Latest Stories

Most recently published stories in Wander.

The Trip
Even though the tropical water is warm, the waves being churned up from the ocean bottom feel cold as they thrash against us. My hands hurt from clutching the sides of the little long-tail boat and I’m clenching my teeth to avoid biting my tongue as we skate up giant waves and then get slammed down as we crest them. The boat driver is a sinewy tattooed statue, he stands rooted, motionless among all the chaos, steering the udder, all his concentration focussed on getting us to the island without getting sunk.
By LittleWing5 years ago in Wander
Following a Dream
I woke slowly, embracing the feeling of warm contentment that I can only really capture on the weekends when I’m not slamming my fist down on my alarm, desperate for five more minutes of blissful sleep. Then my alarm went off. Slamming my fist down on it, I padded to the bathroom to start my day.
By lochleen macgregor5 years ago in Wander
Wanderers
A recurring dream I’ve been having, and the $20,000 I had come into, haunted me for the past 10 nights. Prying open my eyes to a pair of brown, almond shaped ones looking down on me.
By Carson Ham5 years ago in Wander
What a day at Yosemite National Park!
Yosemite National Park is a huge wonderful valley with many things to do for fun if you are an adventurer like me. You can hike different trails, camp, enjoy the scenery and even dine, among other things. Unfortunately for me, I only had a few hours to get to know the park so I only got to hike up to where the park is best known for, its waterfalls!
By Chelsea Martínez5 years ago in Wander
Unexpected Changes
James sat at the kitchen counter, looking over his bank statement and credit card debt. £8,137.94 in the red. How had it gotten so out of hand? He knew she took his card shopping, “you don’t mind do you?” she’d smile sweetly. Mind? She’d just given him the best morning of his life, who was he to mind?
By Catherine Moolenschot5 years ago in Wander
The Fisherman
I stood on deck above the wheelhouse, chilled, with the fresh sea air whipping against my face. I watched as the sun shone its last orange glow on the horizon and my view of land faded away in the distance. I was not on duty until the next day, when we would be far out enough to set the net and begin our tow. Tonight I could relax and ready myself for the week to come at sea.
By AM5 years ago in Wander
A Wave of Change
It's crazy how her body felt so warm and so cool at the same time. This was her first time on the open sea, and she had never felt this sensation before. Above her, the beaming Caribbean sun heated her skin. From the bow of the small sailboat, the northern wind cooled her, almost to a chill. It reminded her of the hot peach cobbler and ice cream she loved to eat back home.
By Damien Bentley5 years ago in Wander
Esperanza
The transformation from desperation to dejection, and then to a somber acquiescence was, in a way, a relief. Pushing aside the piles of invoices, credit card statements, and scribbled calculations, I turned off the old desk lamp, and for a moment the entire universe seemed to dissolve into darkness. If only I could remain in that peaceful abyss forever....
By Andrew Cameron 5 years ago in Wander
Aunt Mildred's Diary
The clock struck 3:00 as Michelle sat down at Dumbarton Central. “What am I doing here,” she thought as a train horn blew and steam billowed in the distance of the bustling central Scotland station. Just after her 25th birthday, much to the dismay of her mother, she flew off to the UK on what her family thought was a worthless endeavor. The tall, slightly gangly, but beautiful strawberry blonde justified, “Well here is better than there,” after months of spinning her wheels and getting nowhere. Bored was an understatement; the fresh college graduate was finding her small hometown of Middletown exceedingly slow after the whirlwind urban adventure that was her 5 years at NYU.
By Kristi Hall5 years ago in Wander
An Excursion in Cairo Egypt
I went to Cairo in Egypt for one day by flying from Paphos to Cairo in August 2008 when I lived in Cyprus. I lived in Cyprus for four years.
By Denise Larkin5 years ago in Wander
1969
As secretary of Tulsa Heritage Bank, my day consists of prepping the coffee, answering calls, and readily greeting customers with a smile. I couldn’t help but wonder if that was all my life would amount to. But, on one day in 1969, the sun was just beginning to droop towards the west and I was heading home. I recall feeling particularly stifled by the heat and suffocated by my pantyhose. I rummaged through my bag to find my keys, only to look up and see a black notebook propped against my windshield. Suspicious, I looked around to see if anyone else was nearby. I picked up the foreign object and opened it in the name of curiosity.
By Dailey Whitehouse5 years ago in Wander
Green Mountain Miracle
It was a gorgeous summer day. The hot sun beat down on everything so hard, everything from the green leaves of trees to the dry, dusty earth seemed to shimmer and glow. My sunglasses were missing and because I'm very sensitive to light I was constantly squinting. I was at my old man's place, a quaint log home he'd built himself in the '80s on a small piece of land in Waterbury, Vermont. With my father's recent passing it was now my property in every sense of the word, although in my eyes it still belonged to him. But I knew I'd have to sell it soon. The taxes were too much for me to handle, and my writing career had nearly come to a halt since his passing last year. I knew if I didn't sell a story soon, I'd never be able to afford the twenty thousand dollar bill that was waiting for me in the not-so-distant future. But I still had hope, a part of me believed that the universe wasn't cruel enough to strip away the one thing that still made me feel close to the memory of my dad. I'd find a way.
By T.F. Hall5 years ago in Wander