creepy stories medium length stories Michael McCarthy Friday, February 28, 2014 You're Mine by Michael McCarthy <i>A man is captivated by a mysterious woman in Michael McCarthy's sexy, creepy story.</i><br><br> I felt like a gumshoe in a film noir, stalking the rain-slick streets of the capital. <br><br> I'd been stood up yet again and rather than return to face the four walls of my pokey flat and my own company, I elected to tramp the streets. But the streets were also empty. <br><br> It was long after midnight. <br><br> I passed an … Read more Labels: creepy stories medium length stories Michael McCarthy 8 comments: shares
Michael C Keith real life stories short stories Tuesday, February 25, 2014 Mixology by Michael C Keith <i>Sheila tries to drown his sorrows, but barman Scotty is concerned for her welfare in Michael C Keith's quick story.</i><br><br> There is something that excites compassion. - Sydney Smith <br> Sheila strutted into Mac's gin mill, her musty fox stole hanging from her shoulder. <br><br> "Hey, Sheila, where you been? Haven't seen you in a few," said Scotty, the barkeep. <br><br> "Oh, you know, here an… Read more Labels: Michael C Keith real life stories short stories 6 comments: shares
Jeff Burt medium length stories real life stories Sunday, February 23, 2014 California Fable by Jeff Burt <i>Jeff Burt's eccentric character Stephen Pocket dates a shopkeeper because he is fascinated by her parrot - but he and the parrot bring out the worst in each other.</i><br><br> Stephen Pocket curled his fingers within the doorbell of the jewelry store attempting to silence the brassy ring. It was ten o’clock, already humid and irritatingly hot. He had an apple vodka and conversation hangover. His Panama s… Read more Labels: Jeff Burt medium length stories real life stories 3 comments: shares
Angel Luis Colon real life stories very short stories Friday, February 21, 2014 Bastard's Rite by Angel Luis Colón <i>Angel Luis Colón's glimpse into a seedy underground boxing rite.</i><br><br> "Where'd you say this kid was from?" Schultz folded his arms behind him and watched the young man from behind the one-way mirror. <br><br> Abernathy shuffled through papers at his desk, "Let's see; Ricky Malito, from Parsippany. Lives with his mother and grandmother. Only seventeen, never finished school." … Read more Labels: Angel Luis Colon real life stories very short stories 9 comments: shares
fantastic stories Katherine J Parker short stories Tuesday, February 18, 2014 To Set Dragons Free by Katherine J Parker <i>Emile is torn between his desire to fit in with the townsfolk and his love for the dreams of an old hermit who insists that dragons exist; by Katherine J Parker.</i><br><br> Once, a long time ago, there were tales of the great beasts that protected the world from evil and corruption across the world. Great mages, and their young acolytes, immortalized these stories in great tomes, passing them down from gene… Read more Labels: fantastic stories Katherine J Parker short stories 4 comments: shares
David W Landrum fantastic stories long stories Sunday, February 16, 2014 Straight On Till Morning by David W Landrum <i>Musician Chauncey searches for his lover, and finds himself trapped in a sexually liberated parallel world populated with slave-owning fighters and Gaelic poets; by David W Landrum.</i><br><br> Chauncey drummed his fingers on the wooden arm of the chair. He had a gig that night and, more importantly, a dinner date with Sossity Chandler. He had opened for her a couple of times during her last tour of England.… Read more Labels: David W Landrum fantastic stories long stories 1 comment: shares
Beryl Ensor-Smith funny stories medium length stories Friday, February 14, 2014 The Secret by Beryl Ensor-Smith <i>When Helga Swanepoel's poodle gets scratched at Sarie Blignault's house, the Church Sisters realise that Sarie is hiding something, in the latest instalment of Beryl Ensor-Smith's charming series of comic misunderstandings in small-town South Africa.</i><br><br> It was Helga Swanepoel who discovered that Sarie Blignault was hiding something from the other Church Sisters. She had called round a… Read more Labels: Beryl Ensor-Smith funny stories medium length stories 4 comments: shares
Lucy Thomas real life stories short stories Tuesday, February 11, 2014 Carolyn's Quest by Lucy Thomas <i>Carolyn finds her aunt's village sinister, and it seems that she is not welcome, but she must complete her quest; by Lucy Thomas.</i><br><br> The village had changed since Carolyn had last been there. Although the fallen leaves from the towering oak and maple trees which lined the paths still covered the ground, they seemed darker than they had done when she was a child. She remembered back then, the bra… Read more Labels: Lucy Thomas real life stories short stories 3 comments: shares
Ben Woestenburg long stories pick of the month real life stories Sunday, February 9, 2014 The Boxer's Lament by Ben Woestenburg <i>Sarah tells the story of growing up in Maine with her ageing uncle, formerly one of the world's greatest boxers; by Ben Woestenburg.</i><br><br> You won't find Vermont Falls on a map anywhere, not unless you go back thirty or forty years, and then you'd have to be looking for it in the first place. Vermont Falls was a dirt poor, Black community, two miles from the Maine coast and sitting on a hil… Read more Labels: Ben Woestenburg long stories pick of the month real life stories 3 comments: shares
funny stories Maui Holcomb medium length stories Friday, February 7, 2014 What Don Did Before Class on Friday by Maui Holcomb <i>Stoner buddies Don and Pete get involved in their dealer's plan to do over the local friendly doctor; by Maui Holcomb.</i><br><br> It was ten on Friday morning, the sun threw diverging stripes through the blinds onto a silent video dancing on the flat-screen, and Don Curtis had class in an hour. He slumped on the couch, tossing his phone between his hands, and watched Pete examine his reflection in the t… Read more Labels: funny stories Maui Holcomb medium length stories 2 comments: shares
Michael C Keith real life stories short stories Tuesday, February 4, 2014 Burning Desires by Michael C Keith <i>Michael C Keith's teenage character battles against his growing urge to watch buildings burn.</i><br><br> At once the wild alarum clashed from all his reeling spires, And broader still became the blaze, and louder still the din. - Lord Macaulay <br> First there's a gentle plume of smoke and then a quiet flicker of light. If all goes right, in a matter of seconds there are flames running across the … Read more Labels: Michael C Keith real life stories short stories 1 comment: shares
Daniel Thompson pick of the month real life stories short stories Sunday, February 2, 2014 The Storyteller by Daniel Thompson <i>Daniel Thompson's touching vignette about an ageing neighbour lost in his memories.</i><br><br> We lean against the kitchen countertop, our heads floating in the window above the sink. An unruly row of blooming forsythias divides the backyards. On the other side of the forsythias is Frank Stratton's property and hanging on his clothesline are three pairs of white underwear. Except they're not ent… Read more Labels: Daniel Thompson pick of the month real life stories short stories 4 comments: shares
