A short story a day review

Dert by Jon Billman

by Barb Goffman

277/366

From Ride 2: More Short Fiction About Bicycles (Edited by Keith Snyder) (Typeflow, Inc. 2012)

A bicycle-riding Mormon missionary comes to Oklahoma and gets caught in the winds of a wildfire.

The Rambler, Part I by Keith Snyder

by Barb Goffman

276/366

From Ride 2: More Short Fiction About Bicycles (Edited by Keith Snyder) (Typeflow, Inc. 2012)

This is a short story written as a poem about a bike rider desperately trying to escape his (paranormal?) pursuers.

Children, Richard Ford, ROCK SPRINGS

by Patti Abbott

#347-Two boys take one of their father’s girlfriend out for an afternoon of fishing and sex. A lot more profound than this sounds.

El Locomotive, Mike Miner, Burnt Bridge

by Patti Abbott

An introduction to jail.

Made With Extra Love by Kent Peterson

by Barb Goffman

275/366

From Ride 2: More Short Fiction About Bicycles (Edited by Keith Snyder) (Typeflow, Inc. 2012)

This is a lovely story about a widow and how she spends her time now that her husband is gone, doing things they did together, like gardening and biking. This description makes the story seem like not much, but it’s so very good in a quiet way – readable and calming and truly lovely.

Escape Velocity by S.J. Rozan

by Barb Goffman

274/366

From Ride 2: More Short Fiction About Bicycles (Edited by Keith Snyder) (Typeflow, Inc. 2012)

A story that’s hard to describe. For all his life, the unnamed main character craves speed, movement, escape – all of which he gets from cycling. When he enters a relationship with a woman who prompts him to adjust his lifestyle, he does, for a while, but only for a while, until his true self forces its way out.

Whatever Happened to Sandy Kloss? by Suzanne Flaig

by Barb Goffman

273/366

From the anthology By the Chimney With Care (Wolfmont Publishing, 2006).

A young, carefree woman disappears on Christmas Eve. When the police investigate, their only lead is hard to believe.

Christmas in Honolulu by Neil Plakcy

by Barb Goffman

272/366

From the anthology By the Chimney With Care (Wolfmont Publishing, 2006).

A book buyer is found dead on a college campus. There are no good leads, until the detective gets a lucky break.

Christmas Gifts by John M. Floyd

by Barb Goffman

271/366

From the anthology By the Chimney With Care (Wolfmont Publishing, 2006).

A con man meets his ultimate mark.

Never Forget Me, Penny Hancock

by Patti Abbott

Turning 100 turns out to be difficult in this facility.