Microfiction

Tipsy Fingers. Content Warning.
"It's my turn to open the cereal!" "No, it's not!" "It is! You did it last time!" "No, you did!" Louise could feel pressure building listening to her children sniping, and like Mount St. Helens, she felt she was going to explode.
By Rachel Deeming2 years ago in Fiction
Cursed. Content Warning.
When you place your hand on the remnants of the past, a thousand hidden secrets come to light. Pain and wounds– they all remind me of the times I was by your side.
By shrey 2 years ago in Fiction
A Withered Branch Like Me. Content Warning.
I get why they did it, even if I can't forgive. It's so unusual for it to be fake. A kid says something like that, you believe them, 100%.
By L.C. Schäfer2 years ago in Fiction
127 — Screws and Pins and Needles, Oh My!
Under general anesthesia, the urologist pressed Peter Harper's testicles along his inguinal canals until they reached final bottlenecks in his edematous anatomy.
By Gerard DiLeo2 years ago in Fiction
The Pain Of Dieting
“Michael, what are you doing?” “Oh hi Mum, I’m not doing much. Just thought I’d cook up a batch of your favourite cupcakes. It is Mother’s Day tomorrow after all,” Michael responded with the sweetest of smiles.
By Colleen Millsteed 2 years ago in Fiction
The Blessing Of Education
“Welcome, I’d like to introduce you to a young man, whose aim is to educate us and highlight how we cause harm to our beautiful planet by giving us more sustainable options. Please welcome Guy Allen.”
By Colleen Millsteed 2 years ago in Fiction
Devoured. Top Story - May 2024.
My fingers dance across the yellowed pages of the library’s archaic volumes. Despite the candle illuminating the shelves, I’m not searching for a book. Instead, I’m relentlessly investigating the halls for a door to run from the horrible reality that consumed all our lives.
By Isabella Rose2 years ago in Fiction
The Piano. Content Warning.
The home was full of the noises of people who were in their own world. Steady hums leading to screeching crescendoes. A random shout of a name. Mutterings. Flatulence, released unknowingly. The TV blared; some gaudy game show and a presenter with unfathomably white teeth.
By Rachel Deeming2 years ago in Fiction
Water Brother
Thirst always reunites me with my water brother. I have watched him grow, and wrinkle, with me. The others are dead. The laughing dogs ate them. My spear broke under my brother when he fell, and my hands were not strong enough to fight them. I feel tired and strange. My teeth ache. The water is warm and tastes dirty and sad.
By D. J. Reddall2 years ago in Fiction
126 — The End That Never Happened
It was our New Beginnings Mortuary Special-of-the-Week: Your DNA in an amino acid broth, seeding a future place with life. Your substrate stabilized on wafers and--from low Earth orbit--dispersed 360º with sun-activated atomization recursively reinforcing momentum to 92% light speed. Thermoplast-coated wafers allow re-entry of countless "seeds" of you--YOU!--landing in areas that do the rest. You--arising--as the dominant species!
By Gerard DiLeo2 years ago in Fiction
Harder Before It Can Get Better
The societal struggle with cost of living is a finely tuned conundrum. The economy is struggling, the people are struggling and the solution to make it better, will only make it harder.
By Colleen Millsteed 2 years ago in Fiction
Scars, Screams, and Galloping Hearts
He's coming! He was too fast, he was going to catch her! His arms were like metal bars, his voice was cruel. He was huge, and heavy, and strong.
By L.C. Schäfer2 years ago in Fiction