Microfiction
Bethan Reborn
Bethan I can't believe he hung up! I tried again but it's always voicemail. I left a message: "Dave, you may not want to talk but I wouldn't have reached out unless I needed your help. Just text me, if you like. I just want to know the names of the boys. If you can remember them, please just text them to me and then I promise, I will never bother you again."
By Rachel Deemingabout a year ago in Fiction
The Secret Life of a Miniature Dragon. Top Story - October 2024.
Draconis gobbled the dry, hard kibble from his bowl until his forked tongue flicked against the reflective bottom. He stared at his own image: the proud brow ridges protruding over the compact, multicolored eyes; the slits for nostrils opening and closing slowly in rhythm with his breathing; and his sharp fangs dripping with saliva after his not-so-savory meal. By all accounts, Draconis was a vicious beast—except for his size.
By Stephanie Hoogstadabout a year ago in Fiction
Magnus Opus [Excerpts from Prof. J. Doran's Journals]
1OCT2042 Received diagnosis today. I don't look forward to a painful, undignified decline, but am curious about what comes after. I’ve always believed death a transition, rather than an ending. Here's my chance to prove it. Imagine: to upload my consciousness to a spacecraft, leave this dying body behind, and explore the stars!
By L.C. Schäferabout a year ago in Fiction
Passing On. Top Story - October 2024. Content Warning.
“But what will I do without you, here?” Davie sniffed and wiped at his cheeks, but the tears kept coming. Edgar, “Ed” Collins, smiled at his grandson warmly from the pillow and squeezed his hand a bit tighter.
By Dana Crandellabout a year ago in Fiction
Incense and Iron. Top Story - October 2024.
It was a bright cold day in April, and the clocks were striking thirteen. Upon the keep of Tehmota Castle, gears within the ancient astrological clock ground past each other into an alignment not seen in a millennia. This night would usher forth a new era.
By Matthew J. Frommabout a year ago in Fiction
Pop Culture Trivia: Fun Facts to Impress Your Friends
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By AKM Shayful islamabout a year ago in Fiction
Grave Secret
He knows that I exist. He knows that I follow him. That is not the secret. I do not think he sees me, only signs of me. An odd shimmer in the shaft of morning sunlight streaming through the window. Patterns in the streaks of dust on the floorboards that may or may not be footprints. A familiar scent in the breeze, perhaps from childhood, though one long forgotten.
By Marie Sinadjanabout a year ago in Fiction
Beneath the Streetlights: A Love Story Amidst the Shadows
Underneath the Streetlights The breeze was gnawing that evening, more honed than expected. It slice through the layers of worn out garments folded over Joseph's body, leaving him with the recognizable hurt of cold in his bones. The roads had been his home throughout recent years, and however every colder time of year brought its own difficulties, it was the forlornness that burdened him the most. The streetlamps above cast faint pools of light on the broke asphalt, however to Joseph, they appeared to be more similar to brutal bright lights on his life — a presence he hadn't picked, yet had figured out how to get by.
By Md Obydur Rahmanabout a year ago in Fiction
