Monthly Archives: March 2020

Here is the fourth installment of Drag Strip Date.  Today, Darla faces a test of her skills and training, and an unwanted turn of events may complicate her life. Synopsis: Darla Rigs is a freshly minted medical doctor with a bright future.  She’s escaped a bad relationship and moved to Victoria, British Columbia.  But nowContinue reading “DRAG STRIP DATE (fourth installment)”

Here is the third installment of Drag Strip Date.  The plot thickens. Synopsis: Darla Rigs is a freshly minted medical doctor with a bright future.  She’s escaped a bad relationship and moved to Victoria, British Columbia.  But now she’s met Luke Bertolucci, a philosopher/stone mason.  Darla likes Luke a lot, but will she be ableContinue reading “DRAG STRIP DATE (third installment)”

This is another of the smoker-stories I wrote a while back.  My Dad was an old-time newsman, and he wrote for the Toronto Telegram in the old days.  I was thinking about him when I wrote this. ——————————————————————————————————————————————   By Jerry Donaldson about 500 words Morales killed his cigarette in the overflowing ashtray on hisContinue reading “SCOOPED”

Today is Saturday, April 4, 2020.  I’ll be posting my stories here daily.  The current project is a 60,000 word romance entitled “DRAG STRIP DATE”.  You can read Installments 1 through 4 below.  The latest installment will appear at the top of the blog, directly beneath this missive.  You can read the whole story toContinue reading “Welcome to my Blog”

Here is the second installment of Drag Strip Date.  I’m strongly influenced by pulp fiction writing.  The story’s a little “R” rated, but there it is.  Maybe it’s not for everyone, but it’s all I’ve got! Synopsis: Darla Rigs is a freshly minted medical doctor with a bright future.  She’s escaped a bad relationship andContinue reading “DRAG STRIP DATE, (second installment)”

Drag Strip Date is a 60,000 word romance novel I’ll be posting in installments.  Here’s Installment 1.  You can read all the installments at once by going to the button *DRAG STRIP DATE above. Synopsis: Darla Rigs is a freshly minted medical doctor with a bright future.  She’s escaped a bad relationship and moved toContinue reading “DRAG STRIP DATE (first installment)”

Here’s an extract from a crime novela I wrote around the time the last Blockbuster Video closed.  Darryl lives with his aunt Sophie Westburne.  Darryl and Dodge, both in their early twenties, work for Dodge’s uncle Stan McKay at Stan’s video store, Video Vampire.  Stan has become the chief suspect in a series of murdersContinue reading “MOVIE NIGHT”

Here is another in a series of micro-stories I wrote featuring smokers.  Let me know what you think.  I’ll post a fresh piece tomorrow, hot off the press.  Stay home,  wash your hands and be sure your neighbours are in good shape. by Jerry Donaldson about 500 words Standing on the balcony of his 14thContinue reading “GONE IN SIXTY SECONDS”

I wrote this one a couple years back for one contest or another.  Let me know what you think.  I’ll post chapter 3 of  “Terminal A” later this week. by Jerry Donaldson about 1,200 words The young couple sat side-by-side on a bench near the little park’s wrought iron gates. In the 1910s, when theContinue reading “TEN WEEKS”

Today’s offering is an extract from a hard-boiled detective novelette I wrote a while back.  I am currently working on a second Randy Niles story entitled “Old Stories Buried Deep”. The hard-boiled genre is not for everyone.  Let me know what you think.   by Jerry Donaldson about 1800 words I’m Randy Niles and I’veContinue reading “COFFEE SHOP QUICKY”