funny stories futuristic stories Jim Bartlett short stories Friday, October 31, 2014 Binary Code by Jim Bartlett <i>When Seymour Dunston rescues his old-school adding machine, the network conspires to reward him; by Jim Bartlett.</i><br><br> "Are you still using that confounded adding machine?" <br><br> Seymour Dunston glances up from his work coming nose to nose with his manager, Morris Fretterhorn, a younger fresh-face racing up the fast track of the executive ranks of Myes, Zerr, and Lee, a highly respected and long … Read more Labels: funny stories futuristic stories Jim Bartlett short stories 11 comments: shares
Mitchell Waldman real life stories short stories Tuesday, October 28, 2014 Reaching for the Sky by Mitchell Waldman <i>A guilt-ridden mother must face telling her paralysed son that his only brother is dead, but first she wants the truth about his past; by Mitchell Waldman.</i><br><br> She didn't know what to think anymore. The question went beyond whether her son had meant to rob the man, whether he had been harassing the man on the subway, whether he had just been going along with his friends, or whether he deserved wh… Read more Labels: Mitchell Waldman real life stories short stories 4 comments: shares
creepy stories medium length stories Tyler Tristao Sunday, October 26, 2014 Gluttonie by Tyler Tristao <i>Tyler Tristao's bizarre and gross story of a carer who feels guilty for enabling the extreme obesity of a 1000lb man.</i><br><br> I'm seeing the most atrocious and sickening event of my entire life. I feel the weight of dread in my gut, physically ill. How could this have happened? <br><br> "One thousand and two pounds," the doctor announced in a deadpan voice. "I'm concerned about massive… Read more Labels: creepy stories medium length stories Tyler Tristao 6 comments: shares
Bremer Acosta futuristic stories medium length stories pick of the month Friday, October 24, 2014 Programmable Love by Bremer Acosta <i>Bremer Acosta's story about Gillen, a neuro-bot suffering an existential crisis, and her human boyfriend Jon, who must confront the prejudices of his friends.</i><br><br> <b>Part 1</b><br><br> Gillen gazed into the plasma-mirrors coiled inside her dome apartment. They bent all the contours of her body, mirroring her flesh in crosshatchings of light. She stood in front of the mirror, naked, pale and veined in her legs an… Read more Labels: Bremer Acosta futuristic stories medium length stories pick of the month 5 comments: shares
Charlotte Hayden funny stories very short stories Tuesday, October 21, 2014 Women Are So Much More Interesting To Men (Than Men Are To Women) by Charlotte Hayden <i>Charlotte Hayden's stream of consciousness about being a woman and wanting - or perhaps wanting to be - a man.</i><br><br> When my Modernism and Modernity lecturer first stroked my leg I thought, I'll go with it. When my best friend Eloise told me he did the same with her I thought, are you kidding me? I had predicted a lengthy, passionate affair with a 40 year old married professor and instead, afte… Read more Labels: Charlotte Hayden funny stories very short stories 8 comments: shares
Arthur Davis medium length stories real life stories Sunday, October 19, 2014 Girls - Beautiful - Girls by Arthur Davis <i>A New York City journalist reluctantly takes up a story about a seedy old dance hall and its nubile dancing girls; by Arthur Davis.</i><br><br> The Broadway bus pulled up at 48th Street across from the blinking yellow sign announcing, "Girls - Beautiful - Girls." I got off. <br><br> The Tango Palace, in the heart of a Times Square, swarming with platform-heeled hookers, Three-card Monty sharks, drug dealer… Read more Labels: Arthur Davis medium length stories real life stories 8 comments: shares
Bruce Costello real life stories short stories Friday, October 17, 2014 Over But Not Out by Bruce Costello <i>A girl starts work in a care home and finds herself dreaming about the past life of one of the men in her care; by Bruce Costello.</i><br><br> Mr Smythe was a skeleton with staring eyes. Mumbled sounds came from his mouth, but no words. His right arm shook as he reached out to the caregiver. She took his hand and pressed his fingers, which were twisted into claws. <br><br> Mary was a petite woman, just out of her te… Read more Labels: Bruce Costello real life stories short stories 8 comments: shares
Beryl Ensor-Smith funny stories medium length stories Tuesday, October 14, 2014 The Rebellion by Beryl Ensor-Smith <i>When an overbearing city minister takes over the local church for three months in the quiet drop of Prentburg, Sarie rebels and decides to take a break from Christianity; by Beryl Ensor-Smith.</i><br><br> When the residents of Prentburg first heard of the Interfaith Initiative, some were supportive of the idea while others were dubious. Among those less enchanted was the Dominee's wife, Anna. The wording… Read more Labels: Beryl Ensor-Smith funny stories medium length stories 10 comments: shares
real life stories Scott Archer Jones short stories Sunday, October 12, 2014 Strike Not by Scott Archer Jones <i>A crew of car crushers out by the Rio Grande witness a scene of domestic abuse; by Scott Archer Jones.</i><br><br> <i>Las esperanzas engordan pero no maintienen. Hope fattens, but it doesn't keep you alive.</i><br><br> It turned noon as David Alvarez raised the roof of the crusher. With short little explosive sounds, the Rambler lying in the crusher's bed released tension from its new shape, as if it tried to pop it… Read more Labels: real life stories Scott Archer Jones short stories 9 comments: shares
Arthur Davis long stories real life stories Friday, October 10, 2014 Secrets of the Night by Arthur Davis <i>A cleaner plagued by secrets from his past listens to the confessional radio show broadcast each night from the eighteenth floor of the building he cleans; by Arthur Davis.</i><br><br> Meyer Holbein pushed his broom down the partially lit corridor as he had done for the last dozen years. It was a simple task, something he was uniquely qualified to tend. He was a tall, stooped man in his early seventies whom … Read more Labels: Arthur Davis long stories real life stories 5 comments: shares
long stories Lyon Kennedy pick of the month real life stories Tuesday, October 7, 2014 The Levitation of Mrs. Caruso by Lyon Kennedy <i>After her husband's death, a lonely and crotchety old lady struggles to face her prejudices and rediscover her will to live; by Lyon Kennedy.</i><br><br> The shadow of approaching sunset lingered by the bay. It then slipped through the sliding door of 99 Battersea Avenue, crept over a stolid walnut buffet, muted a persnickety red Persian carpet and slid atop all four feet eleven inches and ninety-nine po… Read more Labels: long stories Lyon Kennedy pick of the month real life stories 9 comments: shares
creepy stories medium length stories Ray Charbonneau Sunday, October 5, 2014 Idle Feet Do the Devil's Work by Ray Charbonneau <i>A group of runners are in for a strange season when one of them makes a deal with a shoe company and starts winning every single race; by Ray Charbonneau.</i><br><br> I was hanging on the rear of the lead pack in fifth place and thinking about when to make my move as we passed the 9-mile mark of the Jones 10-Miler. It was the first race in this year's Grand Prix, and I wanted to get off to a good start, … Read more Labels: creepy stories medium length stories Ray Charbonneau 5 comments: shares
David Perlmutter fantastic stories long stories Friday, October 3, 2014 The Toontown Riots of 1949: A Critical and Historical Analysis by David Perlmutter <i>David Perlmutter's essay on how racial tension between humans and the "toon" community flared into violence in 1940s Hollywood.</i><br><br> <i>Introduction</i><br><br> Though much has been written about inter-racial conflict in the United States, particularly that between Caucasians and African-Americans in urban areas, other areas, for a variety of complex and uncertain reasons, have never been nearly as well… Read more Labels: David Perlmutter fantastic stories long stories 2 comments: shares
