galengower

Has anyone heard from KM at all?

Hope you feel better soon!

Wonderful! I enjoy trying new things week to week, and this makes it even better!

I like your story. I think I like them every week, even when I don’t have time to put one in.

Welcome to a fun and supportive contest!

I feel like this would be performed by either Tom Waits or Strugill Simpson.

A Light Lunch
300 words
New Employee / Mistaken Identity / Western
Galen Gower
Yes, I am open to derivative works including variations on the niçoise salad.

I walked into the hotel wearing my smart new suit, not knowing there was death in my future. I planned a light lunch of niçoise and martini, but I had to abandon the idea completely w…[Read more]

Oh, that’s lovely. Especially the dogs, except my dog doesn’t think so since she hates all the other dogs, but she’s wrong.

And, as she began to laugh, her head fell off.

I think that might be the most perfect ending I’ve read this week. Well done.

Librarian / Secret Research Facility / Fairy Tale
318 words
Galen Gower
[email protected]
Yes, I am open to derivative works, including a series of derivative works.

Once there was a mean, lonely woman who worked in books. She didn’t write books, though, for she had no imagination. She only had loneliness, which turned to bitterness, a…[Read more]

I see what you’re doing here…

Dark and Spiraling
258 words
Wedding Planner/Wine Cellar/Horror
Galen Gower
GalenGower.com
Yes, I am open to derivative works, including themed and/or corporate-sponsored outer space colonies.

Aiden stepped further into the tunnel, certain the other man living his life would be found within. The noise of the reception upstairs grew quieter,…[Read more]

Well done!

Ouch. Good stuff!

Devastation
94 words
News Reporter / Newsroom / Drama
Galen Gower
GalenGower.com
Yes, I am open to derivative works including birthday party clowns.

Elliott sat among them as he cried.

“Did he get laid off, too?” his co-workers whispered, each glad it wasn’t him. The paper’s bankruptcy cast a shadow.

She’s gone, Elliott thought,…[Read more]

Good stuff, Sophie. You really packed in a whole convincing tableau here.

Well done!

Nicely done incorporating a whole history in such a short piece of writing. You really wrapped everything up nicely here!

Gentleman’s onesies… I’ve often imagined a future where I can lounge a form-fitting onesie and consume all of my calories in futuristic bars or shakes only.

Rooster Island
Detective / Deserted Island / Fairy Tale
Galen Gower
295 Words
GalenGower.com
Yes, I am open to derivative works including makeup tutorials.

“Once upon a time,” Reynolds said to no one, “there was a fishing boat accident and the only drunk idiot wearing a life vest washed ashore on Rooster Island.”
The rooster closest to him coc…[Read more]