Stories - Long Story Short Award - 2022 - page 16 - all works

Short Fiction

3 min

Thiens's Resolve

It's 3AM and you're there again. You're always there, every day, for the past 3 years, 2ꟷ6AM unfailingly. The stale air of the attic settles uncomfortably all around you, as the only intelligible ... [+]

Poetry

1 min

Roses are red

Emie M.

"Roses are red
And love is mad."
The poet sighs
And floods our eyes.
When love's too ... [+]

Poetry

1 min

Tribute to Ammamma's Home

Aryani Pallerla

The sun shines differently in India, warmth burning around me like I'm a candle wick, a baby ... [+]

Short Fiction

5 min

Belleza

Micaela Cors

Once upon a time, there was a princess called Belleza. The princess was gorgeous, with her long dark hair, large topaz eyes, and warm honey skin. She always wore the most extravagant clothes to ... [+]

Creative Nonfiction

2 min

Convenience

Melina Rice

Little brothers are annoying, aren't they? They're messy and whiny, god so whiny. They take your things without asking, they're...endlessly loud. That afternoon, my half-brother was the quietest he'd ... [+]

Poetry

1 min

The Plants in my Room are Dying

John Peterson

What phantom water can revive
the remnants of these roots?
On the brink of being alive, ... [+]

Short Fiction

5 min

I don't want anyone else to know

Marine Martins

You really didn't have to react that way. You really didn't have to gaze at my face with such an air of disgust, as if I was nothing more than a crushed worm glued to the sole of your shoe. Your eyes ... [+]

Creative Nonfiction

1 min

Indecent Proposal

Brian Rosenzweig

I proposed to the love of my life in September, and she ran away from me. I'd expected her to say no, sure, as I knelt down in front of the Old Well with no ring, no intention, no plan. We were ... [+]

Short Fiction

4 min

The Long Weight

Megan Simpson

By the time she could hear the front door click shut, she was already shrugging off her coat and tossing the discarded garment on one of the kitchen barstools. It was admittedly too hot out for a ... [+]

Short Fiction

4 min

The Wish

Kelson Roney

My lab was quiet. Fluorescent ceiling lights reflected sharply in the brilliant shine of a brass oil lamp resting among glass flasks and stir plates on a black countertop in front of me. Wearing dark ... [+]

Poetry

2 min

A Visit with a Freshman

Kelson Roney

‘Twas the night before finals, when all through college,
Not a student was sleeping, stuffing ... [+]

Poetry

1 min

Haikulele

Joseph Kargbo

Ocean waves cry mist
Perpetual frustration
Grains steeped with their tears

My ukulele ... [+]

Creative Nonfiction

2 min

How to Ride a Bike

Emma Nelson

First, admit that you have never been happy. Admit that joy is a commodity reserved for those far outside of your understanding. Admit that pain has always felt more natural to you because it lets you ... [+]

Poetry

1 min

Connection

Brandon Merrill

There once was a man obsessed with connection
that he worried he'd not have enough.
So he ... [+]

Short Fiction

3 min

Tuesdays at Jenny's

Sydney Suedmeier

For the past nine Tuesdays, Libby had spent the afternoon at Jenny's Gymnastics Club, which was held in an old warehouse by the local dump. Jenny's was always too bright and too cold, and big box fans ... [+]

Short Fiction

1 min

GENIE Terms of Service

Benny Blue

I: The GENIE application complies with IPP regulation 33.2, which states that it must execute all commands put to it, whether desired or undesired by the user.

II: GENIE comes pre-packaged in a ... [+]

Poetry

1 min

Desperado

Gabrielle Shiozawa

Ben points out the driver and I stumble in the crosswalk
As tires plog past, just missing my ... [+]

Short Fiction

1 min

Uber

Gabrielle Shiozawa

Orange streetlights dip in and out of view through the tinted windows in a car I've never seen before. The vehicle vibrates with the fervor of a falcon, churning with effort along the long black ... [+]