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Stories in Fiction that you’ll love, handpicked by our team.

Shooting Guernica
The summer of my photography internship, studying at the Escuela Universitaria de Artes in Madrid, was a blur of soaring architecture, echoing galleries, dimly lit clubs, darkrooms, and dark-eyed Spanish artists. I was serious about learning my craft--especially with my parents' educational fund running out--but I also wanted to have fun.
By Sonia Heidi Unruh2 years ago in Fiction
Waste Not, Want Not
October winds carry chilled tidings over the lake's murky waters, promising a hard winter. Lillian stands on the shore, a colorful shawl wrapped tightly around her diminutive frame, head tilted upward, eyes closed in contemplative silence. Her tawny, yellowish-brown face is no longer etched with lines of worry but smooth; serene in the knowledge that another winter will pass her by unscathed.
By Kenny Penn2 years ago in Fiction
Forgotten Forest
Lightning cracks and streaks through the sky. The winds shift as I focus my energy. Rain falls. I feel the water cleansing me, healing. For I am tainted, broken and in need of repair.
By Sarah Wilcox2 years ago in Fiction
For the Love of Samosas
Prologue Today's post is short fiction in honor of all the hassled parents trying to keep their angsty teens in line. "Bye mum! I'm not coming home for lunch today. I'll be going to Mac's with Kelvin and his buddies before we head to his house to study for a test." With that, Adam Lim careened like the Flash out of his humble HDB abode.
By Michelle Liew Tsui-Lin2 years ago in Fiction
The Fruits of Revenge. Content Warning.
It's taken me a lot to get here today. I don't like to go out much anymore. I know that my wife worries but it's a struggle that is all my own.
By Rachel Deeming2 years ago in Fiction
Peace On Earth. Content Warning.
There was Peace On Earth. Most of humanity had striven for this, and now it was here. Since life first appeared on the planet creatures ate to survive, sometimes plants and sometimes other creatures.
By Mike Singleton 💜 Mikeydred 2 years ago in Fiction
Jeremy's Dilemma
Author's Note: This story was submitted to NYC Midnight's 2024 Short Story Challenge. Now that the round is complete, it is being published for the first time exclusively on Vocal.
By Bradley Ramsey2 years ago in Fiction
Dreamed a Dream
“When I consider this carefully, I find not a single property which with certainty separates the waking state from the dream. How can you be certain that your whole life is not a dream?”
By Noaria072 years ago in Fiction
The Write Equipment
So many wannabe writers these days. I mean, yes, they write. So that makes them writers on some level, sure. But they aren't content just to pick up a pen, or sit down at a keyboard. Oh, no. They want recognition. Payment.
By L.C. Schäfer2 years ago in Fiction
The Dreamer
“I hope you can help me understand why I keep having this reoccurring dream, Doctor. It’s become an obsession, dominating much of my life, and I’m sick of it. It feels as though the only way to end the dream is to die.”
By Mark Gagnon2 years ago in Fiction
An Unexpected Appointment
“Hi,” Standing at about five-foot-six inches — including her five-inch stiletto tan boots — the stranger smiled a friendly, all-knowing smile.
By Lyla May2 years ago in Fiction
The Tables Are Turned
Wanda’s usually a quiet soul, one of very few words. In fact, she likes to sit in the background, watching the world live their lives.
By Colleen Millsteed 2 years ago in Fiction