Short stories tagged with Numb Ending
Listing 7 stories.
When a World War II soldier returns home to San Francisco, memories of a late friend keep him from enjoying the normalcy of civilian life.
In 2038, a woman visits her estranged father’s retirement community to find that he has replaced her with a robot in the form of a little girl.
A traumatized veteran with destructive magical powers struggles to escape the weight of her past crimes—but finds herself pulled in once more.
When a former anti-war nudist files for divorce from his hippie-turned-middle-aged conservative wife, a figurative nuclear war fires up between the two suburban parents.
A dying, retired gastroenterologist purchases a lake home in contemporary New Hampshire to live out the rest of her days on her terms.
When a sexual assault takes place near his Minneapolis home, a young, expectant father’s desire for erotic violence is triggered, leading him to crave inflicting terror on women.
After their great-uncle dies abruptly one day, a family’s trip to procure a coffin for him brings about another, more chilling fatality.