love story – Mike Bergman

Breakfast (Haiku Friday)

The Necklace (a Christmas short story)

The seventh and final in my Christmas short story / flash fiction series. Enjoy! I hesitated as I rounded the corner and hunkered into my down jacket. Half a block ahead, a grizzled and unkempt man sat with his back against the brick wall. He wore a stocking hat and overcoat, both of which hadContinue reading “The Necklace (a Christmas short story)”

The inspiration behind “First Date” (Of Stars and Space)

With the publication of my collection of stories, Of Stars and Space, this is part 2 in a series of posts about the inspiration behind each of the twelve stories. Writer’s block is frustrating. You sit at your computer, stare at your screen, wanting to write, longing to write, and yet your brain produces nothing.Continue reading “The inspiration behind “First Date” (Of Stars and Space)”