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Short Fiction
 4 min

The Other Me

Jayla Brown

I have wondered what it would be like to see the way everyone else does. Not because I don't see. I do. I know what my mother looks like. I know the faces of my friends. I know my own face. I ...  [+]
Short Fiction
 1 min

Our photograph

Lucas Kwitko

Our photograph-
Its edges were ruined and torn.
On the back was a faded paragraph;
As I read, I started to mourn the letters worn. The words reminded me of our yearning,
Of a time to which I ...  [+]
Short Fiction
 4 min

Trading Places

Latori Mitchell

If Heaven Allowed Us to Trade Places A Short Story January 3, 2023. Some dates are written on calendars. Others are carved into your heart. That was the day my world began falling apart. My mother was ...  [+]
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 1 min

Together with the Lord

Saniyah Duckworth

Life is but a stopping place, A pause in what is to be, A resting place along the road to sweet eternity. We all have different journeys, Different paths along the way,  We all were meant to learn ...  [+]
Short Fiction
 1 min

On the spot

Alexis Rodriguez

Heard about this ‘Long Story Short' award
Decided I'll try it regardless whether or not I get a reward
I thought I'd give it a shot 
By making something on the spot
Not ...  [+]
Short Fiction
 4 min

Mirror and Me

Elena McCardle

Deep in the mirror that I live in. Time is a construct of never-ending cruelty, I race against it on every step. Every movement, every thought is not my own. The lives I witness though my eyes are not ...  [+]
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 1 min

Butterfly effect

Ethan Ha

two celestial planets, of great burning mass, depend on each other's presence, a perfect coexistence  both awaken from a deep, deep seamlessly sleepless sleep, the lashes flutter, butterfly ...  [+]
Short Fiction
 5 min

In Another Life

Jordyn Megens

"In another life?"
Was it wrong for her to feel life's weight? To lie awake at night and stare? To feel everything and absolutely nothing? To lie heavily in a bed that wasn't hers ...  [+]
Short Fiction
 5 min

Rolling Down My Car Window

Katie Tyson

I have my wallet, car keys, running shoes, and coffee cup simultaneously shoved under my armpit as I fumble in my backpack for my key to lock the door. I drop my stupid left shoe on the ground as ...  [+]
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The reason for humanity

Faith Gough

It was a rainy day, and I was sad. Life felt like a lot, and it was more bad than good. To make matters worse, it wasn't just a bad week; it had been a long couple of bad months. From betrayed ...  [+]
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 1 min

Like the Cyanide in Cherry Pits

Aashka Patel

When I am five, I listen to my brother stomp about the house — everything he does sounds angry.
When I am twelve, I watch my father kiss my mother's fingers; in his eyes, a strange mixture of ...  [+]
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When Passion is Betrayed

Julia Perez

I yawn as I submit my report for work.  It is after 10 pm, and I have been at it since 7 am. The grind is never ending, and I am feeling the consequences. My feet ache, my neck is tight, and a dull ...  [+]
Short Fiction
 3 min

Life as a human

Helen

Stepping into another life leads me to a world of possibility beyond my imagination. If I could wander into worlds unbeknownst to the common man, I am blinded by the possibility of a fate which ...  [+]
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