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“It’s a myth,” clucked Doris as she picked at her salad. “I don’t believe it, not for one instant.” “You’re just a spring chicken, dear,”
Holding the stop/slow sign with little power on an unknown road, 20-year old Jim felt tired but relieved his construction shift was almost over. It
It’s funny what you get used to living in Alaska. Take bald eagles, for instance. When somebody from the Lower 48 comes to visit, they
They’d started hiking early, in the predawn chill, expecting the day to warm. Now, midday, they stood on the ridge top in knit hats and
Introduction: In a world where a zombie apocalypse was impossible, the impossible struck the world with horror and death. Seanix and Jade Flannery sought shelter
I tell Donnie, “I never eat Neapolitan ice cream.” He asks me why not. “I just don’t, okay?” Donnie doesn’t say anything. He just sets
Louis Droesge/Unsplash A yellow cat walks across the desk, coming into full view of the screen. Christy strokes it from head to tail. There are
Three months earlier, a mutual friend introduced me to Ron Turner at a charity gala auction for cancer research. We had both bids on the
“Twenty to one,” Jace drawled, “Josie’s got nothin’ to listen to in her car ‘cept a disc full of my music.” I told him, “I’ve
Ame stepped back and surveyed her work with a critical eye. She had built the makeshift hut as sturdily as possible years ago, using mathematical
“And then over at Hower and Drake, I learned how to play bocce – that’s this game with balls, kind of like bowling – and
They say we should not mess with time travel but I bet that they would change their minds if they had seen their disabled twin
He’d had a name once, but nobody ever used it, so by the time he left the rose bush and the field behind, he no
“Benny? That you?” “Nobody else at my house this time of the morning, Walter.” “You’re not gonna believe this.” “Then why wake me up and
Introduction Mita Lopez survived domestic abuse, stalking, and an assault that left her a prisoner in her own body, hearing everyone and everything around her
Cars drove by, a simple sigh at six in the morning, The day starts and the body drops, Shots heard on the block in the
A Flash Fiction. “All of them?” Luke shrugged and said, “Well, yeah I guess so. The second girl might have been a natural brunette.” I
A creasing lightning bolt then a thunder in mid-roar woke me up, shaking the gluey walls of my home. Before the explosion of light and
There once was a young girl whose mother was gravely ill and whose father was an arrogant asshole. He did not care about the woman
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
The Empty Cupboard His pantry held two kilos of chocolate, two kilos of coffee, two bottles of mezcal. The chocolate ground with almonds, cinnamon, and sugar
She sits at the oak desk with eyeliner and gin, with lipstick and eyeshadow. The silk stocking she’s not yet donned sits next to the
Introduction: After a zombie apocalypse gripped the world, proving that horror movies were more prophecy than entertainment, Sean and Jade Flannery faced one horrific loss
An exert from Last Free Exit: They arrived early at the football game, as the seats filled quickly in the first of the season, at
Beth stared at the books in the study of her faith leader, Pastor Sean. She always enjoyed seeing what people had on their shelves, end
“Does anybody here sell beer or do they just lock it up?” The woman who asks me this has just hiked down the crooked road
Gina was old now by nearly anyone’s standards. Her face was wrinkled and her joints creaked when she moved, especially first thing in the morning
Teddy the tortoise had been roaming the ward longer than anybody else. Not even Audrey the elderly orderly knew who named him—or why he wandered
Mom always told me not to pick my scabs. I never listened: faint, predictable pain was almost pleasure, was far better than feeling nothing. I
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
[Content Notes: Adopted family, swearing, cliquey school dynamics | Jasper reference] Summary: Before Jasper was enrolled in Holmes Institute, she was a problem child in a
Barbara steps back from the easel. She places the brush back into the glass of water on her desk and walks to the window to
Melinda checked her watch for the umpteenth time since she arrived at the restaurant. Taking a compact from her purse, she discreetly touched up her
The Girl She ducked down behind the sleigh; the light couldn’t reach her there. The man whistled along to the tune and walked between the
Photo by KoolShooters from Pexels After a peaceful day at work yesterday, Maisie peels her eyes open and extends out a shaky stretch feeling ready
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
A paranormal horror romance What is this place? I gasp for air. I do not mean to, I just do. I do not mean to
A journey through the history (and future?) of books The Final Page is an exploration of writing through history and the future. Join me on a
I only heard from Lizzy once after she left home. More than ten years had passed by the time she called. Evan was asleep upstairs,
Introduction As the apocalypse raged on, Jade and Seanix Flannery’s life fell apart. Following the brutal deaths of their children, Jade came unraveled, and she
Melissa said goodbye to the last of the mourners, closing the door with a sigh of relief. “It was so hard pretending I was devastated
Photo by Andrea Piacquadio from Pexels Power walking to Java ’n’ Jokes, Maisie’s heels dig into the concrete. Leah is a dead woman, ripping open
A 500 word first date flash fiction. Pasito is an Australian passionfruit soft drink. “Tomato sauce?” “Prefer barbecue.” “Summer or winter?” “Winter. I like watching
They offered to walk with her. It was a rule they had. No one was left to walk to their car alone at the end
I give mirror-me finger guns as I come to an unfortunate conclusion at the most inopportune moment: I hate every article of clothing that I
Max thought I was never coming back. Everybody else did, too, but Max is the only one who told me to my face. The rest
*** After the childhood home of Jade Flannery was overrun by the dead, her husband, Seanix, fought to rescue Jade and their two children, Nici
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
A true story created by yours truly – Satire Joachim looked at me as I considered his request. “So you and your boys want to
Table of Contents | Serialized Fiction | Romantic Comedy Image created by the author via Canva; Image sourced by Pixabay Bad date after bad date,
Ellie pulled her hip waders up over her jeans and ran the straps through her belt. “There you go, Baby,” she said to Nathan, “You
I named the spider Billy. I was supposed to kill him—sacrifice is the term in the experimental protocol—after the experiment was complete, but I didn’t
A signal or four got crossed and the driver dropped me at a party store in Hamtramck. I begged him to take me somewhere else,
1. A tower without the wedding bells Evan stood below the chandelier in the center of a room full of ball gowns and black ties — a room
It hit the floor with a thud. She watched in horror as the pumpkin basket bounced merrily off the floor of the patio scattering her
Vernon didn’t see the cricket coming. He’d figured he’d while away the lonesome lockdown hours teaching himself to pick a banjo, so he swept the
The winning photo’s caption read, Dramatic Beaver Makes Splash as Re-wilding Efforts Take Hold, but only because the photo editor couldn’t come up with one
“There you go, Kip! Soon your knee will be good as new!” BB rolled up the unused length of bandage and put it into a
It wasn’t seeing the fern that had Liz worried. She knew the fern well. She knew every plant, every fallen log, every crossing of the
It gets easier once you accept that nobody is coming to save you. Kind of like how those eight hour shifts at Hudson’s used to
After he had done the thing, he threw the shovel down, spit out his cigarette, and walked away from the mound of dirt. He had
Our idea of an exciting date was to take the train into the city and spend the day going to museums together. We’d go for
Andrew tapped a button on his synth allowing the long bass notes to shudder down his spine. Shifting from one leg to another in a
A good short story resonates. In few words, it draws the reader into a new world and captures their attention. It is harder to build
What would you say if you were standing at the front door of a nice guy you just met, and it was 6 a.m. and
The plumber placed his tools on a drop cloth to keep Courtney’s floor clean. But cleanliness was the last thing on her mind. Her stomach
Introduction: When Seanix Flannery’s ex-wife arrives in The Rock, he is frightened about how she will react to him. Then, after discovering that she suffered
If you were standing on the well-trimmed lawn at 2 am, or if you were a fox or mouse on the prowl for food, you
Bryn was taking her first sip of coffee when she saw it. She blinked twice then snatched the binoculars she kept for birding to make
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
The city girl’s name was Nicole. She brought her Honda Civic to a stop at the dusty intersection and wondered which way she should go.
“What if?” is the essence of genre fiction. What if monsters were real? What if mankind had faster-than-light travel? What if there was a world
Otto von Korek was born on March 14, 1717, in the German State of Thuringia to parents of noble birth, but modest means. Little of
Ellie’s orange roses rest in a cracked blue vase on the table by the kitchen window. The sun shines through the window, making the vase
Lyla stumbled on the deck, making sure not to drop her bottle of champagne. She and her husband, Cameron, had another fight. Lyla had gone
When you’re in a tree stand hunting bears over bait, you gotta watch out for two things: peeing and sleeping. Three things, really, counting the
“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
His pantry held two kilos of chocolate, two kilos of coffee, two bottles of mezcal. The chocolate ground with almonds, cinnamon, and sugar and pressed
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
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,
Bathtub Dan learned the hard way: if you are taking a bath with a woman, memorize her last name. Just in case. Because she’ll be
The light from the lamp shade was turning everything under its grip into a shadow silhouette on the wall of this room with the curtains
Efrén, riding the mower, saw the spoon, the light wood standing out against the lawn, and killed the motor. Gilo, trimming the hedges, heard the
Casey’s mind was a whirlwind of thoughts. The contractors working on the house had found an antique silver box containing Nazi gold bars, loose gems,
A supporting character in the serialized RomCom “Matchmakers” Saving the best for last in this group of friends, meet Arnold (aka “Glitter.”) “Arnold is a
Into the Unknown… With a Bang Lessons, Reality, and Comeuppance “There is only one act that rivals and defeats the peril found within the most
Three of us stand around Dad’s hospice bed like background singers around a microphone, but we’re not harmonizing - not even close. Jack and Laura are fine
It all begins normally… like a whisper. *** Book 1 in the Scottish Limelight and Love series. *** Introduction: After Mita Lopez left her abusive
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
*** 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
This short story is a part of the MagicLand Chronicles. It is set during a time long before that of the events in my debut
The mailboxes were Cliff’s brainwave. He called ’em antioxidants because he read in some newsletter that clutter was a cancer that killed co-living spaces deader
This entire story already exists, but you are only experiencing it one word at a time as you move forward through it. You could, if
Should you ever gaze at the silent stars above and they begin to blink off one by one by wondrous one, do not be alarmed.
It looked like a pig crossed with a possum. Or an extra-snouty armadillo stripped of its shell. The bottom of the hot-dog cart pressed its long,
10 AM Saturday morning. Supper Club day. Wanda would be hosting the group of eight that evening. She always relished hosting days. The chance to
It was bright in the corridors of the hospital, but the lonely waiting room was dim. The overhead lights were off to deter loitering. Light
Photo by Mae Mu on Unsplash At the studio, Maisie engulfs herself in her work. After hours alternating through various backgrounds and light combinations for
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