Short Story: The Delinquents

July 31, 2017 by Linda Sawyer in Fifth Monday Bonus

Let’s snag ‘em,” Frankie says.

Jasper looks at him. “Again? What if he sees us?” The two sit in the shadow of the pier, watching the man make his way to the ocean. An ice chest swings from his hand. He looks over his shoulder as if he’s heard them.

Mid-Winter Slump

January 30, 2017 by Linda Sawyer in Fifth Monday Bonus

After the holidays when you're exhausted from celebrating, and the winter winds howl at your windows with sleet pelting your roof, time slows. The credit card bills arrive. You scratch your head and wonder at your free-handed spending. The bath scales glare and report the extra pounds now clinging firmly to your thighs. The mid-winter slump has fallen upon you.