By J. Timothy King on February 18, 2011
Mark, timid little creature, he stammered through, asked me to “dinner or something, sometime.” I smiled and told him I’d love to, because he’s cute and sweet, and he plays a beautiful guitar. He’ll never dominate the top of the heap, but you always know where you stand with him, and you can trust him […]
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By J. Timothy King on July 10, 2010
“We’re both dead,” he says, “long dead. But that doesn’t mean we can’t grow alive again!” She can hardly believe what she’s hearing, of course. A fellow zombie, wanting to be human? Aspiring to be like them? If she didn’t know any better, she would think he was still one of them. But his pallor, […]
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By J. Timothy King on May 18, 2009
The revised version of “The Widow’s Granddaughter” is now available as a free downloadable eBook: Click here for PDF format. Click here for ePub format. Click here for Mobi/Kindle format. -TimK
Posted in Stories, The Widow's Granddaughter | Tagged contemporary, contemporary romance, romance, romance short story, romance story, short, short fiction, short story, trust |
By J. Timothy King on May 12, 2009
She approaches me during my lunch hour in the park, wearing a white, cotton T-shirt, along with blue shorts and sneakers. She has propped her smooth, right leg on a bench near where I am sitting and is tying her shoe. My eyes fix, unable to move from their stare. My first crush wore cotton […]
Posted in Flash Fiction, Stories | Tagged dating, fear, recovery, rejection, romance |
By J. Timothy King on April 20, 2009
Each morning Jace walked by her house on his way to school. Each afternoon he passed it on his way home. Sometimes, he would also pass at other times. Occasionally he would catch a glimpse of the bright-faced girl with wavy blonde locks. She sat under the two conifers that towered overhead. But as far […]
Posted in Pine, Stories | Tagged coming of age, dating, romance, teens |