Think about somewhere you go often. Work is the most common place for me, obviously, but probably the next is Panera since I go there every week to write. That’s a bit big to get to know the people well, but I’ve written at other coffee shops where you get to know everyone there: the…
Author: David Stewart
I am a writer of anything quirky and weird. I love most genres of fiction and in each there are stories that I would consider "my kind of story".
Spirits
Spirits “What are you hoping from this?” I asked the woman across who was looking out the train window lost in thought. She glanced towards me. “Oh, I’m just curious. I don’t think we’ll see anything, really, but I’ve got an open mind.” She went back to looking out into the fog. “I’ve got questions…
Creeping Things
Creeping Things Footsteps creep by outside, military-style boots. Breathe slowly. Militia, looking for conscripts. Or target practice. Stomach rumbles. It’s been hours. Low voices. So hungry. Moving away. Something creeps across your hand. You grab it instinctively. It squirms. You stuff it in your mouth. Crunchy. Suddenly you’re a kid again, hunting crickets in the…
Muse on Monday – June 19, 2023
Happy Juneteenth to anyone in the United States. Today is the day people remember the end of slavery in the US. One of my hobbies is finding funny and interesting signs, not just street signs but the warning or advisory signs that businesses put up. Sometimes you can tell there is a story behind it,…
When our World Moved
When Our World Moved Could I move the glass telepathically? Pure fantasy, but so was this date a year ago. Anything to impress her. I chatted superficially, willing the glass to move. Bang! Glass and water flew everywhere. My face exploded in pain. Despite everything, my spirit glowed. I was telekinetic. Later, as I was…
Yesterdays’ Alchemist
Yesterdays’ Alchemist “Did anything notable happen today?” Dr. Yarrow asked. She looked at Nikolai over the top of her pad. Nikolai did not want weekly therapy session and he suspected that Dr. Yarrow did not want to see him either, but those were the rules. The higher ups thought that historical adjustment and the associated…
Muse on Monday – June 12, 2023
One thing I like do while I’m walking along the road is to imagine that I am actually huge (which I am, relative to ants and such). Suddenly the lawn I walk by is transformed into a jungle. The pavement is a miles-wide desert where monstrous machines appear and then disappear at terrifying speeds. The…
Muse on Monday – June 5, 2023
It may not be officially summer yet and the temperature here today was similar to what it was in March, but it is June, so summer is basically here. That got me thinking of summer blockbusters. There are apparently 11 defining features of a summer blockbuster, according to Fivethirtyeight, but blockbusters tend to be big,…
A Bar For All Tastes
A Bar For All Tastes You enter through a normal-looking door off the street, something in a rich brown for tradition’s sake. Inside is a reception desk. A selection of chocolates on the desk is the only hint of what lies beyond. This is where you make your first choice. Families with children immediately go…
Three Books
Three Books There were three books that had a big impact on Hudson. The first was Ender’s Game, by Orson Scott Card. Hudson picked it out at the library during one of their reading periods in fifth grade. It was the first time he realized that books could actually be interesting. After that, he read…
The Green-Walled Treehouse 