Microfiction

Capturing the flag
I hold my breath. A gasp kept strangled inside as if my mouth were socked and taped over by an intruder. I don't dare breathe. I'm the intruder, but they were first.
By simplicity3 years ago in Fiction
The Peculiar Glitch of Love
Rolls of tape spewed from the computer. The shimmering screen showed the lives of two systems marked for machine learning.
By Skyler Saunders3 years ago in Fiction
An Angry Missive
He cracked his knuckles. He sat at a typewriter. The clacking became something like fists hitting a punching bag. He felt the rush of words gush out of him like blood from a wound.
By Skyler Saunders3 years ago in Fiction
"The Diamond Mirage: A Heist of Triumph and Deception". Content Warning.
Under the cover of moonlit darkness, the crew assembled in a dilapidated warehouse, the air thick with anticipation. Ethan, the mastermind, outlined their audacious plan with meticulous precision. They had one opportunity, one shot at infiltrating the impenetrable vault nestled deep within the legendary Diamond Central Bank.
By ben added3 years ago in Fiction
A Lesson in Irony
“Abuelita! Abuelita! You’re saying there was a time when people believed in the unknown and unknowable and social systems that didn’t correspond with reality or human nature?” Nina asked.
By Skyler Saunders3 years ago in Fiction
Machine Unlearning
By taking the time to attempt to reverse the actions of the robot who sought to unlearn his brother’s programming, he still failed.
By Skyler Saunders3 years ago in Fiction
Digital Hands
It was similar to the dating sites, except cash exchanged digital hands. “Yes, I’ve got your money, Daddy. Forty-thousand dollars in total,” Framiga Gonzalez chimed.
By Skyler Saunders3 years ago in Fiction
Drawing on Days
For the remainder of the time she spent with him, she held gladness in her mind. Everything they did meant they would be entwined, but for a moment.
By Skyler Saunders3 years ago in Fiction
Unsinkable
Two seagulls screech, battling over fries on the boardwalk. I wince, exhaling slowly. “All those times you wished for a piece of the Titanic, I never imagined this.”
By Meag Campbell3 years ago in Fiction
The Other Sentient Being
“Copy.” The police officer, Algernon Cowten, looked like a pecan. He turned to his partner and asked. “Can you make toast, too?”
By Skyler Saunders3 years ago in Fiction
For Now
A man, black as tar, huddled with his son and daughter. His billions couldn’t have prevented this disaster. It was a full-fledged catastrophe. He shielded his children and himself from falling debris.
By Skyler Saunders3 years ago in Fiction
The Answer Key
Test. Bottom drawer. Send as a snap? That was all the text said. No plan. No follow-up. “How?” I responded. Across the class Aubree smiled her goofy ‘Aubree smile,’ and gestured towards the hall with a flick of her head.
By Adam Clost3 years ago in Fiction