Jada Polard medium length stories real life stories Friday, March 13, 2026 I Loved You, But God Said No by Jada Polard <i>Amina, a Muslim woman, attends an interfaith group and finds the rules of her faith challenged in an unexpected way.</i><br>As a Muslim, it's not advised to be close with the opposite gender, especially the kind of closeness that edges into <i>haram</i>, that becomes <i>zina</i>, that ends in a reckless stumble into a hotel bed with white sheets that haven't been washed. I'm from Pakistan. We don't dat… Read more Labels: Jada Polard medium length stories real life stories 3 comments:
futuristic stories Matt Hollingsworth medium length stories Wednesday, March 11, 2026 The Memories Game by Matt Hollingsworth <i>An ex-convict suffers the aftereffects of a memory mixing experiment conducted on her while she was in prison.</i><br><br>Zero sat in her normal spot on the park bench, watching the path out of the corner of her eye. She pretended to read but was unable to get through a single paragraph without stealing a glance at the park entrance and losing her place. She checked the time on her phone and drummed on the b… Read more Labels: futuristic stories Matt Hollingsworth medium length stories 9 comments:
criminal stories Saul Isler short stories Monday, March 9, 2026 The Waverly Tontine by Saul Isler <i>Colin Waverly tells the epic story of his father's shifty investment scheme, and what became of the capital.</i><br><br>If word of it had ever spread, Father's tontine would most certainly have become the most famous in history. But it had been held the darkest of secrets until I learned of it just this past week. Outside of its participants, I may be the only one to know of its provenance. And its s… Read more Labels: criminal stories Saul Isler short stories 7 comments:
Jane Snyder medium length stories real life stories Friday, March 6, 2026 Valentine by Jane Snyder <i>A prison officer plans for Valentine's Day with his wife and daughter, but first must get through a challenging day at work.</i><br><br>Ten years ago, Bob McClean killed his four-year old stepson Dakota for the insurance money, two hundred and fifty thousand dollars. He's been here ever since. <br><br>We have other offenders who've killed a child, their own mostly. The baby wouldn't stop crying or t… Read more Labels: Jane Snyder medium length stories real life stories 6 comments:
futuristic stories John Sloan long stories Wednesday, March 4, 2026 The Lava Beasts of Titan by John Sloan <i>Novitiate Sym'An investigates an object descending from the sky that threatens to shatter the ideologies his world is built upon.</i><br><br>Sym'An the Novice could not believe his eye. <br><br>High in the Motherless orange sky, a strange object hung on lines from a floating overturned bowl. The lines looked a bit like spinners' ropes but even more delicate. The bowl appeared to be made of a membrane. S… Read more Labels: futuristic stories John Sloan long stories 2 comments:
