Nate Ragolia

Tag: short story

  • I read at Write Club on 11/1/18!

    I was one of the combatants at Write Club on November 1 here in Denver. If you haven’t been, oh you must! Check out this awesome artistic and charitable organization at their website: https://www.writeclubdenver.com/. My topic was “ethical” facing off against my opponent who wrote something on “corrupt”. Here’s the short story I read, a whimsical…

  • Short story published in ATB’s Buffy the Vampire Slayer Collection

    I contributed a piece to the upcoming Outside In Takes a Stab collection covering every episode of Buffy the Vampire Slayer. My story follows the events of the episode “Bothered, Bewitched, Bewildered” in which Xander tries to use a love spell on Cordelia, but it backfires to make every woman in Sunnydale obsessed with him. The…

  • “Ensign Friend” published in ATB’s Outside In Boldly Goes!

      HELLO THERE!!! If you like Star Trek: The Next Generation, or just me, you might want to buy the book linked below. First, it’s a great collection of essays, poetry, fiction and other responses to all 174 ST:TNG episodes. Second, I have a short story in it. It’s called “Ensign Friend” and it’s a…

  • RUINATION published in The Stoneslide Corrective

      I’m excited to share that The Stoneslide Corrective has published my short story Ruination in their Aftermath issue. I’m proud to be included alongside other authors and essayists for this project. I hope you’ll take a moment to read my sci-fi short. You can do so for free, though Stoneslide asks for a $1.99 contribution for…

  • NEW FICTION: Finleymania

    Hey there! Here’s another original short story. This one’s a weird confluence of art, medicine, and madness. Originally published in BONED. Enjoy!  – n. FINLEYMANIA BY NATE RAGOLIA CC0 Public Domain The ceiling comprises sixty-four square tiles. Each tile has two-hundred and fifty-four dimples, except for the eight tiles that are occupied by light fixtures…

  • NEW FICTION: Bag of Bones – A Children’s Story

    For this original short story in BONED, I played with the children’s story genre. I hope you like it. – n. BAG OF BONES: A CHILDREN’S STORY BY NATE RAGOLIA Photo by Jorge Jaramillo via Flickr. Creative Commons: Some rights reserved.   On Monday, the young boy exits the school bus in the afternoon. He bounds down…

  • NEW FICTION: An Old Fashioned Love Story

    Hello again! More new fiction for you. This is another entry in the BONED short story project. Enjoy! – Nate AN OLD FASHIONED LOVE STORY BY NATE RAGOLIA Source: Wikimedia Commons – https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/9b/Greenway,_State_Route_5_vicinity,_Charles_City_vicinity_(Charles_City_County,_Virginia).jpg   Grandma June stands on the back porch, picking at peeling white paint on the railing. Hearing the tired jingle of the kitchen…

  • NEW FICTION: Grand Finale

    Here’s another short story I wrote for BONED. Enjoy! GRAND FINALE BY NATE RAGOLIA Source: https://www.pexels.com/u/jarn/   “Are we really going to do this?” she asks, sitting on the edge of the bed. “Right now?” Standing before her, he loosens his tie and unbuttons his shirt, pacing. He gazes out the window as he passes it.…

  • NEW FICTION: The Purpose of a Fence

    Hello! Here’s another original short story from my BONED writing blog project.   THE PURPOSE OF A FENCE BY NATE RAGOLIA Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Boston_Commons_Cemetery_Fence.JPG   “Do you ever wonder about the fence?” the grave digger asks his partner. The second grave digger, his name is Jones, sighs and shakes his head. “Why would I wonder about the…

  • Interview with Friday Phrases

    I recently had the honor of doing an interview with Friday Phrases, a Twitter-based Friday writing prompt/game. If you haven’t tried it, you absolutely should visit their Twitter feed on a Friday and start responding with your flash fiction and poetry. My experience with the game even led me to write a short story, “The…