Microfiction

You're Very Special!
Again, the devil took Him up on an exceedingly high mountain, and showed Him all the kingdoms of the world and their glory. And he said to Him, “All these things I will give You if You will fall down and worship me.” Matthew 4:1-11 (NKJV)
By D. J. Reddall2 years ago in Fiction
The Earring
Please note that this story is for May 7th, 128/366 in A Story Every Day in 2024. I have put the wrong day on it because I am a muppet.
By Rachel Deeming2 years ago in Fiction
"I Thought It Was Alive!"
Before one of my last classes, my students and I for some reason got into the discussion of hair and I remembered an incident from my youth.
By Lana V Lynx2 years ago in Fiction
A Spider in the Bath
For an arachnophobe like me, there are few things more disturbing than a spider in your bath. Since I moved in, I've not seen a single spider. I thought the conkers and peppermint oil were working to keep them out.
By L.C. Schäfer2 years ago in Fiction
Grandma, Grandma
I sit staring out the window rummaging through my memories, and trust me I have plenty to choose from. I am, after all, 83 years of age and I have lived a rather colourful life.
By Colleen Millsteed 2 years ago in Fiction
Always A Lesson
My best friend, sits on the kerb bawling her eyes out, absolutely heartbroken. I sit beside her with my arm across her shoulders, offering what comfort I can.
By Colleen Millsteed 2 years ago in Fiction
Barefoot
________________ She drives barefoot. Alone along the 101 she zooms. Hightailing it toward someone else's son. Her red carpets? Blisters and burns blanketing more than shoulders and arms.
By Christy Munson2 years ago in Fiction
Amir's State
It was quite a beautiful day. You glimpse at it twice, and it is an essence of reflections of everything around you. In other words, a day is worth reviewing and remembering. With all the reflections around me, the sun could only do better by grasping itself upon my body from multiple different directions. The heat immersed me with calmness. Barely any sweat derives from my body.
By M2 years ago in Fiction
Once More Unto The Breach. Top Story - May 2024.
He let the sword slip through his other gauntleted hand. Athlistan stood atop the crest of the rubble of Bordanium’s ruptured curtain wall. Beyond, the remnants of the Saxon’s first assault regrouped. They would come again–Athlistan knew it.
By Matthew J. Fromm2 years ago in Fiction
128 [Ca(ClO)2]
The chlorine smell ignites my forebrain. Olfactory receptors fill; sensory waves coalesce into breakers, plunging me into an ocean of childhood. We adults scuttle our dry feet away from life's flow, but seldom follow its ebb. Children aren't afraid to get their feet wet.
By Gerard DiLeo2 years ago in Fiction
What if You Didn't Leave the Pool for 30 Days. Content Warning.
Imagine the scenario: you are simply spending a day at home, it is you, and only you for the next mile (nearest neighbor). Delightfully intoxicated under the summer sun, you one well to constant the temperature by getting into the outdoor pool. Yet, on that night in your impaired state, yet you made a serious blunder and jumped into the short end, therefore breaking your arms. Trapped in the hole with no way to climb out, you end up totally in this moment. With dead or alive in between, you will certainly waste a whole month of time and it will be dead." How is your character prepared to cope with such a challenge?
By Amine Oubih2 years ago in Fiction
Terrifying Alien Abduction Memories | True Story
In the annals of UFO lore, one story stands out as both groundbreaking and deeply controversial: the supposed aliensnapping That’s it for now, friends. I hope you’ve found this summary helpful. See you in the next lesson! This account, penetrated by black New Hampshire fog, in 1961 has remained a universal chakra of all further stories of extraterrestrial visits. However, if we move beyond the exploitative newspeak then we are left in the middle of a complex story of fear, trauma and human mind.
By Amine Oubih2 years ago in Fiction