(published in the Spring 2022 issue of the literary magazine El Portal). Thunderbird Marty lost the first love of his life to the son of the district attorney of Brooklyn. At first the family chauffeur, driving a long,… Continue Reading →
For a few months, I have been part of a short-story-reading group operating under the aegis of New York City’s 92nd Street Y. Each week we read and then, via Zoom, discuss a short story. A couple of weeks… Continue Reading →
This short story was published in the Fall 2021 issue of the literary magazine, Vol. 1 Brooklyn (http://vol1brooklyn.com/?s=Stephen+A.+Geller) SUNDAY STORIES: “BIG BIKE MAN” OCTOBER 17, 2021 Big Bike Man by Stephen A. Geller Harry’s office door is closed when he’s… Continue Reading →
short story, brief fictional prose narrative that is shorter than a novel and that usually deals with only a few characters. Vol. 1 Brooklyn, October 17, 2021 Founded in 2009, Volume 1 Brooklyn engages and connects the literary-minded from Brooklyn… Continue Reading →
The Obi-Wan Machine a short story Stephen A. Geller Nobody knows Ira Bissel. Bill Gates doesn’t know Ira. Warren Buffet doesn’t know Ira. J. Edgar Hoover, were he alive and still busily running around the FBI in… Continue Reading →
This may well be the actual face of Joan of Arc. From contemporary reports, she was 5 feet 2–3 inches tall, athletic, and had dark brown hair and a somewhat short neck. We have no detailed description of her face,… Continue Reading →
Where do writers get the ideas for their stories? From life experiences, of course, as well as family histories. News reports and past history, either the writer’s or someone else’s, are common sources. Sometimes a writer will adapt an older… Continue Reading →
2019 GNU Fiction Fallen Leaves By: Stephen A. Geller Today, leaves just beginning to turn, Henry is scheduled to lunch with the new department chair. Henry’s brow furrows when he thinks about the chairman’s agenda for the meeting; there… Continue Reading →
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