Category Archives: Fiction: Short Stories

Olivia’s and Grandpa Jerry’s Great Adventure (A short story)

Posted on July 12, 2021 by relevantmatters

6,750 words;  47 minutes Dedicated to my granddaughter. Can Grandpa Jerry solve Olivia’s problem without throwing the world into a panic? I On a warm, early afternoon in May, my eight-year-old granddaughter Olivia and I walked down the short, gentle … Continue reading →

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Yearning In Alaska (A Short Story)

Posted on December 12, 2020 by relevantmatters

Sometimes wanting something badly can ruin your chance to get it. Continue reading →

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The Great Inner Void

Posted on September 12, 2017 by relevantmatters

930 words – 4 min. By Jerry A. Boggs – September 2017 Late at night and unbeknownst to the outside world, two nuclear physicists for the first time activated their gamma-ray-based super-quantum-microscope. It was capable of magnification reaching to a … Continue reading →

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A Super Short Story

Posted on August 31, 2017 by relevantmatters

Sometimes divulging a secret and expressing your feelings
are a struggle even if you’re stronger than a bull elephant. Continue reading →

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Never Again

Posted on December 23, 2016 by relevantmatters

12,911 words, one hour and 30 min. By Jerry A. Boggs Copyright June 2018 The best lessons are sometimes learned from the worst mistakes. PARKED in the darkness in front of Beth Chapman’s house shortly after nine o’clock on a … Continue reading →

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