To avoid my brother’s ex-wife’s idiot brother and his cousins, my brother and I would walk across rooftops to get … More
Category: Fool’s Gold – a Short Story by Elle
A short story on the Gold Rush days in the wild west of San Francisco
Fool’s Gold – Part 6
‘Trouble at its finest,’ Madame Selene, the proprietess smiled as she admired us as she sat on a chair with … More
Fool’s Gold – Part 5
We quietly rode back to the bay area which had more ships docked with white sails. The town had grown … More
Fool’s Gold – Part 4
We rode our horses in silence. The dead Spaniard in our thoughts. Then I asked a question, ‘All these years … More
Fool’s Gold – Part 3
We kept moving and a set up camp near a flowing river. After building a fire to warm myself, I … More
Fool’s Gold – Part 2
The whole night the inn burnt and I walked back to Chinatown and the old lady let me sleep in … More
Fool’s Gold – Part 1
1849 was only two years ago and the ships have flooded Yerba Buena cove. Whispers were going around that they … More