Feyisayo Anjorin medium length stories pick of the month real life stories Tuesday, September 30, 2014 The Bad Positive by Feyisayo Anjorin <i>Banjo Johnson decides to end his promiscuity in favour of his dream woman Bukky Modele, but a former fling throws a spanner in the works; by Feyisayo Anjorin.</i><br><br> You loved your reputation as a ladies' man. Your lovers loved it too. They loved it for as long as your lies lasted. About a dozen girls had thought you were the only one for them, and they for you; until they came face to face with the… Read more Labels: Feyisayo Anjorin medium length stories pick of the month real life stories 9 comments: shares
Ceinwen Haydon real life stories very short stories Sunday, September 28, 2014 My Love of the North Country by Ceinwen Haydon <i>Ceinwen Haydon's character gets a letter from an old boyfriend who broke her heart.</i><br><br> This beautiful summer's evening should wrap me in its arms and make me feel complete: starry sky, warm wind and gentle dunes. I should be happy to be here, away for several days with no obligations. Away in Northumberland, staying by the coast I love the best; lingering by the wild, unpeopled ocean's e… Read more Labels: Ceinwen Haydon real life stories very short stories 10 comments: shares
James Shaffer medium length stories real life stories Friday, September 26, 2014 No Good Deed by James Shaffer <i>Hank waits out a storm in his caravan and thinks back over his romantic life with Alice; by James Shaffer.</i><br><br> I put on my flashers and pulled the caravan over to the side of the road hoping to wait out the worst of the storm. I kept the engine running but silenced the wipers. Heavy raindrops pounded the cab's roof like a tenor drum chorus and rainwater zigzagged in rivulets down the windscreen. … Read more Labels: James Shaffer medium length stories real life stories 7 comments: shares
creepy stories Fred Skolnik pick of the month short stories Tuesday, September 23, 2014 The Rooming House by Fred Skolnik <i>Fred Skolnik's character can't remember where he lives in this unsettling tale, with echoes of Kafka and Karinthy's Metropole (originally appeared in 34th Parallel, no. 4, Sept. 2008).</i><br><br> I got back late in the afternoon. Cars were double-parked in a roped-off area in front of the building but there were no cars parked at the curb, which I found odd. A teenage girl came by on a skateboar… Read more Labels: creepy stories Fred Skolnik pick of the month short stories 4 comments: shares
creepy stories Kaila Allison short stories Sunday, September 21, 2014 Fifth Period Stats by Kaila Allison <i>Kaila Allison's frightening insight into the mind of a psychopathic schoolboy.</i><br><br> So, it's Eric here, <i>duh</i>, coming at you from fifth period Stats class where I am - you guessed it - bored as all Holy Hell. I don't get why people do this shit. Looking at the fat, broad back of Mr. L as he scribbles formulas on the chalkboard makes me sick. That globby fold of skin at his neck is <i>not</i> a pret… Read more Labels: creepy stories Kaila Allison short stories 6 comments: shares
Kendra Beauchesne real life stories very short stories Friday, September 19, 2014 Traditions by Kendra Beauchesne <i>Kendra Beauchesne's touching flash about a ten year old bonding with her mother while fixing a car.</i><br><br> I remember sitting and listening to my mom talk about that car. Her eyes would light up as she spoke. Her father was a television repairman, but he had an addiction to fixing cars. He bought it used. More like very damaged. She would talk about how she would spend hours in the yard with him. He… Read more Labels: Kendra Beauchesne real life stories very short stories 7 comments: shares
Feyisayo Anjorin real life stories short stories Tuesday, September 16, 2014 Let America Happen by Feyisayo Anjorin <i>Feyisayo Anjorin's Nigerian character sees his girl stolen away by bald little Jassy Akanmi, and becomes convinced that he needs to visit America to win her back.</i><br><br> So your favourite girl did something that shocked you and surprised you. The girl you loved like a love song. There was a time when you thought of your future together; unbridled thoughts of a rosy future that made you heady. You di… Read more Labels: Feyisayo Anjorin real life stories short stories 6 comments: shares
fantastic stories funny stories Gary Ives short stories Sunday, September 14, 2014 The Alexandrian Shift by Gary Ives <i>Gary Ives imagines a world in which Alexander the Great returns as an Olympic god in 1955 and uses television to spread tolerance and peace throughout the world.</i><br><br> As Alexander the Great lay dying in Babylon gods were summoned to Mt. Olympus by Zeus. "Well there you have it. We imbue this mortal with a healthy dollop of our better attributes: strength, wit, an array of intelligences, and this … Read more Labels: fantastic stories funny stories Gary Ives short stories 4 comments: shares
funny stories Kate Sprandio short stories Friday, September 12, 2014 A Text Message by Kate Sprandio <i>Kate Sprandio narrates a wonderfully neurotic and misguided stream of consciousness about her character's new man.</i><br><br> "I'll text you tomorrow, gorgeous." <br><br> That's what he said last night, Saturday, when he dropped me off. I'm almost positive he called me gorgeous. If he didn't say gorgeous then he definitely said beautiful, one of the two. It doesn't really matter w… Read more Labels: funny stories Kate Sprandio short stories 10 comments: shares
Brooke Fieldhouse medium length stories real life stories Tuesday, September 9, 2014 After the Bombardment by Brooke Fieldhouse <i>Mefta, an Asian expelled from Uganda, battles his self-centred landlord to try and make ends meet as a pensioner in Scarborough; by Brooke Fieldhouse.</i><br><br> <i>'...We expect the full report to be completed next week, but I thought you would be interested to know that the fragments of metal taken from the superstructure of your property came from a shell fired from a German warship on 16th December 1914… Read more Labels: Brooke Fieldhouse medium length stories real life stories 6 comments: shares
Anthony Merklinger creepy stories short stories Sunday, September 7, 2014 Free-Range by Anthony Merklinger <i>Anthony Merklinger imagines a bovine supermarket in this creepy flash.</i><br><br> It was eight o'clock on a Sunday morning, and the bovines began to assemble at the local supermarket. <br><br> "What are you making tonight, Ma?" the calf said, stretching its legs on the black pavement. <br><br> "I was thinking ribs or sirloin." <br><br> The cow removed a grocery list from her purse. <br><br> "What do you… Read more Labels: Anthony Merklinger creepy stories short stories 8 comments: shares
creepy stories short stories William Quincy Belle Friday, September 5, 2014 The Monster by William Quincy Belle <i>A little girl won't sleep for fear of a monster - and sure enough she gets a visit in the night; by William Quincy Belle.</i><br><br> "There's a monster under my bed!" <br><br> Julie pulled the blanket up to her chin. Her eyes darted around in the semi-darkness. She held her breath listening intently. Did something move? Was there a scratching noise on the floor? She took a breath, then leaned over… Read more Labels: creepy stories short stories William Quincy Belle 6 comments: shares
Adam H Douglas fantastic stories medium length stories Tuesday, September 2, 2014 Luxury Suite by Adam H. Douglas <i>An addle-brained ageing rocker stumbles into a meeting with his devil of a manager, Nigel Whitehead II; by Adam H. Douglas.</i><br><br> <i>Why do all hotels look alike? I hope this is the right one. </i><br><i><br></i><i>Nice, weren't they? The two birds at the door. Just wanted an autograph, they said - but that's a lie, innit? It's never just an autograph, it's just what they think they can get away with asking for… Read more Labels: Adam H Douglas fantastic stories medium length stories 6 comments: shares
