funny stories Jim Parisi long stories Friday, August 14, 2026 Betty White Got Me Canceled by Jim Parisi <i>Benjamin gets caught in an online storm after making an ill-advised joke about Betty White's death.</i><br><br>"Were you drinking and posting last night?" my wife, Andrea, asked as she poured me a cup of coffee on what I thought was going to be a lazy Sunday morning. <br><br>"I had a couple of beers, and I was on my phone," I said, not sure what she was getting at. "So I guess I was tec… Read more Labels: funny stories Jim Parisi long stories 2 comments:
criminal stories John Grantner long stories Wednesday, August 12, 2026 The Rector's Tale by John Grantner <i>A morally bankrupt high school principal takes extreme measures against a bully in his school.</i><br> <b>1</b> <br>Brian Flaherty sauntered into my office, looking smug and self-assured as usual. "Shut the door and have a seat, Mr. Flaherty," I said. <br><br>He dropped into the chair across from my desk and slouched, smirking at me. Flaherty was a football star that every teacher granted an undeserved passing gra… Read more Labels: criminal stories John Grantner long stories 5 comments:
fantastic stories Laurel Hanson medium length stories pick of the month Monday, August 10, 2026 The Last Peddler of Arch by Laurel Hanson <i>A grieving merchant travels the dangerous Dread Road to sell her wares - if she can make it to town alive.</i><br><br>Hawthorn had been trekking for over a day and hadn't seen another living creature, not even a lizard, let alone a reaver. The Dread Road was safer than it used to be. She supposed she was to blame for that. <br><br>The sheer walls of the gorge trapped the heat, and the air rippled with it. It eve… Read more Labels: fantastic stories Laurel Hanson medium length stories pick of the month 7 comments:
futuristic stories long stories pick of the month Rick Duffy Friday, August 7, 2026 With Distance Comes Perspective by Rick Duffy <i>Retired engineer Janx is investigating a strange cosmic anomaly when a curveball causes him to discover more than he imagined possible.</i><br><br>Falling nearly naked through an asteroid field is not how I envisioned retirement. <br><br>I say 'nearly' because that's how it feels with no ship, no pod: just a safe-suit. Masses of drifting rocks covered in sky-wires and transceivers speckle my view, as if… Read more Labels: futuristic stories long stories pick of the month Rick Duffy 4 comments:
Clayton James creepy stories medium length stories Wednesday, August 5, 2026 The Black Box by Clayton James <i>Rob and Paula are sceptical of their town council's unsettlingly bizarre new waste management system, and distracted by their nightmare neighbours.</i><br><br>Waste Management dropped off our new kitchen trash container at some point that morning, and when I first laid eyes on it, I thought someone had made a mistake. Instead of a sturdy plastic tub with an attached lid and handle, as pictured on Waste M… Read more Labels: Clayton James creepy stories medium length stories 2 comments:
