Microfiction
Farewell To an Interesting Year
”it was indeed an interesting year my good man.” Turning his cataract ridden eyes to his drinking companion, the old man sighed. “That it was my friend. That it was indeed.” Picking up his tumbler of Ancient Age he took a sip of the whiskey and looked around the bar. There were a fair number of patrons in attendance despite it being New Years Eve. A group of young people sat at a nearby table talking about sports, politics, sex, and work between bouts of searching the internet for drivel on their cell phones. Probably checking the latest Tik Tok challenges or insulting someone on Facebook, he thought drily. A group of men about mid forties pounded on the bar as they watched a football game on the huge overhead screen.
By Andrew C McDonaldabout a year ago in Fiction
357 Memoirs of Eddie H. Christ, Jesus' Little Brother: Road Trip
The Star of the Magi had provoked astronomical speculation for centuries—well, among Christian astronomers. Some have theorized that it was a nearby supernova. Jesus explained that it wasn’t, because the resulting gamma ray burst—whatever that was—would have wiped out the world. So, probably not.
By Gerard DiLeoabout a year ago in Fiction
Water Cooler. Content Warning.
CEO Cindy Calloway clutched the pistol. She kept a .380 under her desk in her Wilmington, Delaware corner office. When she heard a scream, she moved with swiftness from her crouched position to a bear crawl to the door. On the opposite side, lifeless bodied littered the space against chairs and desks along the floor.
By Skyler Saundersabout a year ago in Fiction
The Queen of Despair
"The moon is rising, Dara! We need to go!" Dara was so tired. They had been running for days and the weariness made her leaden. She didn't feel like she could move anymore. It was too hard. What were they running for anyway? They were doomed. There was nothing they could do to stop the Queen...
By Rachel Deemingabout a year ago in Fiction
A Warm Touch
When you are touched mentally or physically by warmth it makes your heart flutter and soothes your soul. It may be an empath showing love and caring for you or hugging you when you are cold. It could be the feel of the water running over your body in a warm shower, you never want that to stop do you? It may be a text, a letter or a phone call, telling you that you are loved and cared for. All these can give your heart and soul a lift. Being together with a friend or lover in the warm when it is cold outside. When they take away the pressure of life and all you have to do is appreciate the good things, and they make you realise that there really are many of those, even though they are different for all people. It can be lying in a warm bed, being tucked in, and told that you are cared for and loved. Because you all are by me.
By Mike Singleton 💜 Mikeydred about a year ago in Fiction
Twilight Love
Zhang Mingda, a 48-year-old former manual laborer, has a daughter named Zhang Ying who is married and works as a manager at a joint venture. With no burdens, Zhang Mingda retired early and now works as a security guard at a facility, living a comfortable life.
By John Bruceabout a year ago in Fiction
Frantica
When Karl slumped over, Sandy dragged in lungfuls of air through her bruised throat. For a moment, she was consumed by sheer relief. This was followed by a cascade of emotions at seeing her friend again. The woman looked frankly terrified and had pulled back away from Karl's lump form with a repulsed expression on a her face. It was as if Karl was a highly venomous snake.
By L.C. Schäferabout a year ago in Fiction
