Short Circuit - Short Circuit #11

Short Fiction

Projector

"Can I get you anything?" Granny Marion asked from the kitchen. "I'm afraid I don't have much here."

"I'm alright," I called back to her, tugging at the neck of my varsity jumper. I'd realised on ... [+]

Poetry

Contemporary Romance 1 min

Our Formal Get-Together

Laura James

We became a hyphenated word like
honky-tonk, long-term, six-pack, full-time

We dropped the dash ... [+]

Children's

Friendship & Family Slice of life 2 min

The Treehouse

Karen Tylek

My name is Zach, and I don't have a treehouse.

My new neighbor, Oliver, has an amazing treehouse built just for him. He's so lucky.

What I have is a stack of unread library books and a LOUD ... [+]

Comics

1 min

Decisions

Katy Bettis

Creative Nonfiction

Portrait Reflection 5 min

Mister Peepers

FC Pierce

It wasn't fair. EJ had found him, brought him home, set up a comfy, warm bed of hay in the basement; she'd even named him. But from our first encounter on that cold January night, Mister Peepers only ... [+]

Short Fiction

Love & Loss Portrait 4 min

Pinecone

Katherine Davis

The sisters had walked these trails many times when they were little. But this time, the older sister was walking with her boyfriend. The younger sister stayed in front, pretending not to be bothered ... [+]

Poetry

Contemporary 1 min

Sharing a Sink with John B. Keane in a Pub Toilet

Steve Denehan

I am rarely in a pub
I had never been in Kerry
but that evening I found myself
in a pub in ... [+]

Children's

Slice of life Poetry 1 min

Here's Ears

Ann Garrett

Elephants use their ears as fans;they're so much bigger than a man's.They scatter pesky flies with ease,and really stir up quite a breeze.This dog is called a Basset Hound.His tummy almost skims the ... [+]

Comics

1 min

Looking Good

Katy Bettis

Short Fiction

Portrait Suspense & Mystery 1 min

The Sweet Striper

Rolli .

The children don't understand.

The sweets they pine for are not squeezed from the machine with stripes intact. No—they must be painted on, by hand, with so much care. It is almost unimaginable, the ... [+]

Poetry

Melancholy 1 min

A Bit of a Do

Mike Hickman

She calls it a "do."
She had, she says, a bit of a "do."
And in that short word,
Accompanied with ... [+]

Children's

Adventure Slice of life 4 min

The Paperboy's Dog

Kathryn England

Jai placed the newspapers he'd rolled and wrapped in plastic into a trailer attached to his bike. He put more papers in a canvas shoulder bag. It was early morning as he set off on his paper run. Most ... [+]

Short Fiction

Quirky Humor Magical Realism 4 min

A Demon’s Guide to Slowly Seducing a Seminarian

Ej Sidle

"Three of hearts," the demon says. He's lounging on Joseph's bed, deck of cards in his hands and shirt riding up over his stomach. He glances up, fangs flashing in a bright grin as if he can feel ... [+]

Poetry

Contemporary 1 min

I Do Not Begrudge the Young

Rolli .

their ocean
of avenues

For I have come
to a conclusion—some
bastion
of sand

from which I ... [+]

Children's

Friendship & Family Poetry Slice of life 1 min

Ice Cream at Bedtime

Susan Lendroth

Ice cream at bedtime,
Aunt Betty's the best!
She knows in the summer
it's hard to find rest

when faced with hot sheets,
hot pillows, hot bed,
no place cool enough
to lay a hot ... [+]

Short Fiction

Quirky 4 min

motherese

Joel Shoemaker

The brand-new baby is screaming. In French.
In German.
No, in French. It's definitely in French.
It isn't obvious, at first. It's not like she's screaming for a Weiner schnitzel or demanding a ... [+]

Poetry

Contemporary 1 min