skeptikoi's Profile
| Penname: | skeptikoi |
| Country: | United States |
| Member type: | Author |
| Member Since: | Mar 3, 2010 |
| Bio: | Worked in publishing for 40 years (HBJ, Dover), now retired. Wrote fiction early on but stopped as job pressures grew. Have returned to writing fiction now that I have the time and energy to devote to it. Have studied and loved literature all my life. Hope to be of some help to aspiring writers and receive good input on my own work. |
User Writings
| Title/Name | Date | Ranking | Reviews | Type | |
| Oct 24, 2010 | 108 | 18 | Short Story | ||
same as part 1. This is the conclusion of a... | |||||
| Oct 24, 2010 | 187 | 16 | Short Story | ||
A man whose life is in decline gets a chance to... | |||||
| Nov 28, 2010 | 129 | 16 | Short Story | ||
same as part 1 | |||||
| Nov 28, 2010 | 137 | 16 | Short Story | ||
A man's problems come to a head. How do you... | |||||
| Mar 12, 2010 | 36 | 27 | Short Story | ||
A tragicomic story of a mathematician's... | |||||
| Jul 20, 2010 | 86 | 23 | Short Story | ||
A story about two brothers, a woman, and love... | |||||
| Mar 3, 2010 | 120 | 18 | Short Story | ||
A man gets lost while driving home at night... | |||||
| May 14, 2010 | 158 | 16 | Short Story | ||
Sex, religion, and fear (not necessarily in... | |||||
| Jun 16, 2011 | 483 | 10 | Short Story | ||
Second and concluding part of a 9K word story.... | |||||
| Jun 16, 2011 | 723 | 8 | Short Story | ||
A young woman finds her long lost father, in... | |||||
| Jan 13, 2012 | 237 | 12 | Short Story | ||
A woman receives a shock at her husband's... | |||||
| Mar 9, 2013 | 852 | 8 | Short Story | ||
A 7.3K story.A man, his wife, their daughter,... | |||||
| May 14, 2010 | 193 | 15 | Short Story | ||
Same as part 1. | |||||
| Jan 13, 2012 | 240 | 12 | Short Story | ||
A woman receives a shock at her husband's... | |||||
| Mar 18, 2012 | 82 | 18 | Short Story | ||
Conclusion of a 7,500 word story. A man recalls... | |||||
| Mar 28, 2010 | 600 | 11 | Short Story | ||
This is a 7,500 word story posted in two parts,... | |||||
| Mar 28, 2010 | 808 | 9 | Short Story | ||
same as part 1 | |||||
| Apr 5, 2010 | 179 | 21 | Short Story | ||
A dark farce. Two women in a crowded restaurant... | |||||
| Apr 18, 2010 | 115 | 19 | Short Story | ||
A confrontation between a single mother and a... | |||||
| Apr 28, 2010 | 569 | 13 | Short Story | ||
A story of two marriages and two deaths. Is it... | |||||
| Sep 14, 2010 | 311 | 14 | Short Story | ||
Part 2 of a 6.8K story. Same as part 1. | |||||
| Sep 14, 2010 | 577 | 10 | Short Story | ||
Truth, deception, and an unreliable narrator... | |||||
| Jun 11, 2010 | 689 | 11 | Short Story | ||
A young security guard in a museum gets an... | |||||
| Jun 11, 2010 | 695 | 10 | Short Story | ||
See part 1. This is the conclusion of an 8,000... | |||||
| Jun 26, 2010 | 121 | 18 | Short Story | ||
An unhappy man commits an act of cruelty. Do... | |||||
| Aug 15, 2010 | 422 | 11 | Short Story | ||
6,500 word story posted in two parts due to... | |||||
| Aug 15, 2010 | 539 | 9 | Short Story | ||
same as part 1. | |||||
| Nov 28, 2011 | 395 | 12 | Short Story | ||
A man does strange work on the highways at... | |||||
| Oct 2, 2010 | 388 | 12 | Short Story | ||
part 2 (conclusion) of a 6200 word story. | |||||
| Oct 2, 2010 | 502 | 11 | Short Story | ||
A woman, her father, his arm and the man who... | |||||
| Dec 19, 2010 | 56 | 20 | Short Story | ||
Just a droubble. Time travel can be hazardous... | |||||
| Jan 12, 2011 | 145 | 17 | Short Story | ||
A dying man reveals a long kept secret to his... | |||||
| Jan 24, 2011 | 232 | 13 | Short Story | ||
Conclusion of a 9K word story. Same comments as... | |||||
| Jan 24, 2011 | 144 | 15 | Short Story | ||
A woman's new year gets off to a very bad... | |||||
| Feb 24, 2011 | 270 | 13 | Short Story | ||
A tragicomic story of a family's ups and downs.... | |||||
| Feb 24, 2011 | 271 | 13 | Short Story | ||
Conclusion of tragicomic story of a family's... | |||||
| Mar 12, 2011 | 482 | 11 | Short Story | ||
First half of a 7K word story, best read... | |||||
| Mar 12, 2011 | 455 | 11 | Short Story | ||
Second half of a 7K word story, best read... | |||||
| Apr 18, 2011 | 613 | 9 | Short Story | ||
A story of family conflicts. 8K word story... | |||||
| Apr 18, 2011 | 611 | 9 | Short Story | ||
Conclusion of a story of family conflicts.... | |||||
| May 12, 2011 | 128 | 17 | Short Story | ||
A 5K word story, mostly in dialogue. Two... | |||||
| May 27, 2011 | 32 | 32 | Short Story | ||
An obese man in search of love finds something... | |||||
| Jul 9, 2011 | 141 | 16 | Short Story | ||
Conclusion of an 8K word story. Same as part 1.... | |||||
| Jul 9, 2011 | 249 | 13 | Short Story | ||
An 8K word story posted in two parts by... | |||||
| Aug 16, 2011 | 140 | 16 | Short Story | ||
An 8K word story posted in two parts, but best... | |||||
| Aug 16, 2011 | 100 | 17 | Short Story | ||
Conclusion of an 8K word story. A wealthy young... | |||||
| Sep 6, 2011 | 269 | 12 | Short Story | ||
A writer of romance novels has problems in bed.... | |||||
| Oct 4, 2011 | 146 | 16 | Short Story | ||
A man struggles against his enemies, seen and... | |||||
| Mar 18, 2012 | 68 | 19 | Short Story | ||
7,500 word story posted in two parts due to... | |||||
| May 3, 2012 | 306 | 12 | Short Story | ||
A man undergoes a strange transformation. This... | |||||
| Jan 21, 2012 | 103 | 17 | Short Story | ||
A woman walks into a bar....I wrote this for... | |||||
| Mar 9, 2013 | 835 | 8 | Short Story | ||
A man, his wife, their daughter, and a bad... | |||||
| May 3, 2012 | 133 | 17 | Short Story | ||
A man undergoes a strange transformation. This... | |||||
| Feb 18, 2012 | 105 | 16 | Short Story | ||
A man has problems with his mother. A 6K word... | |||||
| Feb 18, 2012 | 99 | 17 | Short Story | ||
A man has problems with his mother. A 6K word... | |||||
| Jul 2, 2012 | 154 | 17 | Short Story | ||
Esquire magazine is sponsoring a flash fiction... | |||||
| Jul 15, 2012 | 274 | 13 | Short Story | ||
A man feels his world closing in around him.... | |||||
| Jul 15, 2012 | 155 | 17 | Short Story | ||
A man feels his world closing in around him. 6K... | |||||
| Aug 9, 2012 | 265 | 13 | Short Story | ||
This is a 5K word story written for a themed... | |||||
| Feb 16, 2013 | 184 | 14 | Short Story | ||
Re-posting this for the humor contest. Had lots... | |||||
| Nov 3, 2012 | 279 | 12 | Short Story | ||
A woman, her father, and trouble in a nursing... | |||||
| Nov 3, 2012 | 263 | 13 | Short Story | ||
A woman, her father, and trouble in a nursing... | |||||
| Dec 17, 2012 | 162 | 15 | Short Story | ||
A one-sided battle of the sexes. Input please... | |||||
| Dec 17, 2012 | 177 | 14 | Short Story | ||
A one-sided battle of the sexes. A 6K word... | |||||
| Feb 2, 2013 | 426 | 11 | Short Story | ||
A man and his special troupe of performers. A... | |||||
| Feb 2, 2013 | 534 | 9 | Short Story | ||
A man and his special troupe of performers. A... | |||||
| Mar 26, 2013 | 506 | 10 | Short Story | ||
This is my entry for a story contest (mentioned... | |||||
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