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Short Fiction
 5 min

The Hand Remembers

Margaux Curtes

              The room is nearly black, my lamp casting a small yellow circle across the desk while my computer screen glows harshly against the darkness. The Google Docs page in front of me remains ...  [+]
Short Fiction
 4 min

Yesterday

Steven Sax

Everyone knows time travel requires extraordinary discipline. People used to think alternate outcomes were impossible, mere science fiction imaginings. Many believe in fate and other such nonsense ...  [+]
Short Fiction
Short Fiction
 5 min

The Mysterious Invasion of Ghar

Najib Abi

The exhaustion of a long day in school threw me into bed with my boots and backpack on. I sank into the soft surface of my mattress. I woke up fully conscious, lying on a bare ground, with only a ...  [+]
Short Fiction
 4 min

Against the inadequacies of the ground

L A

8:00 a.m. in bed. In a room.  "WAKE UP!" Loud Skanky voice screams through the room. "Grab a brush and put a little makeup! Hide the scars to fade away the shakeup!" Annoyed, I get up ...  [+]
Short Fiction
 5 min

Keep Running

Rita Okwor

The light turned green just as I reached the intersection. I pressed my foot against the accelerator, one hand on the steering wheel and the other reaching to turn the car radio volume up. The time ...  [+]