‘Except for a few details…’ – Imaginary Mary (Short-Short Stories to Clear Your Head. This one’s PG-13 rated.)
Hey. The next time you feel the need to throw cold water on your brain, read one of these short-short stories. They’re mildly addictive but in a good way, involve no depressing or scary news and no meaningless chitchat with co-workers or your supervisor – and they might just change the way you think and the work you do for the better.
And do want to know the really cool thing? Like the title of this column says, “Except for a few details,” they’re all true stories. Well, sort of. In any case, there will be new ones every week. Read a few and watch what happens. And then get back to work. The more you read, the longer the effect will last.
This fifty-seventh installment is called “Imaginary Mary.” Sitting at his kitchen table, our writer makes notes, exploring the potential of new characters, preferring to see what he’s thinking materialize on the screen in front of him rather than via the voice inside his head. If you like what you read and would like to see previously published short-short stories, just click on the title, “Except for a few details…”
Les
Go to LesterRay.com for some free and very inexpensive fiction for middle-grade and young adult readers – and for adults who haven’t grown up yet and probably never will. Because, trust me, being mature is way overrated.
By the way, I’m looking for a literary agent to rep some of the fiction I write! If you are or know a good one who might be interested, have her/him send me an email to [email protected]. Thanks.
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Les Cohen is a long-term Marylander, having grown up in Annapolis. Professionally, he writes and edits materials for business and political clients from his base of operations in Columbia, Maryland. He has a Ph.D. in Urban and Regional Economics. Leave a comment or feel free to send him an email to [email protected].