Kenosha Writers’ Group

Flash fiction by Joe Barr

They come in under the door. I don’t know how they do that. I don’t know how I know that. I can’t see the door from my bed. It doesn’t make sense. They leave by the oven. Why would they come in under the door?

I don’t think they know I’m here. I lie very still. I close my eyes and hold my breath, but they don’t go away. They move around and they talk. I don’t know what they are doing.

The boys say I’m dreaming. They don’t know.
I’m afraid all the time. I think they will come and get me. My mouth gets dry. I don’t think I can scream.
I think they’re looking at me. They stopped talking. They’re coming. I’m going to slide under the covers and hold my breath.

Oh God. Please help me…

Racine, WI. (Feb. 12, 2008)

Author Rick McCluskey commissioned Francisco Loyola of Creatibo.com to create a website for his pseudonym, Sheldon Doyle.

Today he celebrates the launching of SheldonDoyle.com. Please come and visit, you are all welcome. There are a variety of short stories, poems and excerpts from published novels from which to sample his style should your curiosity prove thirsty.

Before you leave, send us your comments or drop a note to say hi. We’re interested in what you think. You can also visit Rick at the Kenosha Writers’ Group online or at the monthly meetings.

Contact info:
Rick McCluskey

The purpose of The First Line is to jump start the imagination-to help writers break through the block that is the blank page. Each issue contains short stories that stem from a common first line; it also provides a forum for discussing favorite first lines in literature. The First Line is an exercise in creativity for writers and a chance for readers to see how many different directions we can take when we start from the same place.
~from the “The First Line” website

2008 First Lines: [Read more →]

Jeff Kannel from the Kenosha Writer’s Group has published “A family history of the Kannel, Gilles, and Ingli families“.
It traces the Kannel’s and Ingli’s from their homeland in central Switzerland and the Gilles’ from theirs in western Germany. The book is 547 pages long, with 168 pages of genealogical information. It includes the history of Plum City through 1945, with emphasis on the roles of members of these three families in its development.

Click HERE for more info.