Short-Term Bonds

Locked out of the school art room, a creative non-binary teen named Frog grapples with anxiety as they seek a new place to eat lunch. Imagination...

A wealthy New York investment banking executive hides his alternate psychopathic ego from his co-workers and friends as he escalates deeper into his...

Lola's dream of escaping her father's Sunnyside motel seems closer to reality when a young stranger checks in.

A political thriller steeped in illegal oil trading, the Russian Mafia, and governmental cover-ups.

A young and impatient stockbroker is willing to do anything to get to the top, including trading on illegal inside information taken through a...

A detective micro-story, which is a study of a young policeman who, despite being overlooked by his colleagues, embarks on a new similar case of an...

The red string of fate connects people to their soulmate. Sawyer is incredibly excited about this. Brynn? Not so much.

A college student investigates the moments leading up to her classmate's suicide.

As a faithful child of God, Mary regularly repents for her sins. Over time, her faith drives her crazy as she pushes herself to the extremes.

A samurai travels to America to seek revenge for the death of his master.

As the global economy teeters on the brink of disaster, a young Wall Street trader partners with disgraced former Wall Street corporate raider Gordon...

Three separate short stories by Jan Drda from the collection The Dumb Barricade: The Dynamite Watchman, Hatred and Traces.