Rain at Three

by Amanda L. Webster

Can you ever really know the man you're marrying until you've really gotten to know him? Vicki is beginning to learn just what kind of man she has married. Is the honeymoon over so quickly? It may be 73 degrees and sunny in Hawaii, but it always rains at 3:00.


This is a short story of about 6,800 words.

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First published July 22, 2015

About the author

Mandy Webster is an author, editor, and publisher based in Central Illinois. Her writing, which began under the name Amanda L. Webster, has evolved from young adult fiction into darker and more complex territory, blending horror, thriller, feminist themes, magical realism, and literary storytelling. Her work explores what is hidden, uncomfortable, and difficult to name—examining the tensions between silence and truth.

She is the author of seven novels, a poetry collection, and a collection of drawings created during the COVID-19 pandemic as part of #Inktober. In addition to her own work, Webster is the owner and editor of Elderfly Press, an independent publisher dedicated to uncovering stories that haunt, provoke, and demand to be heard. The press focuses on genre-blending fiction, nonfiction, and hybrid works that challenge cultural silences and linger in the imagination.

Through Elderfly Press, she has edited anthologies including Beautiful and Terrifying: Tales and Visions from the Edge of the Uncanny (2026), Bad Moon on the Rise: An Anthology of the Unsettling (2025) and Make No Apologies: Early Feminist Writings: In Celebration of 100 Years of Women’s Suffrage in the United States (2019), with additional projects forthcoming.

Webster holds a Master of Arts in English with a concentration in creative writing from Mount Mary University and a Master of Science in Business Management from Cardinal Stritch University. In 2013, she received the Sigma Tau Delta International English Honor Society’s Individual Blog Award.

On her website, writeontheworld.wordpress.com, Webster publishes book reviews, teaches writers how to finish novels and strengthen their craft, and occasionally writes social commentary. She lives with her two sons, two dogs, and three cats.

Reviews

[Marcia Carrington · Rating 5 out of 5]

RAIN AT THREE is a thought-provoking short story with an odious but well-drawn central character and his harried wife, equally well-defined. The narrative is true to life and unsettling in a tense manner, its subtle layers hitting the reader well after completing the story.

[Liz · Rating 1 out of 5]

Short and sweet.