Scott A. Gese
Bio
My active imagination is geared toward short stories in a variety of genres. My serious side allows me to write informative articles on retirement.
I write 100% of my short stories. At times I do use A.I. to assist with my articles.
Stories (124)
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The Fantasy Box
As the night progressed, Anslo allowed the young woman to bind his wrists with his necktie and tie him to the bed. Anslo was at the airport and about to check his bag when he realized he had absentmindedly slipped his pocket knife back into his pants pocket as he was packing.
By Scott A. Gese11 months ago in Fiction
The Unwanted Gift
(One mans trash is another mans treasure) Ivan Andrews stepped up to the bank teller with documents in hand. He had just come from the attorneys office of his recently deceased uncle. His uncle had named him in his will as a recipient of a significant sum of money. He had come to collect.
By Scott A. Gese11 months ago in Fiction
The Cowboys of Hawaii
Cattle ranching was well established in Hawaii long before the American cowboy made his mainland debut. It was early. I had just arrived at the office and was about to pour myself a fresh cup of coffee when my boss stepped out of his office and called out to me as he walked my way.
By Scott A. Gese11 months ago in History
The Arizona Kid
He headed west to find fortune and adventure. He found both, but not in the way he had expected. The great horse lunged ever forward as its thundering hooves pounded the earth beneath its rider. The high-desert brush whipped at its forelegs as the surefooted beast raced with dangerous abandon through unfamiliar territory. Its massive chest heaved as it gasped for air. Its mouth was thick with froth and its hair glistened heavy with sweat.
By Scott A. Gese11 months ago in Fiction
Retribution
He thought he had the upper hand. He thought wrong and paid the price. “Good God, what the hell happened?” Alex Sweet pushed through the doorway to his law office. He found himself in a state of bewilderment bordering on all out shock as he stared at the carnage before him. The two men at his side were slack-jawed. They had never seen such a thing as this. The office had been brutally and thoroughly ransacked.
By Scott A. Gese11 months ago in Fiction
Pulled Pork Surprise
A restaurant patron learns to trust his first impressions the hard way. Ralph Stark worked for a small tech. company in San Francisco. It was an awesome place to work. The job came with great pay and good perks. One of them being a free catered lunch five days a week. The food was delicious and Ralph ate in the cafeteria most days.
By Scott A. Gese12 months ago in Fiction
The Strange Disappearance of Grady O’Doul
He had never taken the trail before. What he encountered along the way insured the fact that he would never take it again. Grady O’Doul couldn’t believe he had taken the advice of a so-called friend and turned onto the trail called “The Narrow”. He had never been on this trail before. If it hadn’t been recommended by someone he trusted, he would have never tried it.
By Scott A. Gese12 months ago in Fiction
Nine Unhealthy Habits and Bad Retirement Lifestyle Choices
Retirement is a special time in your life. You’ve put in the years of working long hours. You’ve dealt with the stress of ridiculous deadlines. You’ve put up with overbearing bosses and maybe even an unlikable coworker or two.
By Scott A. Gese12 months ago in Longevity
The Final Clue
One clue per year. The tenth and final clue to a long buried treasure had just been released. Now the race was on. Lucas Mayfield, owner and sole reporter for the Haleyville Gazette, sat at a small table next to the sunlit window. His second pencil was already beginning to dull as he feverishly wrote without stopping. The woman sitting across the table from him gazed out the window, lost in the past as she recounted her story to the reporter. It was almost unbelievable, yet true to the very last word.
By Scott A. Gese12 months ago in Fiction
