Microfiction
The Installation
Joan managed to get down the stairs but it was a struggle. Her knees crippled her with pain. She felt every movement. Where stairs had once been easily navigable, they were now daunting. She remembered steps of the past: registry office, boardwalk hikes, temple tourist spots.
By Rachel Deeming2 years ago in Fiction
ECHOES OF TOMORROW
In world where technology intertwines with every aspect of human life, Emma found solace in Echo, a platform that promised to preserve memories with unprecedented clarity. Haunted by the loss of her parents in a tragic accident, she sought refuge in reliving their moments together, grasping at the fleeting echoes of the past.
By Kehinde Oladejo 2 years ago in Fiction
84 Doublegängers
He was elderly and suffered from Parkinson, so he accepted the hallucinations along with his tremors and stiffness. Thus, when he saw his late wife doing dishes in the kitchen, he was unflustered. In fact, he enjoyed the scene, their lives together being a great love story. This time, however, would talk with her.
By Gerard DiLeo2 years ago in Fiction
The Old Wood
It is safest to keep to the old paths that wind their way beneath the canopy of the Old Wood. Those trails are left behind by the deer and foxes that carve their way through the underbrush in patterns unseen. For the animals only tread where the trees let them, whispering to them, guiding them through the maze. Straying from these paths and you may find yourself at the mercy of woods, timeless and unforgiving.
By Kevin McLaughlin2 years ago in Fiction
Invasion of the Hailstones. Content Warning.
Marie was awake. Something had awoken her. She lay there, trying to distinguish what it was. A child crying out? The house creaking? Sometimes, as it cooled down at night after a sunny day, it was almost like it was breathing a sigh of relief, expelling all that warmth in one big crack of sound.
By Rachel Deeming2 years ago in Fiction
