“The Toothbrush” – a short story by Rob Shackleford

The Toothbrush By Rob Shackleford Everything would be perfect! Sharna would make damned sure of it! At 6am Sharna’s alarm made certain she was up and out of bed, but as the Classic-Hits station blared, she was already awake, applying a quick-dry face-mask of oats, fresh aloe-vera and Himalayan rock salt. Soon after, when she swanned down to the kitchen with her silk dressing gown swishing about her like a purple Morticia, Brendan commented in his good-morning greeting that she looked like she had fallen face-first into cow poo. But today, her head held high, Sharna’s only response was curt…
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“The Coin” – A short story by Rob Shackleford

The Coin By Rob Shackleford   When I was a kid, things weren’t as structured at school as they are now. Then, children would either walk or ride a bicycle to school.  Rather than being met by crowds of parents carefully scrutinizing the surroundings for pedophiles, the school bell would ring at the end of the day and there would instead, be crowds of children milling as they walked home, barefoot, from their day of not only education, but also fun, laughter, and life. My brand new school was at the end of our street. Built to cater to the…
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