Stories - Long Story Short Award - 2024 - page 5 - all works

Short Fiction

4 min

Memories in Retrograde

We meet in what feels like once in a blue moon, just like all long-distance couples do. Most of them said it gets easier with time, absence makes the heart grow fonder and all that. Doesn't it ... [+]

Short Fiction

5 min

Tranquillity

Daniel Poon

It transpired in an instant—imperceptible to the senses but profound in consequence. One moment, the Earth revolved as it always had, immersed in the ceaseless tumult of human endeavour, each ... [+]

Short Fiction

3 min

Where the Trails Lead

Dharma Trang

Take a day trip into the mountains, they said. Become one with nature, they said. Well, nature was not on these teens' side right now. The four watched as the fuel gauge in their van was slowly but ... [+]

Short Fiction

5 min

The Mists of Cirrus

Joseph Shan

The Rossark family landed in Cirrus under a sheet of white. As they exited the plane, the mother's knockoff sneakers slapped against the polished concrete floor as she chided her two children to ... [+]

Short Fiction

1 min

It Is What it Looks Like

Noah Hamaoui

From the window of a somewhat empty bus, on a Friday afternoon, on a highly paved avenue in São Paulo, Brazil: I see two little girls in a rush, running in between the cars stuck in traffic. They ... [+]

Short Fiction

4 min

Death at the Implication

Morris Yang

He found me, seated in the courtyard that night, sorely different from my usual self. The idea was that we'd never sat, not in such silence, such profound stillness, against the mosquitoes and the ... [+]

Short Fiction

5 min

Once in a blue moon

Lukas Scheidl

"I am tired. I want to go home. This is a bad idea". These were my thoughts as I stepped off the train at my destination on a cloudy Sunday afternoon. I had already had an eventful day, consisting ... [+]

Short Fiction

3 min

The Author's World

Dallin Dodds

Alexander sits quietly, concentrating on the warm sunlight gracing his skin. He feels the heat spread across his face as it chases away the slight chill from a receding gust of wind. His eyes open ... [+]

Short Fiction

3 min

Cherry Red Scarf

Kathryn Villareal

Have you ever seen eyes crystallized? Cracked eyelids and cracked lips turning pink as whispers litter the blizzard wind. It was the type of weather that made you think of Christmas, but Groundhog Day ... [+]

Short Fiction

2 min

Interconnectivity

Cheryl Chin

Why did it have to be him?
He still looked familiar with those spectacles, juxtaposed with his No. 4 army uniform.
She should have known his house was on the way to the interchange. Even ... [+]

Short Fiction

4 min

Stray Hairs, Wrinkled Shirts, and Acne Scars

Charlotte Saunders

Once in a blue moon, I look in the mirror and love what I see.
It's never planned, these rare moments. I'll be brushing my teeth, or just fixing my hair, caught in the rhythm of everyday life ... [+]

Short Fiction

5 min

Scarcity

Minseung Sagong

I am a big K-pop stan. To list a few reasons why: soft but powerful choreography, eye-opening stages, and last but not least, catchy hooks generating thousands of trendy TikToks in no time. A few days ... [+]

Short Fiction

3 min

The Elusive Assembly

Amanda Bek

"You are formally invited to The Assembly." Intrigued, I continued reading on. "We hold an exclusive assembly once every few years, and only those who have experienced grief or loss can attend. The ... [+]

Short Fiction

2 min

Don't Get A Cat

Eira Tan

How cruel it was, to have been with your entire life while you were only a quarter of mine.
"Just get another cat."
But they don't know. How you were the first to welcome me when I entered ... [+]

Short Fiction

5 min

Desiderium

Christine Chew

Oct 30, 1803 "The bridge between our world and the realm of spirits is at its strongest during the blue moon."
At six years old, Dan remembered his Pa, mapping out the constellations with his ... [+]

Short Fiction

1 min

A Moment

Joel Lim

There you are. The two of you.
At the usual time, in the usual spot, in the usual clothes.
You two talk and talk, laugh and banter. Same as always, moments you would look back on as "the ... [+]

Short Fiction

5 min

Penemue's Circle

amelia low

This academic club produced all the most successful graduates. Even the university president once used to be in it.
So of course, Maximillian wanted to join.
He sat through rounds of ... [+]

Short Fiction

2 min

Slipping Away

sarah khoo

Once in a blue moon, she remembers me. But most days, she lives in a world where I am a stranger.
"Where's my gold chain? Someone took it," she says. Her hands fidget with invisible jewelry at ... [+]