Short Story Corner: Bus Stop by Ernie Howard & Drought by J.E. Mac


Chris Fried reviews, Bus Stop.

The Indie Athenaeum

Short Story Title: Bus Stop: A Short Story

Author: Ernie Howard

Editor: Jessica West

Publication Date: December 9, 2019

Available on:Amazon as an eBook

Indie Athenaeum Rating: 5 out of 5 Stars


Winter is a teenager looking for revenge after his girlfriend got sexually assaulted by the school bully. Thinking only about his rage, he comes up with a plan to acquire a gun! Will he follow through and succeed?

This story delves into the teenage mind and how eh-bus stopit thinks, demonstrating a depth of humanity and the darkness that lurks underneath it. The true horror of the story is what happens next and how it’s ingeniously resolved with an unexpected twist.

I originally read this short story when it was published in “Tales from the Canyons of the Damned: No. 26“, a collection filled with frightening stories just like this one.

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