Latest Stories

Most recently published stories in Fiction.

All You Need Is
When they predicted The End of the World, it was always in a great cacophony of orchestral destruction. An illegal film long-banned, V for Vendetta-esque, only recalled through word of mouth in this age. It ended up being a little more pathetic than that, a lot more, actually; our demise was painful and torturously slow. The New Order shifted who we became. Yes, we were shapeless shapeshifters.
By Key Red5 years ago in Fiction
SafeGuard Up
“Lucy! SafeGuard up in an hour! Finish whatever you’re doing out there and get inside!” Gloria called out the window to her daughter. She’s 16, she should know better than to be outside this late, Gloria thought. Always on the overprotective side, Gloria didn’t like her kids outside more than an hour before the shields went up. There was only a very small chance of getting stuck outside at night, but she wasn’t willing to risk it.
By J. Lozada5 years ago in Fiction
The Cloister of the Dispossessed
“If you find a love that is possessive, then you must dispossess that love, for love is neither to be possessed nor possessed by.”
By Val Machi5 years ago in Fiction
Marnie and Jack
The fields beyond the wall grow barren and grim as the years continue forward on their path towards extinction. Jack and I have been walking the border for weeks, hoping to find a new source of water to settle down by until the next raid. He's the only thing I trust in this world, Jack is; I found him a few years ago, starving beneath a willow tree after the Cascades attacked through the Eastern gates. They beat this poor puppy and left him chained to the willow's trunk, whimpering and alone. It was easy to name this grateful boy, Happy Jack, for his enthusiasm to heal was extraordinary. He's my life now, and I am his.
By Angela Ebell-Solomon5 years ago in Fiction
Escaping Hopelessness
Under the hazy red sky, a lone figure ran across the barren wasteland. The sound of grit and gravel crunched beneath her feet. Amina's chest burned from the hours she had spent fleeing in this vast abyss of hopelessness. She could still hear the blazing sound of sirens in the distance. It had been years since the Earth's collapse but the air still reeked of death and decay. It was a constant reminder of her own fragile mortality.
By Melissa Shivers5 years ago in Fiction
The Solaris Warrior
It was the year 2250, the world everyone knew as planet Earth had been reduced to a near desolate wasteland after being invaded by the dreaded Umbraxians. Gargoyle-like aliens that possess dark magic called the “Necroforce”, but the true extent of this power could only be unlocked by a large ingestion of water. Something their planet lacked. Twenty-Two years prior Earth’s astrologists discovered a mysterious 10th world, in the Solar System and initiated a homing beacon to attract possible life. This action proved to be dire, as the lifelong fear of an alien invasion became a reality. The beings from planet Umbra followed the homing signal to Earth and drained the latter’s entire water supply; from the oceans to lakes to rivers everything was drained, causing worldwide drought and decimating over half the planet’s population.
By Kylecovey Smith5 years ago in Fiction
"The Lost"
The Lost He holds fast to my hand, his skin damp and soft as wilting flowers. The air smells of city refuse and azaleas, an odd mix I think, as we make our way to the wharf. Streetlights and palm trees spread out before us as soldiers in formation, and all the while my heart jumps in my throat, beating as a broom against a window sill. My grandmother’s favorite proverb reverberates in my mind: “The best laid plans of mice and men often go awry.” The words lie heavy on my tongue, a metallic taste that won't go away. But for Julius’s sake I feign a smile and whisper in his ear, “It’s not much farther now. You see that ship ahead. That’s the Columba. It’s our way out of here.” He looks at me for a long moment, his eyes tinged with fear, his lips rounded, as though he is about to speak. But he hasn’t spoken in over a year, not since that day our lives turned inside out.
By Cosette Wright5 years ago in Fiction
The Bounty Hunter
The sun was high in the sky by the time the man finally died. Battered and bruised, the only thing keeping his broken body upright were the chains binding him to the pole. Red dripped down his fingertips, each droplet staining the ash at his feet.
By Anna Stukenborg5 years ago in Fiction
Of Mice and Zombies
There was only one piece of the last cake that his wife would ever make him left in all the world... And there were mice on it.
By Matt Connor5 years ago in Fiction
Tomorrow
Tomorrow. The rhythmic sound of the wheels bouncing mix with the swirling melodies of the wind and quiet sobbing to lull me into a restless sleep. I jostle awake every few minutes, bumps in the road battling with exhaustion.
By Andrew Scott5 years ago in Fiction
INDIGO CHILDREN
It was a cold and brutal night, and unlike any other moment this particular night will forever be the most horrific. But I never thought that this event would be the changing tide of the war,... "I see you're wearing your father's locket again. Don't you think it's time to put away that silly little thing, Solomon?" "Zachery, you know how important this locket is to my family and me because of the honor it represents for my family." " But, Solomon, we have heard from the other men that went off to fight six months ago!" "They are probably. Solomon interrupts Zachary before he could get the words out, "Don't even say things like that! They are coming home!" "I'm trying to get you to face reality and the sooner rather than later."
By Sala Riley 5 years ago in Fiction
Black Metal
The sky seems more orange today. I pick up my bag and leave the eighteenth century mansion we’ve been living in for the past few years. Smell of rain used to feel comforting; now it’s just unsettling.
By Ogulcan YILDIRANCAN5 years ago in Fiction