The Water Glass Collection

10 Contemporary Short Stories

Short stories by Kalin Ringkvist that are (mostly) not science fiction, each with an introduction by the author.

In the Name of Justice - A 14 year old who tries methamphetamine for the first time and witnesses a suicide for which he is soon blamed.

Canned Air - A rebellious and foul-mouthed fourth grader and his inhalant addicted mother try to decide if they want to ditch his grandfather's funeral for some mother-son bonding.

Foreman at a Racism Factory - It's not easy developing the implants that will orchestrate the next race war.

Both Sides of the Story - Two children watch their parents breakup.

Chain - Trying to break the chains of hate.

Middle Schoolers - A repeated victim of bullies, Tommy decides he wants revenge.

In The Ferns - A bit of erotic historical fiction from some unknown olden days.

Mind Games - The life story of a girl who can read minds.

The Escape - This story is a joke.

The Water Glass - A doctor tells an old man that he can never have another drink of water.

i wrote this

is it cheating to review your own book? listening to this brought up so many emotions from back when I wrote these. i forgot how much of my personality i can see in them