Tag: short

• Tossing Stones

  

  Bodi opened his eyes. After a bright flash of light, objects came into focus. He saw the stone beneath him. He could feel the cool, wet touch, parts riddled with dampened moss. Further out, he made out the mouth of the cave, water pouring down the entrance from the darkness above. He began to make…

  Steven E. Croner

  February 8, 2019

  Short Story, Writing

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• The Shrine

  

  A shrine is a holy place. It is a place that is highly revered by a culture. It is a person of historical significance. It is a library that holds all the knowledge of the world. In this case, it is a relic designed to challenge.

  Steven E. Croner

  January 26, 2019

  Short Story, Writing

  art, artist, bird, bones, culture, death, desert, history, imagine, mind, nomad, oasis, perception, publication, short, shrine, story, thought, tradition, writer, Writing

• The Death of a Crane

  She laid down the pen. Gently, she closed the diary as she placed it on the table. Leona finally decided to step through the door. She saw the light in the distance as Death took her hand and guided her towards the soft glow. She was gone. Her family stood around her bed, stricken by…

  Steven E. Croner

  December 29, 2018

  Short Story, Writing

  art, artist, crane, friend, friendship, imagine, journal, life death, living, mind, perception, publication, short, story, teaching, thought, writer, Writing