DC Martin real life stories short stories Wednesday, October 7, 2026 Imposter Syndrome by D. C. Martin <i> Danielle seeks inspiration for her writing from the patrons of the Strawberry Café, but feels like an imposter in her own life.</i><br><br>Danielle Bennett used to find inspiration through observation. And she found it everywhere. At the Strawberry Café, for example. Faces spoke to her; eyes were emotions, wrinkles were experience, expressions were attitudes. Little pieces of life, tiny pictures. It didn… Read more Labels: DC Martin real life stories short stories No comments:
futuristic stories medium length stories TE Poremba Monday, October 5, 2026 My Android Stand-In Always Orders the Lobster by T. E. Poremba <i>Charlie decides to attend a first date in person rather than send his android stand-in.</i><br><br>Ten Fridays ago, my night went sideways when instead of sticking with the plan to lose a little money by playing Texas hold'em with some new guys from the gym, I called my android stand-in and told him to return before he reached my date with Eliana, that is, with her stand-in. <br><br>I hailed a separate car, donn… Read more Labels: futuristic stories medium length stories TE Poremba 10 comments:
criminal stories Cris Aboobaker fantastic stories short stories Friday, October 2, 2026 The Kidnappers by Cris Aboobaker <i>Teenagers Ritchie and Donald abduct a pair of children, intending to return them for a reward, but they chose the wrong kids to mess with.</i><br><br>Selver and the bee held each other in thrall. He stood transfixed in the tall meadow grass, elbows raised as the tiny yellow stunt plane banked and dove around him. The bee was soon joined by others, a humming circus of elliptical orbits around Selver's fai… Read more Labels: criminal stories Cris Aboobaker fantastic stories short stories 7 comments:
Bud Pharo futuristic stories medium length stories Wednesday, September 30, 2026 Into the Deep Freeze by Bud Pharo <i>When a synthetic woman joins a lunar mining crew, the commander has mixed feelings.</i><br><br>Delta 22 Lima never thought she could have feelings for anyone. She wasn't built that way - literally. As a humanoid mining engineer built for lunar service, she focused on efficiently performing her assigned tasks. Nothing else mattered - until it did. <br><br><br>Before she arrived at the military hydrogen fuel productio… Read more Labels: Bud Pharo futuristic stories medium length stories 5 comments:
criminal stories Hank Grezlak long stories Monday, September 28, 2026 The Coroner by Hank Grezlak <i>A coroner joins a group of cops who have been led by an unrepentant murderer to the site of his victim, and decides to stand up to the town's corrupt sheriff.</i><br><br>When the snow had melted, they found him. <br><br>By the second week in March the weather had grown unseasonably warm and the snow and ice had flowed down from the mountains and drained into pits in the valley, exposing the ravaged grave to the … Read more Labels: criminal stories Hank Grezlak long stories 6 comments:
