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Short Fiction
 4 min

Knock at the Door

Jason Rickett

After work, after dinner, the decompression of day sliding into place with the remote control and some movie offering on demand. He didn’t care which digital mind scrub landed on the television, as ...  [+]
Short Fiction
 1 min

Ashes

James Milne

I picked up Mom’s ashes at the funereal parlor and took them home. My brother Donny was there. We’d have our little ceremony before we scattered her ashes.
Mom was Irish, a real lady, but she ...  [+]
Short Fiction
 1 min

The Letter C

HarshM

When you look at alphabet you notice how the letters go A, B, C and D. I feel as though the letter B represents the way that you are born or your birth. It is a very bright and beautiful time. It is ...  [+]
Short Fiction
 4 min

The Prince

Gina

Today, Monday of all Mondays, she slumps on the frigid bench without brushing off the deep snow. All that moves in this bitter air is her breath. His fresh emotional manslaughter swirls through he ...  [+]
Short Fiction
Short Fiction
 5 min

A Protagonist

Bjl

According to the first law of narrative dynamics, when two improbable events happen concurrently, they mean business.

At dusk, I was collecting Unc’s mail from the mailbox at the junction his ...  [+]
Short Fiction
 5 min

Tears For The Girl Under A Bush

Annette D. Koch

Does a young girl’s life, like tufts of tumbleweed spiraling in a twister, fall apart in flight or can she land safely in the end? How many tears before tear ducts dry out? Will the endless weeping ...  [+]
Short Fiction
 1 min

Good-bye, Donny Osmond

Ann Sutherland

I showed my mother the Tiger Beat picture of Donny Osmond standing at his well-stocked, orderly fridge, his wholesome smile as bright as the fridge light. I begged my mother to fill our fridge with ...  [+]
Short Fiction
 3 min

In The Last Second

ELFighter_

Dark. That’s what I see now. My hands and legs, both, can’t move freely. Just my nose and ears that opens. Ticking of the clock and their swear starts feel familiar to my ears. Cold temperature from ...  [+]
Short Fiction
 3 min

The Edge

Tabitha Potts

There’s not much to do in the caravan park, and Mum says me and Alannah should go out for a walk, she needs to get on and make our dinner. Alannah’s been quiet all afternoon, sulking most likely ...  [+]
Short Fiction
 3 min

Expendable

Nate

He finishes his drink, and briefly makes eye contact with the man across from him at the table. He excuses himself and stands, giving a stiff nod to the men at the table as they continue thei ...  [+]
Short Fiction
 2 min

An epyphany

Anakarenina026

“I want a divorce “, she yelled at him, while picking up the purse, and slamming the door before his perplexed eyes. That morning she woke up at the same time and did the same routine like every day ...  [+]
Short Fiction
 5 min

Strings

Danie Botha

The bow slipped from Amélie’s hand—the sheet music forgotten.
Eyes fixed on the stranger at the back of the crowd; crimson crept up her neck. She squinted at the brightness of the day. What a ...  [+]
Short Fiction
 3 min

Dear Big Brother

Annabelle

Dear Big Brother,

The day I found the body was the day I got back from my first year of college. I came home expecting a welcome home party I assumed mother felt obliged to throw. She had ...  [+]
Short Fiction
 5 min

Mrs. Tar’s Hat with a Bat

Jerry Olivas

We heard the elevator coming down and both rushed to open the doors. It was about the time Mrs. Tar went for her lunch and my brother and I both wanted to get the tip. She always tipped well fo ...  [+]
Short Fiction
 2 min

There's Always A Reason

Pam Torr

She took the short cut to the shops, taking a path through a small park. It was just starting to be spring and crocus bulbs were sprouting their purple tips to the world. She had walked this path ...  [+]
Short Fiction
 3 min

Mere Poulard's Omelet

Ron

How did you find your wife or husband? What led you to her/him or her/him to you? The following is my story of how I met my future wife.

One day when I was waiting in the dental office, I ...  [+]
Short Fiction
 5 min

Sixteen, again

iceni

Prologue

You press the button on the machine. It whirs gently as the paper curls from the slot like a puppy’s tongue.

You gently hold the coiled slip in your hands. You scan around. You ...  [+]