Stories - Long Story Short Award - Fall 2020 - page 1 - Short Fiction

Short Fiction

4 min

The First Word of the World

She sat by her master’s bedside. The master wizard had been badly injured by the undead during the day’s battle and would likely not survive the night.
“Come here, I have one last thing to teach ... [+]

Short Fiction

2 min

The Shore

Hoi Yat LEUNG

So heavy...feeling sick...my tummy hurts...

I slowly open my eyes, only to see myself lying on an unknown beach. The sand stings my body—still better than lying on rough pointy stones, I ... [+]

Short Fiction

4 min

I, Public Enemy

Jeremy Ng

Long story short, I became Public Enemy Number One.

The last 24 hours had been surreal. I, a 22-year-old college student, was declared by the state as the “the most vicious vermin eve ... [+]

Short Fiction

2 min

Belittling Love

Anmol DHAWAN

I befriended her in kindergarten. She was not any of those over-the-top adjectives you would use to describe your best friend. Overall, she was an ordinary four-year old that had grabbed my attention ... [+]

Short Fiction

3 min

The Stage

Linglin Yang

20 minutes ago,......
Teresa’s on her way to go home.
Well, her husband, Square Bob was washing dishes in the kitchen.
Phone rang.
“hello?”
“yes, it’s Square Bob.”
(we can’t ... [+]