by Ryan Woerner | Apr 30, 2022 | Short Stories
As you likely know if you watch a lot of Judge Judy or are a criminal, the unmistakable wood-on-wood clap that accompanies the pounding of a gavel is most often created with the intention of quieting a large crowd of unruly people, most often in a courtroom, as was...
by Ryan Woerner | May 9, 2019 | Short Stories
As is often the case in the great game of basketball, one look at the box score told the story of the night for Aaron Bud and the Los Angeles Lakers. And while some stories are jovial in nature, light in tone and intended for young audiences, others are not. Some are...
by Ryan Woerner | May 6, 2019 | Short Stories
Delete. Delete. Delete. Del–uhh, mark as unread. Probably should open that one later, thought Lawrence. At age 27 in calendar year 2019, the only people that still communicated via email with any sense of meaningful importance in Lawrence’s life were his...
by Ryan Woerner | Feb 20, 2019 | Short Stories
Newspapers fell to the floor as he tapped away at the keyboard, his fingers gliding across the keys while his eyes remained locked on the screen to what many mothers would agree was an unhealthy degree. They darted back and forth at times as windows were opened and...
by Ryan Woerner | Jan 22, 2019 | Short Stories
It lasted just a moment – maybe a half a moment – no more than a blip on the timeline that spanned 16 years of life for Archibald West. But that moment – that blip – was all Archie needed to become completely convinced something was different about him –...
by Ryan Woerner | May 1, 2018 | Short Stories
The word was stuck in my throat, unmoving, unwilling to budge even an inch, trepidation apparent in my voice despite the fact that I hadn’t even mustered up the courage to speak. It wasn’t the word itself that had found its way lodged in my throat, it was the message...
