short stories Archives - Elephants Never https://elephantsnever.com/tag/short-stories/ Trunkated tales, rumbling rhymes, and elephant art Mon, 09 Dec 2019 05:17:35 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.3 https://i0.wp.com/elephantsnever.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/cropped-winter-logo-2019-20.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 short stories Archives - Elephants Never https://elephantsnever.com/tag/short-stories/ 32 32 135387410 Cat Dreams https://elephantsnever.com/cat-dreams/ https://elephantsnever.com/cat-dreams/#respond Mon, 09 Dec 2019 12:45:00 +0000 https://elephantsnever.com/?p=2351 by Shirley J. Gregory I need help. My neighbor has a little problem, and I feel partially responsible for his predicament. Well, we both got a little excited about my idea, and didn’t stop to really think through what we decided to do. It happened so suddenly we were caught off guard. And, now he’s … well … he’s sort Read More

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]]> https://elephantsnever.com/cat-dreams/feed/ 0 2351 Between Wakeful Stillness and Bothered Slumber https://elephantsnever.com/between-wakeful-stillness-and-bothered-slumber/ https://elephantsnever.com/between-wakeful-stillness-and-bothered-slumber/#respond Mon, 28 Oct 2019 11:30:54 +0000 https://elephantsnever.com/?p=2163 by Sophie Kearing “Hello?” I croak. “Oh… did I wake you? It’s nine a.m.” “I know, Mom. I had a rough night. Cara had another… episode.” A judgmental pause, and then: “An episode, Margaret?” I shift under my bedding, which seems to be imbued with the very essence of sleeplessness. I spent last night watching over my daughter, who’d suffered Read More

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]]> https://elephantsnever.com/a-darker-place/feed/ 0 2172 Amazing Things Are Happening Here (Book Review) https://elephantsnever.com/amazing-things-are-happening-here-book-review/ https://elephantsnever.com/amazing-things-are-happening-here-book-review/#respond Mon, 07 Oct 2019 10:45:40 +0000 https://elephantsnever.com/?p=2076 Our mainland pachyderms recently ventured out to some islands, courtesy of Jacob M. Appel’s Amazing Things Are Happening Here (available through Black Lawrence Press and Amazon). And despite the irony in the title’s origin, we found Appel’s worlds eye-opening and, well, amazing. Familiar Places Most of Appel’s collection takes place on or near either Cormorant Island, Florida, or Creve Coeur Read More

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