Microfiction
The Coffins Came At 8 . Winner in Leave the Light On Challenge.
The coffins came at 8. She knew they would. Each lid opened in smooth succession. Like freshly made beds, each one ready for her family. The metal tags already engraved with the names of her loved ones. She wept by each graveside, as memories flashed through her mind. They had all left her. She knew it was coming.
By Sarah O'Grady6 months ago in Fiction
Shore Leave. Winner in Everything Looks Better From Far Away Challenge. Content Warning.
I. Landing Reed stood on the porch and stared out at the view like it was behind glass. The cabin was perched high enough above the fjord to see its whole serpentine length stretching out into the distant horizon. Water like hammered silver. Pine trees lining both banks like a sea of dark velvet. Sunlight poured in low from the west, gold-plating the hills in a way that would have made a photographer weep with joy. A gull cawed overhead. Something rustled through the grass. Somewhere, distant, a dog barked twice and then fell silent.
By Aspen Noble6 months ago in Fiction
The Ghost and the Hack
Thomas Mcoy, no second C, is a name you’ve probably never seen. Maybe you’ve spotted “Tommy M.” buried in the acknowledgments of a bestseller or scrawled on a Starbucks cup while he tapped away on a Chromebook in a corner booth. But you won’t find his name on a book cover.
By Muhammad Sabeel6 months ago in Fiction
The Secrets My Mother Kept
Once safely back in his room, Alex ducked under the covers with his new treasure and flipped the flashlight back on. It shown brightly through the thick wool blanket his aunt Sydney had given him on his seventh birthday. He had gone through a mighty big dinosaur phase then, represented by the green outlines of pteradactyles, triceratops, and Tyranosaurus rexes that cluttered the black cloth he had grown up in.
By Parsley Rose 6 months ago in Fiction
Smoking Section. Top Story - August 2025. Content Warning.
The water was too murky to prove that it was a suicide attempt. But he knew. Soren always knew. "You stupid fuck," he snarled, sucking deeply on his cigarette. A cloud of smoke poured from his lungs. "Did you think I wouldn't notice?"
By Silver Daux6 months ago in Fiction
