Short Fiction

Risk Everything

Blake Sylvester

Christopher Frost was the number one prospect in soccer coming out of Portside High School in Galveston,Texas. He had always had a passion for soccer. From a young age, he excelled beyond the others ... [+]

Short Fiction

Her Word

Alden Earwood

I stared at the the courtroom bench in front of me, tracing the wood grain with my eyes. The scuff marks where jewelry had struck the top of the bench. The small nicks on the arm rest. The faint ... [+]

Short Fiction

Beneath

A. J. Christian

As I lay in my bed looking at the two dark wooden beams on the ceiling, I thought about stuff, our day, my new clothes, but mostly about Ty.  Ty is not my real brother, not exactly.  Ty is my ... [+]

Short Fiction

He is Always Here

Clancy

He is always here. No one can see him. Even I can’t see him; but I know he is there. I can feel him. The presence floats around me like a soap bubble that will never pop. Sometimes when I stand ... [+]

Short Fiction

Embrace

MCHayes

The yells for creations surround Yoshi as he learns the little things. He observes the chef chopping the onions, the silky folds falling from the orb, his fingers wandering down the length of the ... [+]

Short Fiction

Drowning in Syrup

KP DOWD

Lying in the dark, he whispered their names. The same names he whispered every morning.
“Spencer, Mack, Jones, and Cox.”
Luke Murphy woke up before the alarm, not because he was ... [+]

Short Fiction

Defying Malice

The Middle Child

After my mind fully communicated my whereabouts to my eyes, I immediately realized that I didn’t want to be here. I quickly shut my eyes in hopes of catching another glimpse of that blissful dream ... [+]

Short Fiction

Haywire

Tye

The lights, the cameras, the crowd---the vibrations below his feet, they were what he loved---lived for. His loved ones, he could recall, asked why he chose to do what he did.
Why sing? ... [+]

Children's

The Christmas Glider

Amanda S.

Glittering snowflakes drifted gently from the grey skies like colorless confetti in a brilliant wonderland. Cold and sharp, it blanketed the earth like a blank canvas, eagerly awaiting to be colored ... [+]

Short Fiction

A Birds Cry

Shanee

She didn’t want to do it anymore. Her breaths were coming out ragged and sharp, and her throat was extremely dry. She could feel the cold wrapping around her, like a large hand trying to choke he ... [+]

Short Fiction

Equilibrium

Gwyn Ardelean

It was fall, and the traffic lights were changing to gorgeous shades of yellow and red. Charlie Aires paid them no mind. He was pushing eighty, dropping speed only when one exit and then the next to ... [+]

Children's

Out The Shadows

Chery

Once upon a time and in a galaxy where the impossible can be possible there was a system of stars so beautiful and majestic you can find yourself getting lost In the glitters that fill up the dark ... [+]

Short Fiction

Just Doing My Job

Thomas

I was fifteen years old when it happened. I lived with my family, which included my mom, dad, my sister Lea, and my brother John, who was the same age as me. John and I did everything together, and ... [+]

Short Fiction

The Realization of Life

Quaid

Loser. The world would be better off without you. Those are phrases that stuck with Dante Clemson, a young boy from Vicksburg, Mississippi. Being of Dante’s color in the town that he lived in ... [+]

Short Fiction

Family Courage

lala

It was a bright, cool, sunny morning in October in a small town in Maine close to the border. The population of this small town was about 1900 people. Every morning, the air smelled of fresh baked ... [+]

Short Fiction

Operation Deadlock

James

Part One
Operation Deadlock was a very bloody operation in our corrupt world where there is only war and bloodshed left. I would describe it as more like something you would expect to see in ... [+]

Short Fiction

Who is Coraggio Fuerte?

Jade

Here I am at this Face Your Fears Event about to do something I've never been able to do. My mind took me back to that unforgettable day.
I entered a stall in the girls' bathroom. Assured by ... [+]