Microfiction
Silent Footsteps
As a child, Lily had always been afraid of the dark. She would lie in bed, listening to the creaks and groans of the old house, imagining all sorts of monsters lurking in the shadows. But as she grew older, she learned to conquer her fear. She became a successful journalist, traveling the world and reporting on the most dangerous and thrilling stories.
By Julian West3 years ago in Fiction
Eternal Shadows
The sun had set long ago, and the moon had risen high in the sky. The only sound that could be heard was the rustling of leaves in the wind. The old mansion stood tall and proud, casting long shadows on the ground. It was said that the mansion was haunted, and that the shadows that it cast were eternal.
By Julian West3 years ago in Fiction
She Swoops to Conquer
He did not know that he was being watched but her eyes had been on him steadily the whole time, those same eyes darting and pursuing all of his movements as he sat at the table. Like a predator observing her prey, she was waiting for the most opportune moment to swoop.
By Rachel Deeming3 years ago in Fiction
A Sticky Situation
Danny (pre-law) was the one who suggested the heist. We gotta top last year’s senior prank. Avram's Dad works for Singapore Police in the theft and fraud division. Low crime doesn’t mean no crime. Last week, the police intercepted an illegal shipment brought in from Malaysia, racking up several high-profile arrests in the process. The contraband is sitting in the police evidence room until the trial.
By Liz Sinclair3 years ago in Fiction
Nuns on the Run
The Mother Superior watches calmly as the bishop’s face goes pink. “This convent belongs to the Church,” he says. She thinks, You banned new recruits to our order so we’d die out and the Church could take what the Poor Clares built up over centuries. You’re a corrupt, greedy man.
By Liz Sinclair3 years ago in Fiction
Sleep, The Thief, and Me
I slept in again. How does this keep happening? Hours of my day stolen right before me. I never see them being taken. Has a thief ever been so clever as to make you crave loss? I so enjoy it that by the end of day I welcome back that thief I know is robbing me. I trust that this time I will shake myself from my hypnotic slumber before too much is gone. I wake a moment later, hours have past and I am too lethargic to chase that monster down the street to retrieve the time it’s taken.
By Joseph Brennan3 years ago in Fiction
Insomnia Dialogue
Do androids dream of electronic sheep? - Ren Jingsi Hmm? I remember that novel... It not only featured electronic sheep, but also electronic dogs, electronic ostriches, even human replicants. The most popular show among people was about a Sisyphean character climbing a perpetually endless mountain. He kept falling and getting back up due to various obstacles. With the addition of new technology, viewers could experience it as if they were there, and a group of people embarked on a grand march towards the unconquerable peak. - Hua Zhizi
By Rosamond Earnshaw3 years ago in Fiction
