Shelly Reuben 's Recent Stories


Tilting at Windmills: The Summer of Joey

Part of me wants this to be a “Once upon a time” story. But it might not have a legitimate ..


Tilting at Windmills: Good Bye, Joe - Encore

The last time I saw Joe, I was with my family, eating, greeting, telling stories about this and that. After ..


Tilting at Windmills: Spring!

Hi there! I’m a jonquil, and I want to say “Hello.” And “Hi” from me, a daffodil. I’m yellow! Yellow! Yellow! From bright red ..


Tilting at Windmills: Between Two Hard Covers

Oops. I almost squashed you. Please excuse me. I didn’t see you sitting beside me on the shelf. Only 7.7 ..


Tilting at Windmills: Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah

I’m not sure what modern horror made me wonder why today’s music is so depressing (maybe Kanye West selling swastika ..


Tilting at Windmills: The Stenographer and the Spymaster

Although I’ve never had a wild desire to be a 21st Century Mata Hari, I admit to a certain admiration ..


Tilting at Windmills: Love Letter to a Typewriter

Whenever I think about my favorite writers, I image them hunched over manuscripts, their brains filled with plots, characters, and ..


TILTING AT WINDMILLS : Melinda Bittle

I don’t know if I’m writing this because I recently saw a documentary on television about parents and teachers putting ..


Tilting at Windmills: The Chicken and the Rooster – A Fable

Six hens lived in the chicken coop at the McGilvery Farm. Milly, Josephine, and Mabel occupied the nesting boxes on ..


Tilting at Windmills: Trashy Reading

A few days ago, I was strolling down Main Street when I walked past an old-fashioned barbershop. It had every ..


Quick Links


Share This Author


More From Shelly Reuben


Embarrassing, Manipulative, Dove.
Embarrassing, manipulative, Dove.

Tilting At Windmills: Brenda Starr. Reporter
Tilting at Windmills: Brenda Starr. Reporter

Chapter 8 - The Snowplow: Part 2
Chapter 8 - The Snowplow: Part 2

My Darling Daughter…
My Darling Daughter…

Thus Spake Brave Horatius (and Winston Churchill): Movie Review Of The Darkest Hour
Thus Spake Brave Horatius (and Winston Churchill): Movie Review of The Darkest Hour

Tilting At Windmills: A Glorious Error
Tilting at Windmills: A Glorious Error

Tilting At Windmills:  A Slight Case Of Misperception
Tilting at Windmills: A Slight Case of Misperception

How Horatius Kept The Bridge
How Horatius Kept the Bridge

The Natural History Of The Soul
The natural history of the soul

Mr. Biggie
Mr. Biggie