Benaissa Bouhaja real life stories short stories Friday, July 17, 2026 A Veneer of Perfection by Benaissa Bouhaja <i>Susan and Don go on a double date with old friends who seem to be the perfect couple.</i><br><br>The sun was setting behind the towering buildings as the street lights flickered on. Don and Susan sat in their small rented coupe, one of many cars lined up bumper to bumper in rush hour traffic. Don's eyes were fixated on the red lights in front of him as Susan glared down at her phone. <br><br>They flew into the c… Read more Labels: Benaissa Bouhaja real life stories short stories 2 comments:
creepy stories fantastic stories Hayduke Irish long stories Wednesday, July 15, 2026 There Is No Evil Just Animals Surviving As Long As They Can by Hayduke Irish <i>Medocea has decimated Kiri's tribe, but Kiri survives and dives deeper than anyone before into the watery caves to in an effort to find and kill the creature.</i><br><br><i>Peace.</i><br><br>She spoke without her voice, directly into my mind, indifferent to our cries. She made the stones grow within me. I felt I would rip open; it had happened too fast, and my skin stretched too tight, though I felt nothing, no pain. I… Read more Labels: creepy stories fantastic stories Hayduke Irish long stories 1 comment:
funny stories Michael Nolan short stories Monday, July 13, 2026 The Limerist by Michael Nolan <i>A tall tale about Tommy O'Brien, who was so enamoured of limericks he could express himself no other way.</i><br><br>My father told me about Tommy O'Brien. It was late one night and he'd been sitting in the dark in the kitchen, filling himself with whiskey, the Pierian springs of his wit. When the spirit was with and in him, he was the best of storytellers. He waved me to sit down and he slopped … Read more Labels: funny stories Michael Nolan short stories 2 comments:
funny stories medium length stories Robert Villanueva Friday, July 10, 2026 Love and Betrayal in The First Person Past Perfect Tense by Robert Villanueva <i>Two rival writing groups engage in a literary rumble for access to their favoured corner of the Mega-Libro Bookstore. </i><br><br>I had no idea how it had escalated to this, but there we were in the Java Jones Café in Mega-Libro Bookstore downtown ready to rumble, two writers' groups face-to-face in a confrontation that resembled a Saturday Night Live parody of West Side Story.<br><br>Just beyond the Prose and … Read more Labels: funny stories medium length stories Robert Villanueva 14 comments:
Joanna Friedman medium length stories real life stories Wednesday, July 8, 2026 The Safety of Others by Joanna Friedman <i>Meg reminisces about her summer vacations growing up, reflecting on her friendship with Charlie and her interest in Henry.</i><br><br>When the three of us were eight, I saw Henry for the first time. He painted on the rocky pier above the tidepools where Charlie and I hunted for hermit crabs. Even back then, Henry wore a tan fedora hat like an old man, and I knew from the serious way he studied the easel that… Read more Labels: Joanna Friedman medium length stories real life stories 4 comments:
