Test Drive – Week #10
Here is the tenth installment of Test Drive a short story about a car salesperson and the two men who have kidnapped her. ********** TEST DRIVE ********** Brent’s hand shot out and connected with a sickening thud against Paul’s jaw bone. The impact snapped Brent’s head to the side and it came up hard against the driver’s [...]
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Test Drive – Week #9
This is the ninth installment of my short story Test Drive. If you would like to read the first 8 installments please click on Test Drive in the right hand column. ********** TEST DRIVE ********** The silence hanging heavily in the car made it hard for Margo to fill her lungs. Perhaps it was the [...]
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Test Drive – Week #8
I hope you’ve been enjoying this short story. If you’re just finding this for the first time, feel free to click on “Test Drive” in the left hand column and read the previous 7 entries. Please enjoy the next excerpt: ******* TEST DRIVE ******** “Ever the knight in shining armor aren’t you dear brother?” John [...]
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Test Drive – Week #7
Here it is, the seventh installment of Test Drive my short story. Last we saw car salesperson, Margo, she was trying to escape two men who kidnapped her during a test drive. Please enjoy … ***** TEST DRIVE ***** “What the hell’s the matter with you?” The taller man stepped between Margo and the gun [...]
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Test Drive – Week #6
Welcome to the sixth installment of my short story. If you’ve just found me, please feel free to scroll down the “Categories” list on the left hand side of my blog. Click on “Test Drive” and you will be able to read the first five installments. Last week left Margo, a car salesperson, running for her [...]
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Test Drive – Week #5
This is the fifth installment of my short story, Test Drive. I hope you enjoy this free read. ********** TEST DRIVE ********** John stopped the car. “Don’t move, or…” He didn’t finish his sentence. He just sat there staring at her, his bobbing index finger inches from her nose. Emotions fluttered over his face in waves [...]
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"Test Drive" – Week #4
Welcome to the fourth week of my short story Test Drive. I hope you’re enjoying this free read as much as I’m enjoying writing it. Feel free to offer suggestions in the comments. It’s a work in progress and I’m willing to take the story wherever you’d like it to go! ********** TEST DRIVE ********** [...]
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Test Drive – Week #3
Here’s the third installment of my short story Test Drive. Hope you enjoy it. ******** TEST DRIVE ******** Margo stood and ran her hands down the thighs of her wool pants. She readjusted the collar of her cashmere sweater, trying not to bring Rob’s attention back to her chest. Pulling the leather jacket off its hook, she morphed [...]
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Test Drive #2
This is the second installment of my short story “Test Drive”. It’s a story unfolding. Feel free to comment and let me know what you’d like to see happen. I hope you enjoy it: *************** Test Drive ************** Margo no longer lived with her father. He had moved on with the widow Boulier two years [...]
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Test Drive – Week #1
This week, I’m going to start something new. I keep talking about the writing process. How it works for me, how fluid it is. So starting this week, I offer 500 words (give or take) of a short story I’m titling Test Drive. I invite you to share your opinions with me. How do you [...]
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