Microfiction
Marvelite
Marvelite - someone who is a big fan of the Marvel Comics brand. Taraja Jordyn woke up this morning and realized he was a “Marvelite” - someone who has a fanatic love for the Marvel Comics brand. He woke up that morning excited because the movie Deadpool 3 was coming out in theaters that night and he was going to see it with a group of his friends. After getting a shower he got dressed in a pair of blue jeans sporting a Wolverine T-shirt. It was a little cold outside so he was going to need some arm wear and decided to grab his Avengers jacket. As if that wasn’t enough he also wanted to be stylish so he put on his daredevil beanie, along with a silver X-Men necklace he loved to wear.
By Joe Patterson2 years ago in Fiction
Nightmare
It was a quiet night, the moon hanging low in the sky, casting eerie shadows across the small town of Willowbrook. Sarah lay in her bed, her eyes heavy with exhaustion, but sleep eluding her like a distant dream. The room was still, the only sound the occasional rustling of leaves outside her window. She couldn't shake the feeling that something was off, that the darkness held secrets it was reluctant to reveal.
By Stevee Tobs2 years ago in Fiction
What Time is It?
What Time is It? I wanted to come up with a word for the “Neolomicro Challenge” to describe the ridiculousness of the seasonal time change, but the only thing that keeps coming to mind is Super Annoying. Like this morning, I was up at four something AM because my brain is still thinking “five.”
By KJ Aartila2 years ago in Fiction
WHY DO WE DREAM?
In the ancient civilizations of Mesopotamia and Egypt, dreams were regarded with great significance, often recorded and interpreted for their hidden meanings. Millennia later, our quest to decipher the enigmatic world of dreams continues, fueled by scientific research and technological advancements. While we have made significant strides in understanding the nature of dreams, there remain intriguing theories that shed light on their profound purpose.
By React Wizards2 years ago in Fiction
Planētaimpinge
I read the word absentmindedly, in the way a person typically does when glancing down at a notification just before ordering the day’s first cup of coffee. Seeing my eyebags reflected off the pastry display I drop an extra fifty cents for another shot and stand over by the window, silently willing Physics 2 not start for another five minutes, for the rain to let up, for time to stop and let me breathe—another notification pops up. Several in fact, the phone almost vibrates in time with my pulse but other people’s ringers are on and suddenly a strange symphony erupts, buzzes and beeps and Peter Griffin's laugh echoing off the Starbucks walls. Finally I read that first notification, what I assumed to be some miscellaneous post from a nerdy, physicist Reddit thread and everything. Stops.
By Lilly Wages2 years ago in Fiction
She Was Emma. Top Story - November 2023.
Always, she was Emma and I was Amy. We met in preschool and hit it off immediately. I reasoned that we needed to be friends because we were both 4 years old and our names sounded the same. She understood what I meant: the names Emma and Amy feel the same in your mouth. We were inseparable. Parents, teachers and friends referred to the two of us all at once: Emma'n'Amy. Emmanamy. Emma-and-Amy.
By Rebekah Conard2 years ago in Fiction
Transition from Despair
Mika’s logical mind was trapped inside the citadel walls of despair. His dire situation and his inability to find a resolution quickly only worsened the desperation he was feeling. Despair is a beast that blinds its victim from seeing rational solutions that would be obvious to the unencumbered mind. Despair is a self-perpetuating creature that feeds off the hopelessness of its prey. Yes, he must find an escape before his body and mind succumb to the ever-increasing pressure.
By Mark Gagnon2 years ago in Fiction
Strangerisagift
Strangerisagift - the occurrence of always running into strangers who are very kind. Ally is a sweet 12 year old girl who always runs into something she calls “Strangerisagift”. Ally loved the thought of coming across strangers while living daily life because you just never knew what beauty they held in store from her interactions with them. Ally left her house at 11 a.m. on Saturday morning to take her favorite walk. Just a block away from her house she encountered a homeless man who she had never seen before. The man didn’t have a sign up asking for money, but she reached in her pocket and gave him a dollar anyway. As she was walking away the man stopped her and said “the kindness in your heart is a beautiful gift that will one day change the world”. This comment made her smile.
By Joe Patterson2 years ago in Fiction
Culpabumble. Runner-Up in the Neolomicro Challenge.
"Colin, can you come in here please?" Three months in the office, and Jared was still getting my name wrong, despite sitting three meters away from me, separated by the brushed glass wall obscuring his lower half. I found that feature of the wall comforting. Jared was a creep. He peered out from his leadership nook like a meerkat.
By Conor Darrall2 years ago in Fiction
