Contemporary fiction

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baking
Andy Spears

Bourbon-Flavored Baptist

  • 4.5
( 1 Reviews )

Everyone at Connor Street Baptist loved Billy. He was a short, round man with a forgettable, round face framed by large round glasses. His sparse

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conversation
TzeLin Sam

The Lost Art of Conversation

A Conversation Between Two Young Women – Talking Over Each Other. Amelia: Hey, how’s it going? Britney: Good. And you? Hey did I tell you

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horror
Pam Reeder

The Hand in the Snow

When dog walking goes wrong Photo by Alexandr Podvalny from Pexels I watched as Chauncey sniffed at a mound of snow covered leaves and began

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The Second Boris Zaleski

He didn’t dream, but neither was he fully unaware. Every now and then he woke up in the darkness when something changed. When light started

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The Candidate: Part 1

The last four months of Gabrielle’s presidential campaign have been rough. She knew it would be, but it was still difficult. The attack ads went

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#kids
Brandon Diehl

Neighborhood Watch

The time has come. The time to protect this subdivision and all its fair inhabitants. I kneel down and adjust the playing card in the

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authors
Andrey Lukyanov

Meet Moi

I’ve borrowed some money from people with no intention of paying it back. Fuck ’em, the whole thing would resolve by itself eventually or at

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flash fiction
TzeLin Sam

The Missing Doormat

“This is absurd!” My husband, Christopher’s voice had gone up a notch higher as he exclaimed. The receptionist kept repeating herself, “Sir, I’m sorry but

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TzeLin Sam

Behind the Screen

Unlike many of her friends, Anne had always been a morning person. She was up early this morning to practise yoga while catching the sunrise

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#nearfuture
Julia Marsiglio

Under the Cherry Blossom Sky

  • 4.5
( 1 Reviews )

There were no fires that night. They couldn’t risk it. Aurelia ran her fingers along the gold chain around her neck. The motion was comforting,

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Halloween Story 2023
Andy Spears

iSpy

Who is inside Chelle’s phone?            Chelle couldn’t figure out what was going on with her phone. She kept insisting to

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equality
Tim McDaniel

Inhuman

“This is kind of a go-nowhere party, Ryan,” Logan said. “I don’t even know why you dragged me here.” Ryan noticed a circle of empty

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contemporary fiction
David Rodeback

Her Voice (a short story)

There’s nothing like the sound of a mom reading to her children, when they’re your children too. It’s the exact opposite of their nightmares, the

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Bernadette O'Leary-Malcolm

The Many Lives of Mita (Part V)

*** Introduction: After an assault left her trapped in her own body, unable to move, speak, or open her eyes, Mita Lopez’s boyfriend and parents

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Pam Reeder

Freddy’s New Life

Freddy sees something big. Now he has to go into witness protection. He needs the next available vehicle ASAP. Photo by Christian Lue on Unsplash

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The Lady in White

She didn’t know she was going to die today. And why would she? It was her wedding day, after all. She woke up to birds

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Surf, Sun, and Sadness

On a gray, overcast morning early in the spring of my late twenties, I found myself near the base of a fishing pier of a

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attraction
Tanya Hall

Blue Halcyon Days

Standing under a shimmering lampshade, Greg wasn’t sure this was a good idea. “It’s full of antioxidants and other vitamins. You know, all the good

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crossdressing
Christina Nordlander

Glitter

When I moved out, I bought nail polish for the first time. Almost an entire row of little glass bottles: frosted, sparkling, pearlescent. Lipstick in

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action
Donald J. Bingle

Train of Thought

“Wake up, dude.” “Huh? Where are we? What’s going on?” “Jesus, Cam, you’re a hard sleeper. Or maybe you had too many of those magic

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A Visit to the Hospital

It was as if the whole town was there at the hospital that day. The queue at the registration counter for specialist clinics began before

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Club
Gene Glotzer

Rapture

She was starting a few minutes late, but it was close enough for jazz. She scanned the crowd. Not huge, but decent. Almost all white

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flash fiction
Tanya Hall

Petal Pills

A 500-word flash fiction piece. “Hydroxyzine.” “Excuse me?” I cleared my throat and pointed to the row of small circular welts on her exposed arm.

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Romantic Comedy
Crystal Walker

Matchmakers | Episode 2 | The Girls

Photo by Viktoria Alipatova from Pexels Hearing the bang of the garbage truck emptying a dumpster in the alley behind her apartment, Maisie opens her

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10-word story
TzeLin Sam

Left at the Altar

  • 4.5
( 1 Reviews )

A Ten-Word Story  I take off my wedding veil. He is not coming.  ——— The 10-word story above is written as part of a Medium

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Crystal Walker

Meet Maisie Jones

The main character in the serialized RomCom “Matchmakers” Image created via Canva and using a stock image from Pixabay Taking a little bit of a

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Crime
willow hewett

The Night Stalker

  • 5
( 3 Reviews )

The street seemed eerie and deserted as I made my way towards my apartment, which was situated on the other end of town. I had

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comedy
TzeLin Sam

An Important Decision

You shift your weight from one leg to the other fully aware of the fact that it is a bad habit of yours to lean

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death
Christina Nordlander

Tattoo Daughter

It astonished me when I realised there were people who designed urns for babies. Cat-eared, pink, baby blue, shaped like a teddy bear or a

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As The Cruise Ship Rises

The medium-size cruise ship named American Liberty was heading to Portland, Maine after leaving Boston thirty minutes ago. An announcement was made on the intercom

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Danger
Bernadette O'Leary-Malcolm

The Many Lives of Mita (Part III)

It all begins normally… like a whisper. *** Book 1 in the Scottish Limelight and Love series. *** Introduction: After Mita Lopez left her abusive

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flash fiction
Nick Gaudio

Whelp

. Leave a Reviewfeature0 Pros (optional) Type new or select existing pros Cons (optional) Type new or select existing cons Save my name, email, and

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adventure
Dennis Mombauer

Halls of Silt and Seawater

“That’s exactly what I imagined. Isn’t it great?” Ben and his friends looked down the dunes, over the beach and the rolling waves, crashing against

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diaster
Mollie Lyon

Rescue

The sky outside the window grayed up. The sirens continued. “Why didn’t I get one of those emergency radios? I mean we have bad storms

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fable
Shannon Hilson

Storm People

Not all storms are merely named after people. Some storms - often the most destructive sorts - can be people, as well. If you’ve ever wondered why it seems

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#Halloween
Andy Spears

Piggy Bank Princess

“Hey. Sarah Jane said when she was at the store with Makenzie she saw that princess costume.” “Uh-huh.” “You know, the one she’s been telling

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Early Signs

Timmy ran through the bunched up bulk of faded fall leaves. He cornered the edge of the playground, the swings still flowing back and forth

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bad memories
David Rodeback

Beyond Ugly (a short story)

After 25 years it probably wasn’t even the same door, but it could have been. It led to the same school, the same fetid swamp

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Elections
Andy Spears

Mayor Paul A.

Whatever it takes to win Paul easily won election to the Mayor’s Office. It was his second time running, and this time, he hadn’t made

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Storm Of Grief 

The affliction suffered has decayed the body Taking within, killing the inside slowly Once a warrior, now unable to stand Tightly holding on to dignity

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justice
Charles Bastille

Quantum Blues

1. My prison cell isn’t the loud, dirty iron cage our ancestors knew. It is pristine, with a perpetual blue tint reflecting the metamaterials of

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Bernadette O'Leary-Malcolm

The Many Lives of Mita (Part VI)

*** Introduction: After fighting the odds and winning, Mita awoke from the unimaginable torment of being trapped within her own body, unable to move, speak,

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Absurd
Matthew Portman

Le Petit

Photo by ÉMILE SÉGUIN on Unsplash or  ‘The Little’ By Matthew Portman April 27th, 2020 I’ve never seen a piece quite like it. Le Petit,

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Guardian Hawk

A sunny day in a lively forest. A proud healthy hawk flies through the air, high as the mountains. It sits on a tree branch

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Ops

Photo by author She rises to refill her coffee mug. A rumble overhead muffled by the roof. Last week of the month, ops. Operations by

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Bernadette O'Leary-Malcolm

The Many Lives of Mita (Part IV)

*** Introduction: After Mita Lopez relocated to Scotland to be with her new boyfriend and their children, she began a new job at a production

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Fiction
Elise Paxson

Mid-Morning at the Hair Salon

“So, what are we doing today?” Nikki asks. I stare at myself in the salon mirror.  “Just a trim,” I answer.  A few minutes later,

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dante
Tim McDaniel

Recording Angel

 Beth had been sitting on the marble bench for ages, her eyes fixed on Michael as he worked silently at his desk. When he finally

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drama
TzeLin Sam

Selfie

We stared at the ancient-looking phone that came out of the parcel. I wondered if it was a prank. It was unmistakeable that the anonymous

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Families
Kirsten Aguilar

Arithmetic

After we have ordered and before our food has arrived, my sister’s boyfriend gets up to use the bathroom. The way is down a long

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Bernadette O'Leary-Malcolm

The Many Lives of Mita (Part VII)

Introduction: When a woman with trust issues and a celebrity who works in an industry known for infidelity and oversexed debauchery date, problems should be

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awkward but cute
Quillful Writer

Exchange from the Heart

Being on the third floor of a city apartment, his kitchen only caught short glimpses of natural light. The winter made that time even shorter,

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#interview
Gene Glotzer

A Long Morning

  • 4.5
( 1 Reviews )

Jim hated mid-morning appointments. He could sleep in a little bit. He could, but he couldn’t. It was too big. He’d been unemployed for too

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AI
Tim McDaniel

Blinking Noon and Midnight

 Len put down the book. He’d been kidding himself for an hour at least; the sweater wasn’t enough. The place was just too darn cold.

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comtemporary fiction
Casey Lawrence

The Burn

Tw: fire, injury  Niamh Kelly sure knew how to throw a party. Any occasion, any time of year: she was your girl if you wanted

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Abuse
Christina Nordlander

Put Her Down

The first time Jörgen and Malena used the threat was when Katja was ten. Qetesh must have been one year old; Katja had been nine

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coming of age
A.K. Noctua

My First Time Trying Pozole

The pristine light of the summer sun smacked me across the face. The massive jackhammer in my head told me we had danced in the

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Dinosaurs
Robin Honigsberg

Jurassic Writing— Part One:  The Find

  • 4.3
( 2 Reviews )

Dr. Serena Mulligan was hot, sweaty and dusty. She’d been excavating a dinosaur footprint fossil for over three hours, but it didn’t appear she had

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