I began writing short stories during the COVID-19 pandemic, starting in 2020. It was a time of lockdown; the courthouses were closed, I couldn’t meet with clients in person, and litigation became almost impossible. My practice seemed to be centered on Zoom video conferences. I decided to become a part-time lawyer. Essentially, the pandemic was my pathway to eventual retirement. Writing short stories became my creative outlet.
Most of these stories were written in response to contests issued by Reedsy.com, a publishing company with an online platform connecting authors with publishing professionals to create books. It also offers writing tools and educational courses for writers. Self-publishing is a component of Reedsy’s services to writers. They sponsor a weekly contest for short-story writers and select a winner after all entries are evaluated by their editors. The rules are that the story must be written within one week, no longer than 3000 words, and follow a prompt selected from a list of five offered that week. The prompts and the contest rules may explain why some of my stories are on rather strange topics. I hope you find some of the stories enjoyable.
The stories are copyrighted © 2024 Tom Moser. All rights reserved.