futuristic stories Joanne Merriam short stories Friday, July 3, 2026 Possible Purposes of Plastic Buttons by Joanne Merriam <i>A woman is so preoccupied with her dying husband that an alien invasion fails to make much of an impression.</i><br><br>I was at the hospital when the aliens landed. I'd made up my face that morning, but I'd eaten since then, and cried, and laid my cheek against his. I wiped my face naked with wet tissues and rubbed it with my bare hands, something soothing about the gesture despite everything. At th… Read more Labels: futuristic stories Joanne Merriam short stories No comments:
long stories real life stories Scott Pomfret Wednesday, July 1, 2026 Prospects by Scott Pomfret <i>Careful, frugal, boring tax lawyer Jeremy is baffled at how he has attracted a beautiful Lebanese boyfriend half his age.</i><br><br>Jeremy was old. Jeremy was out past his bedtime. There was no chance in hell this gorgeous, willowy, bearded twenty-something maybe-Lebanese dervish with the percussive laugh could possibly have any interest in acquiring the digits of a chubby forty-nine-year-old corporate tax … Read more Labels: long stories real life stories Scott Pomfret 1 comment:
Elese Mathis futuristic stories long stories pick of the month Monday, June 29, 2026 The Last War by Elese Mathis <i> During a world-ending nuclear war, Emma is trapped as a servant in a luxuriously appointed bunker. </i><br><br>Emma wanted so much to shut off the television, but this wasn't her house. Mrs. Thompson binged post-apocalyptic films night and day, even if no one was in the room to watch them. When the Last War was all anyone ever talked about, the last thing Emma wanted to see or hear were movies abou… Read more Labels: Elese Mathis futuristic stories long stories pick of the month 4 comments:
long stories Paul Stansbury real life stories Friday, June 26, 2026 The Spanish Pony by Paul Stansbury <i>Pete Monsen finds an injured boy on the trail, and rescues him with the help of his dog Pyrite and his burro Esperanza.</i><br><br>"What's got holt of your tail, Pyrite?" Pete Monsen shouted, breath turning into a dense vapor in the cold morning air. He tugged at his curly grey beard as he watched his Catahoula Shepherd splash down the narrow, rain-soaked trail and disappear around a ragged out… Read more Labels: long stories Paul Stansbury real life stories 4 comments:
Aleksandar Obradovic criminal stories medium length stories Wednesday, June 24, 2026 The Matryoshka Affair by Aleksandar Obradovic <i>Forensic psychiatrist Dr. Milovan Nedeljković gets assigned to a secretive case in Montenegro's Russian embassy.</i><br><br>If there was one thing he hated, it was calls to his work phone outside office hours. He waited, hoping the phone would finally stop ringing. Jovana and the boys were tense. They knew how demanding his job was and that, because of it, he was often absent even in thought. <br><br>When the ri… Read more Labels: Aleksandar Obradovic criminal stories medium length stories 4 comments:
