Twelve Hundred Miles

By then, the boy had passed the house three times, each pass slower than the last.

Mar 28 • Paul D'Arcy

6

Stay

She showed up after midnight, knocking like she’d forgotten her keys.

Mar 14 • Paul D'Arcy

10

6

1

February 2026

Clicks.

The pieces are small and stiff, all sharp tabs and shallow sockets. Her fingertips massage them flat, flip them, shiny side up. If only people were this…

Feb 28 • Paul D'Arcy

10

2

Dandelions

The diner’s called Lucky's. I don't know why.

Feb 14 • Paul D'Arcy

9

January 2026

Little Snow, Big Snow

Christmas Eve 1993 began at the exit for Belleville Rd.

Jan 31 • Paul D'Arcy

14

Submittable

The doc opens at 4:47 AM.

Jan 17 • Paul D'Arcy

16

9

1

June

Two phones for a hundred twenty souls.

Jan 3 • Paul D'Arcy

11

6

1

December 2025

Prompt Challenge

Forty minutes to write. Then read or pass.

Dec 20, 2025 • Paul D'Arcy

9

2

1

What Wasn’t Mine

There’s a drawer in my nightstand I don’t open unless I’m looking for something else.

Dec 13, 2025 • Paul D'Arcy

10

7

Ember

3 AM at my door, her car sideways in the snow, she stumbled past me into the kitchen, shedding snow, then unzipped her black knee-high boots.

Dec 6, 2025 • Paul D'Arcy

14

13

1

November 2025

The Trouble With Tales

What started out cute, cut

Nov 29, 2025 • Paul D'Arcy

6

2

How to Stay Safe

The pamphlet fits in my coin pocket.

Nov 22, 2025 • Paul D'Arcy

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3