Top Stories

New stories you’ll love, handpicked for you by our team and updated daily.

  • On the Road

    I am a sieve trying to rinse off all the unwanted, cleanse my mind from those fruitless memories that leave that bitter bite on my withered palette. ~

    By ROCK aka Andrea Polla (Simmons)5 months ago in Psyche

  • The Mammy Whisperer

    Charms adorned the clogs next to her bed. The bonnet already topped her head, and after her slumber, Kalisha Himmers did not remove it. Her skin looked like shea butter. At five foot even, two hundred forty pounds, she had donned a black Makaveli T-shirt size three X. Blue, gray, and white pajama bottoms with dolphins wrapped her backside. She peered in the mirror and shrugged. Kalisha then put on her clogs.

    By Skyler Saunders5 months ago in Fiction

  • Deleted conversation from “Silent Bites”

    “Dan, I used to have this job... it was weird...” Arturo says in a frown. “Weirder than you already are?” Dan teases. Arturo shoves him playfully, laughing softly with a snort.

    By Melissa Ingoldsby5 months ago in Fiction

  • Ugly

    Unsightly. Hideous. Ugly. * They say these words like they mean something final. * As if beauty is the price of belonging.

    By Luna Jordan5 months ago in Poets

  • The Love Thief

    As the sun lies down to sleep, figures dance across green fields dotted with daffodils. Twisting and turning, they meet in the evening’s cool breeze. Staring into each other’s eyes, they feel the weight of the universe bear down on their hearts. The shaking in their knees makes them shiver in the summer air. They enter each other without care as they stare into each other’s souls. In love with each other’s drawing gaze, as time scrolls by, it turns to a haze.

    By Atomic Historian5 months ago in Fiction

  • Meta Morph

    Once a caterpillar crawling along the earth looking for nibbly leaves, climbing up smooth green stems and navigating fallen

    By Colleen Walters6 months ago in Poets

  • Smoking Section. 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

  • A Glimmer in the Gaslight

    This is a writing exercise and was entirely inspired by a recent Top Story from the wonderful Vocal creator Lana Lynx. Lana's story stemmed from her wondering what it would be like if dead authors, particularly dead Russian authors, posted their story ideas and WIPs on Facebook. Please check out the truly amazing and amusing results.

    By Raymond G. Taylor5 months ago in Writers

  • City of Death

    A stout conversation on life prompted Geraldine Snow’s bout with necromancy. This included recent dealings with amnesia, anemia and a thick, resolve to live. If only she could muster up enough strength to break out of here, then the real fun could begin.

    By K.H. Obergfoll5 months ago in Fiction

  • the never-end of summer

    summer. look what we did this summer- a venture into the unknown territory of growing up (supposedly)- & the hours of fun playing games-

    By Chloe5 months ago in Poets

  • Ten Ways I Failed As A Canadian

    As a Canadian living and teaching abroad, I’ve always prided myself on being able to talk about just about anything. Whether it’s politics, pop culture, or the weather, I can usually fill ten or fifteen minutes of conversation without even trying. But the past few months in my adult English classes have humbled me.

    By Heeta6 months ago in Education

  • Who knew

    What’s unexpected is inevitable when you’re trying to understand a plan you’ve never seen. If what you feel makes you full,

    By Marcus Hill5 months ago in Poets

  • i (nearly) met him by the swing set

    there used to be a swing set here it's gone now lying somewhere broken like this tale and i'm the one who sent it to its grave

    By Alexandria Stanwyck5 months ago in Poets

  • This is What I learned from my Enforced Digital Detox

    It’s vacation time. A time for family and friends to reconnect and enjoy each other’s company. A time to relax and recuperate. Time to socialize away from incessant phone calls and the internet.

    By Elizabeth Woods5 months ago in Humans

  • English Is a Weird Language – How Many of These Do You Know?

    The English language has over 1 million words. However, about 171,476 words are commonly used today. Native speakers typically have a vocabulary of 20,000 to 40,000 words. It is also said that knowing 3% of the total vocabulary allows you to read 95% of what is written.

    By Calvin London5 months ago in FYI