evening. I tried my best to answer them.  “Daddy, why is the sky blue?”  I sighed with relief. This one I knew. “It isn’t really, it’s colorless. The reflection of the sun’s rays makes it seem blue.”  She paused for a moment. Her next question was a little harder.  “Daddy, where did Mommy go?”  The thought of her mother still made my chest tight. “Mommy got sick, and the angels took her away so she wouldn’t suffer.”  Her last question was the most difficult.  “Daddy, why did you kill me?”  I wish I had the answer. Tweet: Don't let the following control you: -Procrastination -Distractions -Bad Habits Author's Note: I enjoy writing stories that are in the horror genre as I get goose bumps writing them myself. This one is a bit depressing the more you read the story and the...

  Short Story: On a cold winter night in January, Blake dislocated his knee dancing like an idiot outside of a bar while drunk. He ended up on crutches for three weeks and told all his coworkers at work that he did it by bending down to grab something from the freezer because he didn't want them to think he was a drunk maniac. As he was the vice-president of the company, he was relieved to see that people were shocked at how easily his knee was dislocated. However, the guilt and feeling of being a fraud started settling in as people continued to physically assist him and show immense amount of sympathy.  Tweet: A child told me they found an emerald in the park today and handed me a shard of a stella bottle (Image Information: That Time I got drunk at the office Christmas party:  https://www.welcometothejungle.com/en/articles/drunk-at-office-christmas-party) Author's Note: First story could be anyone's secret nightmare. No one wants their coworkers to think you're a ragi...

  Short Story:      Just another normal day of going to work, Matthew had no idea what would happen to him today. On his drive to work, Matthew was suddenly stopped by a gold notebook that was thrown onto his front windshield while stopped at a stop light. He immediately got out of the car confused, and grabbed the strange looking notebook.  "Rich Note" When he opened the notebook, the front page was filled with writing. As Matthew read on, his eyes widened.  "Rule #1 of Command Note: The name of the person you write down on this notebook shall obtain wealth of the writer's choice." This was it. The way to escape the hell cycle that is work.  Tweet: Wins over Ohio St. Oral Roberts University: 1 Jim Harbaugh: 0 (Image Information: Discipling Generation Z:  https://juicyecumenism.com/2018/03/05/oral-roberts-university-oru-billy-wilson-generation-z/) Author's Note: The first short story is something I was inspired by after watching the anime, Deathno...

  Short Story:       There once was a professor who loved to challenge his students in fun ways. This particular semester, he decided that he would challenge all students to miss as little number of questions as possible across four exams he would give out. Student with the least number of questions missed would get 100$ gift card to wherever they wanted! Jordan, a student in the class decided that he would go for it and studied hard for every exam. He ended up missing a total of two questions total the entire semester! Thinking surely he was the person that missed the least number of questions, he approached the professor with confidence after the final exam and said, "Hello professor, I am here to collect my gift card!" The professor turned to him and said, "You missed two right? Well, there was a student who did not miss any for the whole semester." That's right. Jordan did all that work for nothing as in this world, there will always be someone better than y...

Short Story Jordan jumped from the couch, flinging his hands up. “Dammit!” “What?” Jordan’s wife, Cat, yelled from the bathroom. “It’s over.” Mike shook his head. “My team is going to lose.” The Cowboys had led the Eagles 28-27 going into the fourth quarter. But now, with only seconds left in the game and trailing by 7, Jordan’s hope for a comeback had diminished. “Have faith,” said Cat. “Faith?” Jordan laughed. “They need a miracle.” Cat then held out the pregnancy stick as two lines darkened in the test window. “Maybe today they’ll get their miracle.” With his jaw-dropped, Jordan faced the TV. “Dammit!” Tweet Oklahoma: hangs 50* Florida: Stop the count!! (Image Information: Oklahoma stomps UCLA  https://www.bruinsnation.com/2019/9/14/20866428/oklahoma-stomps-ucla-bruins-48-14) Author's Note This microfiction was brought to you by my roommate's engagement! I am extremely happy for my good friend and his now fiance, I figured I'd write my own fear of marriage. Haha, I am no...