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Short Story: The Last Sunday Drive

On 29 Dec 201931 May 2020 By Albert SchmidtIn Short Story10 Comments

A man dealing with his own mortality takes a last drive in the country and comes face to face with his deepest fear.

Wallis and Willard 2: To City Hall and Beyond

On 1 Dec 20192 Aug 2020 By Albert SchmidtIn Short Story, Wallis and Willard6 Comments

Wallis has played City Hall to his favour and gloats to his brother about his increasing success. His mission to be the number one funerary service is in full swing.

Wallis and Willard 1: A Grave Time for A Cemetery

On 2 Nov 20191 Apr 2020 By Albert SchmidtIn Short Story, Wallis and Willard7 Comments

Grave concern spread across the gravedigger's face. He loved his job digging graves. No one talked to him as he worked. It was perfect… Until his pyromaniac brother opened the crematorium across the street. Suddenly, death did not provide the job security it once did.

Short Story: It’s All In My Head

On 27 Sep 20193 Nov 2019 By Albert SchmidtIn Short Story6 Comments

When negative thoughts become his norm a man closes his world. Yet when he is forced to interact with others he sees people who also fell on hard times.

The Slow Inevitable Change from Daddy to Dad

On 4 Sep 201931 May 2020 By Albert SchmidtIn My Journey8 Comments

As children age their relationships with their parents change. This new school year marks some milestones in my house. They are affecting me a little more than I expected.

Piecing Words Together

On 27 Aug 201928 Aug 2019 By Albert SchmidtIn On Writing2 Comments

Ever find one of your characters difficult to understand? How do you deal with it? Ever experience a surprise while writing? How do you respond?

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