Short Story Ideas

1. A child is faced with the decision of euthanizing his dog. On the one hand, he loves the dog so much (he has had it as long as he can remember) and wants nothing more than for it to be with him. On the other, he knows the dog is suffering and it would end the great pain. The big question: is he right to decide either way?

2. A mother going through depression when she has a family to support. Work and other factors are eating her up inside but with young children she has to wear a smile at home. Because of this she endures tribulations with her husband because she isn't open with him about what's going on. I think it would be interesting to have the story written in the first person.

3. While racing his best friend a high school student tries to make a pass around a bend in the turn lane and ends up hitting a car head on and dying. How does the other boy deal with the feeling of guilt that he has from this? How does the deceased's family feel about the surviving friend? Also about how he lives on after something like that.

4. A middle school/high school student enduring "the sex talk". I think this could, if written properly, be quite hilarious. The student could have a lack of understanding and get much of the message mixed up and misinterpret a lot of what he/she is told. Also you could get the view point of how awkward the talk is for the parents and how they struggle with trying to be subtle.

Anniversary

One year
It is more than just a measure of time
Like this poem is more than just a rhyme
It is an expression of what you mean to me
Representing what you have opened my heart to see
There is more to life than me..

There is you. 

You are the one who makes my day, every day
The reason before bed every night I say

I can't wait for tomorrow. 

They say nothing is perfect, but if only they knew
Your smile, your laugh...the way I see you

They would change their minds. 

When I see you, feel you, hear you whisper in my ear
"I love you," the entire world just disappears

It is just you and me.  

One year
It is more than just a measure of time

It's the beginning of us. 

fairy tale love

love was always just a fairy tale

i heard all about it growing up

with a kiss goodnight

mom whispered it in my ear

dad said it with a ruffle of my hair

and grandma (my personal favorite)

said it with a cookie and some milk

i’ve heard it’s in the air

it’s even in an elevator

which is a rather common place

but it is sometimes an uncommon sight

in this world that flies by

so when the world stood still

as i watched you across the room

i saw for the first time

love better than a fairy tale