futuristic stories John Sloan long stories Wednesday, March 4, 2026 The Lava Beasts of Titan by John Sloan Novitiate Sym'An investigates an object descending from the sky that threatens to shatter the ideologies his world is built upon.Sym'An the Novice could not believe his eye. 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:
fantastic stories long stories Talha Ahmad Monday, March 2, 2026 Crossing the Plains by Talha Ahmad Afsha receives a message that her long-lost mother is dying, and she must cross the Middle Plains to see her before it's too late, but the annual invasion of giants is worse than usual.Afsha pulls her machete out of the giant's thigh, twirling away to avoid the jet of blood that arcs from the wound. The lumbering beast falls with a wet smack on the crimson-soaked grass of the prairie. T… Read more Labels: fantastic stories long stories Talha Ahmad 3 comments:
criminal stories funny stories short stories Tim Wright Friday, February 27, 2026 Buoyancy by Tim Wright Bumbling gangsters Norm and Lefty try to dispose of a body in Tampa Bay, but things don't go as planned.Norm watched the corpse bobbing by the boat in the moonlit bay and remembered an old high school science class, the one where they made an egg float by putting salt in the water. Lefty reached out with the boathook and gave Mantini's body a hard shove. It went under, then returned to th… Read more Labels: criminal stories funny stories short stories Tim Wright 5 comments:
medium length stories real life stories Zary Fekete Wednesday, February 25, 2026 Walks Outside by Zary Fekete A Hungarian couple who have lost the spark in their relationship start taking daily walks that get them talking together again.The slip of paper in their mailbox was from the gas company. Gyuri already heard the news from their neighbor lady. The gas company was testing the new pipes installed last month across the district. Starting tonight, for one hour every night between 7 and 8pm, all the re… Read more Labels: medium length stories real life stories Zary Fekete 6 comments:
creepy stories John Leahy short stories Monday, February 23, 2026 Elegy In The Retort by John Leahy A story inspired by the Lamb funeral home scandal in which numerous bodies were cremated at once in order to boost profits quickly.We are seven. We were not meant to be burned together. Not like this. Not in this oven. Not in this place. Not stacked like refuse. Not shoved in haste, as if death were a shipment, a quota, a monthly target. And yet, here we are: pressed shoulder to jaw, pelvis to ri… Read more Labels: creepy stories John Leahy short stories 7 comments: