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 2 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 6 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:
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 31 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 16 comments:
