The last apparition of Halley's Comet was in 1986, approaching Earth as close as 0.4 astronomical units. Halley takes a long journey to visit us. The comet follows an elliptical orbit that reaches
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Short Fiction
Short Fiction
4 min
The Bakery
I can still smell that bakery you despised. It's sickeningly sweet, full of processed sugar and disgustingly fattening. It was the only place that could keep you at bay, at first. The bakery's
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Short Fiction
5 min
Aglow in Canopied Branches
Sarah never thought she would be sorting through and packaging her grandmother's earthly possessions on a Tuesday afternoon. Not that she ever planned it to happen another day of the week, but any
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Short Fiction
5 min
Sky Runner
My brother loved to run. Every day before dawn, I saw him run. Before we'd even finished dinner, I saw him run. I tried to go with him sometimes, but I could never keep up. My brother runs like
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Short Fiction
2 min
not tired enough to find my muse
Tonight, I have work to do.
Over my desk, a narrow window cracked open as far as it can go, frames the dormitory blocks across from mine. Gray clouds cover a sky far too well lit to ever see ... [+]
Over my desk, a narrow window cracked open as far as it can go, frames the dormitory blocks across from mine. Gray clouds cover a sky far too well lit to ever see ... [+]
Short Fiction
4 min
Seven Minutes
In the first minute, the yolk of infinity swallowed me whole: everything bathed in a primordial black, silent cacophonies reverberated against the vacuum, sightless eyes watching as the tendrils of
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Short Fiction
5 min
A Glimpse in Time
"I found you!"
The somewhat voice of a customer echoed through the bakery, who I could only describe as having erupted into the store with their declaration, interrupting my work as I dutifully ... [+]
The somewhat voice of a customer echoed through the bakery, who I could only describe as having erupted into the store with their declaration, interrupting my work as I dutifully ... [+]
Short Fiction
1 min
Once in a Blue Moon
I will always remember
the taste of the Moon.
the crispy edges etched into soft crumbs that hold sweet fillings and loveless bites
lotus flowers, ripped with vigour, torn into ... [+]
the crispy edges etched into soft crumbs that hold sweet fillings and loveless bites
lotus flowers, ripped with vigour, torn into ... [+]
Short Fiction
5 min
Six Shapes in the Blue
You find life on the moon.
Now, you are not the one on the moon when you find it. That would be the rover, which your team built. It located and harvested the chunk of ice, but that's not the
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Short Fiction
3 min
Down the 8th Wonder River
Summer opened her eyes and she realized she was on water. The girl began to feel queasy. Her mouth tasted like those sweet honeysuckle candies that would sit in the jar in the living room of he
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Short Fiction
4 min
Day of Harvest
The elders had always told us not to venture beyond the woods. We were a superstitious bunch; our village was our corner of the world. No one really knew what lay beyond the woods. Some say that
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Short Fiction
3 min
The Rollercoaster Within
Normalcy never resonated with me. Normal children do not try to take their mother's lithium, hoping they can "sleep forever." Normal children do not pinch themselves when they get angry. Normal
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Short Fiction
5 min
A Chance Encounter
The sun dipped below the horizon, casting a golden glow over the tranquil coastal town of Harbor Springs. Waves lapped gently against the shore, whispering secrets of the sea to anyone willing to
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Short Fiction
3 min
Operation: Blunatics
We only ever met when the blue moon shone, a rare beacon in the night sky. I could hardly believe how vibrant it was, how strangely similar it was to your smile – both precious and elusive, yet on
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Short Fiction
4 min
A Moment with Dad in the Heart of Art
As I set foot in the Vatican, I was possessed by its energies and the chills that hovered over me. I am a woman who has lived long enough to defy what my eyes lay upon and spiral into my own black
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Short Fiction
5 min
The Traveling Tale of Baba Yaga and Death
Once in a blue moon, Baba Yaga's house stops to rest.
When this happens, Death comes to play cards.
Baba Yaga and Death go far back, before her name had been washed away and replaced. The two ... [+]
When this happens, Death comes to play cards.
Baba Yaga and Death go far back, before her name had been washed away and replaced. The two ... [+]