Short Stories – Cliff A Robinson

The Outing.

Cliff Robinson December 28, 2022 January 18, 2023

00 Note: this story deals with adult situations and descriptions of self-harm. On June 17, 1982, Jacob was alone watching TV in the family room, […]

Cliff Robinson August 6, 2021 May 31, 2022

00 It’s another night at the Shamrock Bar. A dark dive bar on a dark street in the San Fernando Valley of Los Angeles. Strip […]

Cliff Robinson March 12, 2021 November 24, 2021

00 In his mind, run-down motel rooms usually matched his mood and always fit his self-esteem flawlessly. This night was no exception. He had been […]

Cliff Robinson February 11, 2021 May 31, 2022

00 Operating since 1947, the Colonial Diner, in the little southern New England beach town called Napatree is open from sunrise to 1 am every […]

Cliff Robinson October 4, 2020 May 31, 2022

00 Today is my birthday. The hundreds of Facebook posts wishing me a happy day will not let me forget. The only true lifelong friend, […]

Cliff Robinson January 6, 2020 May 31, 2022

00 My first introduction to death was at the tender age of eight. My aunt died unexpectedly at 52 from a stroke. I was brought […]

Cliff Robinson November 24, 2019 May 31, 2022

00 Wednesday. September 21, 1938. Gordon and Dot worried that the new baby would have a harelip like their toddler, Lee, was born with and […]