Christopher Heise criminal stories short stories Wednesday, January 28, 2026 The Fruit Thief by Christopher Heise <i>When an ex-convict gets in trouble for stealing fruits, he will do anything to avoid going to back to jail.</i><br><br>I was a wanted man. A miscreant, an outlaw. They wanted to find me and take me away. Lock me up for a long time probably. All because I stole some fruit from a grocery store. Sure, I stole from that store almost every day - bananas, apples, plums - stuffed them in my bag while I bought a rol… Read more Labels: Christopher Heise criminal stories short stories 3 comments:
medium length stories Meg D Newman real life stories Monday, January 26, 2026 Long Shot by Meg D. Newman <i>In Fresno, 1978, Julie faces sexism when she applies to be an Emergency Medical Technician.</i><br><br>"Like wildflowers you must allow yourself to grow in all the places that nobody thought you would."<br><br>- Author unknown<br>In December of 1978, an unexpected late afternoon downpour left the streets glassy, the sky dark and the air dewy. I had one final stop - the Star Ambulance Company, where I hoped to … Read more Labels: medium length stories Meg D Newman real life stories 17 comments:
DJ Chernovsky medium length stories pick of the month real life stories Friday, January 23, 2026 Just Die Already by DJ Chernovsky <i>Avi reflects on how his childhood was shaped by his mother and her sickness.</i><br><br>I am the sole fruiting of the brief and often antagonistic union of Matthew Kleinman and Sarah Levy. Theirs was a marriage that started out as an obsessive need, but soon drifted towards doubt, then declined into disappointment, before finally settling on searing regret. By the time I was out of diapers, both parties of t… Read more Labels: DJ Chernovsky medium length stories pick of the month real life stories 15 comments:
Andrei-Ion Ghircoias fantastic stories medium length stories Wednesday, January 21, 2026 Amiero's Shadows by Andrei-Ion Ghircoiaș <i>A battle-worn knight hunts the local master of the seductive shadow-beings that have consumed the souls of entire villages.</i><br><br>Getting used to such sights never happened, not even after seeing them countless times. Amiero couldn't shake the sorrow off his bones, like standing by the grave of an old friend. Long, narrow streets of cobbled stones, accustomed to the din of crowds, suddenly quiet. Wi… Read more Labels: Andrei-Ion Ghircoias fantastic stories medium length stories 5 comments:
fantastic stories long stories Shae Monday, January 19, 2026 Do Not Eat the Pulse Lattice (Under Any Circumstances) by Shae <i>Ash attempts to process her Weltschmerz by subsuming herself to a community of people who have linked their consciousnesses with a sentient garden.</i><br><br><b>The Welcome Committee Was Mostly Roots</b><br><br>Ash arrived on a morning that couldn't make up its mind. The sky had one sock on. The fog kept curling around her ankles like a cat trying to trip her on purpose. <br><br>There was no gate. No grand welcome. Just a squ… Read more Labels: fantastic stories long stories Shae 4 comments:
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