Microfiction
Behind the Fairness
The largest advertising company in the city is hiring a graphic designer. After a series of rigorous assessments, only two candidates remain: one is Li Mingming, a graduate from a prestigious university, and the other is Zhao Xiaotong, a "sea turtle" (a person who has studied abroad).
By John Bruceabout a year ago in Fiction
A helpless lesson
Mr. Wang from Shunda Company had just started his workday when his assistant informed him that an employee named Zhang Xiaojing had been in a bicycle accident the night before and was still in the hospital. In an effort to show care, Mr. Wang instructed his assistant to buy some gifts to visit her on behalf of the company.
By John Bruceabout a year ago in Fiction
Catch All For My Tears
Wikipedia defines a drabble as follows : A drabble is a short work of fiction of precisely one hundred words in length. The purpose of the drabble is brevity, testing the author's ability to express interesting and meaningful ideas in a confined space.
By Colleen Millsteed about a year ago in Fiction
"Oh, Jeff... I love you too... but..."
"Oh, Jeff... I love you too... but..." She paused. “I’m a vampire and I don’t want to be the one to drain you dry of every ounce of your blood. I’m the last vampire on earth and your blood smells far too sweet for me to be near you any longer. I’m leaving. I’ve got to get as far away from you as I possibly can. You’re just too good to die! Your blood is far too handsome.”
By Rowan Finley about a year ago in Fiction
Open Letter to Quentin Tarantino
Dear Mr. Tarantino, After driving a thousand miles to my gold claim in Western Arizona I found my business partner totally indoctrinated by your podcast. At this moment he’s cranked out on NoDoz en route to Hollywood to cash in on this “once in a lifetime opportunity” that’s been stuck in his skull since hearing your Feb 6th episode. That’s where he got the crazy idea that used VCR machine sales are about to skyrocket. “No more digging up this goddamned desert,” he told me on the phone. “I’ll knock the dust off some old Sony Super VHS HiFi Stereo Units and make a killing off geeks like Tarantino and that Avary character he hangs out with.”
By Miguel Lasalaabout a year ago in Fiction
The Year 2050
In the year 2050 I will be a person that will be in my late 80's and sitting in my little house with a notebook writing something. The world has changed for now it is a world of old-fashioned ways for technology has crashed and sent people in a tailspin. It is us old-timers who remember a time when we had to do various chores and jobs without computer tech. I am writing this with a pen then pulling out my old Selectric typewriter to give it a final polish. Thank heavens my parents taught me these ways and means.
By Mark Grahamabout a year ago in Fiction
