Welcome to Episode 7! If you’re just joining us, please read the earlier episodes to get caught up. Hope you enjoy! I woke up the next morning—no texts, no voicemails, no missed calls. My mind snapped to the worst possible scenario and panic set in. The night I found out about the accident came flooding…
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Familiar: Episode 6
Welcome to Episode 6! If you’re just joining us, please read the earlier episodes to get caught up. Hope you enjoy! I didn’t tell her I loved her, sitting across from each other in that booth, and I didn’t say it to her later that night either. I walked Olivia to her car and opened…
Familiar: Episode 5
Welcome to Episode 5! If you're just joining us, feel free to read the earlier episodes to get caught up. Hope you enjoy! When I was eight or nine years old I stole a Hot Wheels car from one of my friends. It wasn’t particularly new or shiny, but I thought it was cool and…
Familiar: Episode 4
Here is Episode 4 of "Familiar." Thanks for reading! Of course the sun was shining that morning as I drove to the breakfast spot where we had agreed to meet. I had the radio on louder than I should have blaring love songs I’d be ashamed to admit I enjoyed. I thought about Olivia and…
Familiar: Episode 3
Here is Episode 3 of the serial "Familiar." Be sure to read Episodes 1 and 2 if you haven't already, and don't forget to follow Would You Keep Reading? on Twitter and Facebook using the icons at the top right! I probably should have told her who I was, but it didn’t seem to matter.…
Familiar: Episode 2
Make sure to read Episode 1 if you haven’t already. Enjoy! That Tuesday morning was like any other until that song played. My alarm went off at six, and I hit snooze three times, cherishing each nine-minute interval of added sleep. I dragged myself out of the warm bed into my cold bedroom and even…
The Wish in the Mall
He sat at a table with his mom and ate his kid’s meal as fast as possible. Since they had walked in, the boy had not looked away from the big fountain in the middle of the food court for more than a few seconds. He finished all the chicken nuggets and French fries on…
Waiting for It
This story was originally published in Volume 31 of Plainsong, a non-profit journal published by the University of Jamestown’s English Department. Slight edits were made from the original story. Every time I went to church, which was not as often as I would like to admit, he was there. He sat in the same spot…
The Long, Lonely Walk Home
This story was originally published in Volume 31 of Plainsong, a non-profit journal published by the University of Jamestown's English Department. Slight edits were made to the original story and appear here. The clock reads 11:30 P.M. You just clocked out of work. It is time to start your walk home. You always like this…
Would You Keep Reading? 