Part of the One Page Series The grey sky threatened a storm, but that was not going to deter Lancaster. The sky rumbled like a thousand drums as he pushed his small motor boat into the river. Rumors had spread all over town of a gigantic bass that swallowed men and boats whole. Even in…

Part of the One Page Series There was a dragon who lived on a hill. The dragon’s breast was covered with golden scales. Just one scale was worth a fortune and could make a man rich, if only he could get the scale off the dragon in the first place. The knight, in his plate…

Part of the One Page Series The slide felt like lava on the way down, so there wasn’t much to do at the playground except play stick fighting. Andrew, age 8, could hold his own in a stick duel against the kids his age, but Robert, age 13, used his size to knock Andrew in…

Part of the One Page Series “Mom, can Spiky have some of my fires,” asked Zach, the seven year old. “Beetles don’t eat fries,” snapped Lucy, the thirteen year old. “Put Spiky down and eat, honey,” said Mom. Zach left the jar screwed shut and placed it on the table, Spiky inside. “Eat your food,…

Part of the One Page Series This was not the first time the Snow Queen asked me to kill someone. And I’ve never told her no. I only ask she always inform me of the target. “This monster was born with red hair,” she told me. “A child wreathed in flame will grow into a…

The One Page Series is a collection of stories taken from a writing journal that challenges the writer to follow a story prompt, include ten prearranged words, and contain the story to just one page. Each entry in this series is copied word for word from the original handwritten texts and successfully follows all prompts…