Stories tagged “goldfish”

  • Gus

    I slumped over my kitchen table; raising my head, my eyes first fell on the fishbowl in the middle of the table housing the average-looking goldfish I bought on a whim a few months back. My cousins insisted on calling it Gus, so naturally I also called...

  • A Girl Melting On Mars

    The accident happened when I was reaching to straighten out a picture on the wall. It was a painting my mother had done of a girl. I like it because she looks like she’s either sloppily painted or like she’s melting. But she’s definitely melt...

  • red sky in the morning

    I woke up in a rowboat with a makeshift sail stitched of gray uniform fabric. The sky had a hazy strawberries and cream complexion that reminded me it was almost morning. I tried to remember what sailors said about rose colored skies, but the saying el...

  • Breakfast with Martin

    Theodore awoke on top of his bed. He glanced at the clock, 11:11 AM. He rubbed the crusts from his eyes and stared at the window frame. Time to feed Martin. Theodore stalked to the aquarium and opened the container of fish food with his clumsy hands. &...

  • All Alone With The Monsters

    Dear Sis, I know that I said I wouldn’t write again unless I was getting ready to do something drastic. Guess what? That time is now. I’ve had it with the giant eyes constantly looking at me. I’ll be honest it’s starting to driv...