creepy stories medium length stories Obiotika Wilfred Toochukwu Friday, February 6, 2026 The Night of Grimalkin by Obiotika Wilfred Toochukwu <i>Nurse Vicki tells the story of Ogochukwu, a woman in rural Nigeria convinced she is being targeted by a mysterious vendetta marked by menacing felines.</i><br><br>Miss Vicki leaned her elbows on the duty table, the smell of disinfectant mingling with the soft cry of newborns behind the curtains. "I've told this story only once," she began, her voice thin, "and the last nurse who heard it r… Read more Labels: creepy stories medium length stories Obiotika Wilfred Toochukwu 2 comments:
funny stories Jake Holland short stories Wednesday, February 4, 2026 NRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR by Jake Holland <i>A woman living with her parents is troubled when her recently divorced stepbrother Theo moves in and starts a relationship with their vacuum cleaner.</i><br><br>Theo was spending too much time with Harry. <br><br>'How long does it take to hoover a bedroom,' I said. 'He keeps it running all night.' <br><br>'It helps him sleep,' Mum said. 'Like white noise.' <br><br>It was Sunday, so we were all eating… Read more Labels: funny stories Jake Holland short stories 6 comments:
futuristic stories novellas Steven R Southard Monday, February 2, 2026 The Ballad of Joan Henry by Steven R. Southard <i>Joan Henry must compete with a robot for her job as CEO of a manufacturing company.</i><br><br>Robots have taken over most jobs, Joan Henry thought, but they can't take mine as CEO. <br><br>The blonde woman on the screen must have thought otherwise. "The AI in this new model is very advanced," Gretchen Greenbrier, chairman of the Board of Directors, said. "The Board decided it's worth a test.… Read more Labels: futuristic stories novellas Steven R Southard 3 comments:
creepy stories medium length stories Meredith Rosier Friday, January 30, 2026 By Night by Meredith Rosier <i>A prima ballerina is gradually usurped by a youth with preternatural ability.</i><br><br>"Ballet, like opera, is wonderful because it is monstrous, the hyper development of skills nobody needs, a twisting of human bodies and souls into impossible positions, the purchase of light with blood." <br><br>- Irina Dumitrescu, <i>Swan, Late: The Unexpected Joys of Adult Beginner Ballet</i>.<br>The lights bowed in a soft ind… Read more Labels: creepy stories medium length stories Meredith Rosier 8 comments:
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 7 comments:
