The Christmas Mouse

A green paper cutout of a Christmas tree was taped delicately to the wall above a tiny mouse hole. There were no gifts beneath, but Izzy felt that if the …

Gift Exchange

“So…this is what, Arab Heaven then?” The man’s smile faded at what he clearly considered an idiotic question. “This is Heaven,” he said with some impatience, “the one and only …

The Wandering Minstrel

A wand’ring minstrel played me a tune And sang of adventures so grand With dragons and dungeons And treasure hoards in distant lands His hammers dulcimer rang in the night …

Dinner behind McDonald’s

His stomach growled again and his sister looked at him through her thick glasses. “Wow, you must be really hungry Tommy,” she whispered. “I don’t feel it” he lied as …