THE PULLETS

A series of 101 original stories by Pam Wells about the neighbors you've never actually met • Copyright ©2010-2012 Pam Wells/The Pullets • All rights reserved

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Pam Wells/The Pullets
13 May

Time flies

Evan sat on a tree stump in the back yard, watching the earth revolve. He balanced a laptop on his knees as the linear shadow fell across the face of the…

Pam Wells/The Pullets
12 May

Here, but not remembered

Audrey had a sudden taste for murder. “Who do I go to?” she asked quietly. The woman was pierced from ear to ear. “How heinous do you want it?” “Heinous.…

Pam Wells/The Pullets
11 May

The takedown

Years later, Evan and Joe would recall fondly The Day Mom Took Jeannie Down. The path was clear and well-marked on reflection, but at the time, no one was reading the…

Pam Wells/The Pullets
10 May

Dressing on the side

Evan’s eyes couldn’t get any wider. Joe tried to look cool and worldly, but he was equally awestruck at the mostly naked girls on the French Riviera. “Les francais,” Jeannie…

aphids
07 May

Aphids

Joe and Evan watched their mother through the kitchen window. “Sucks to be us,” Joe said. “Dude, sucks worse to be them.” • • • • • Audrey was in…

Pam Wells/The Pullets
06 May

Thursday in the park with George

It was Audrey’s idea: a picnic in the park. She boxed up sandwiches, bread-and-butter pickles, red grapes and oatmeal cookies. Found the old checked tablecloth in the back of the…

Pam Wells/The Pullets
05 May

What goes around

Audrey stood motionless in the park. She had frozen there almost five minutes ago, looking up at the giant wheel. Evan fanned her with his hat as Danni rolled over…

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