creepy stories Michael King very short stories Friday, January 30, 2015 Glass by Michael King <i>A mysterious figure looks longingly into an apartment full of children playing and fighting; by Michael King.</i><br><br> Marcus is my favorite. He's seven. He sits at the table, folding a paper airplane, his shoulders hunched, his face flushed, his eyes watchful, haunted. His older sister just chased him around with the vacuum. I think she was calling it "the suck machine." Her name is Molly -… Read more Labels: creepy stories Michael King very short stories 11 comments: shares
fantastic stories Michael C Keith short stories Tuesday, January 27, 2015 Secondary Smoke by Michael C. Keith <i>Michael C Keith's story about an elderly lady who just won't quit smoking.</i><br><br> <i>More doctors smoke Chesterfield than any other brand.</i> <i>- 1950s cigarette advertisement </i> <br> June Teller, a chain-smoker since middle school, was 84. Surprisingly she was in reasonably good health, except for a minor case of emphysema that seldom impaired her. Since her husband's death 18 years earlier, she had rarely… Read more Labels: fantastic stories Michael C Keith short stories 8 comments: shares
Beryl Ensor-Smith funny stories medium length stories Sunday, January 25, 2015 The Decision by Beryl Ensor-Smith <i>After Klaus van Dyk is outwitted by Hilda Jacobs and tricked into an engagement, he plans to flee, in Beryl Ensor-Smith's follow-up to The Deception.</i><br><br> It was at a social get-together of the 'Church Sisters' for tea at the Welcome Inn that the subject of Klaus van Dyk arose. <br><br> "For a man who recently became engaged, he looks pretty miserable," Marion Klopper stated. <br><br> "Woul… Read more Labels: Beryl Ensor-Smith funny stories medium length stories 4 comments: shares
funny stories George Semko medium length stories pick of the month Friday, January 23, 2015 The Little Chill by George Semko <i>George Semko's sweet little tale of three children's fascination with hippies at the end of the Sixties.</i><br><br> The summer I turned eleven, my sister Brooke and I would often get together with a neighborhood friend to play a game of our own invention called Hippies. This was in 1969, and although our hometown of Scranton was hopelessly behind the times, Brooke and I were not. We knew all about h… Read more Labels: funny stories George Semko medium length stories pick of the month 6 comments: shares
Feyisayo Anjorin real life stories short stories Tuesday, January 20, 2015 The Depressing Command by Feyisayo Anjorin <i>Feyisayo Anjorin's powerful insight into the entrapment of command in a sadistic African dictatorship.</i><br><br> Major Benson exhaled deeply and entered the office of the supreme commander. The bulgy eyed general was seated on the throne-like burgundy chair behind the mahogany desk, with the day's issue of the <i>Salone Times</i> covering his face. <br><br> His desk was littered with files and papers, and the ash… Read more Labels: Feyisayo Anjorin real life stories short stories 3 comments: shares
Brandon Petty real life stories very short stories Sunday, January 18, 2015 Dorothy, The Cadillac, and the Lake by Brandon Petty <i>Arthur Anderson sits in his old Cadillac reminiscing about the times he and his wife Dorothy had with the car; by Brandon Petty.</i><br><br> The old door burst open. It clattered and shook on its hinges as Arthur shuffled into the garage. Tucked under his arm was a simple wooden box with beveled edges, stained in a dark cherry finish. In his hand he clenched a set of keys, a faded blue rabbits foot dangling … Read more Labels: Brandon Petty real life stories very short stories 7 comments: shares
criminal stories Fred Skolnik long stories pick of the month Friday, January 16, 2015 Noir by Fred Skolnik <i>Charlie Walker gets out of prison after five years and seems to be managing to restart his life, until he falls for a femme fatale; by Fred Skolnik.</i><br><br> When Walker got out of the pen he checked into a cheap hotel across the street from a bar & grill with a flashing neon sign. The light went on and off as he lay in his bed smoking a cigarette and listening to the rain outside. He wasn't reall… Read more Labels: criminal stories Fred Skolnik long stories pick of the month 6 comments: shares
fantastic stories Jane Percival short stories Tuesday, January 13, 2015 The Tobacco Tin by Jane Percival <i>Jane Percival's character tells the story of how he got through hard times during his childhood by spending time with his Granddad.</i><br><br> Granddad was killed in the Great War. He was conscripted by ballot in 1916 at the age of 31, leaving Grandma behind with four children. They never found his body. No doubt it was buried somewhere in the mud of Passchendaele. Mum said that all Grandma got was … Read more Labels: fantastic stories Jane Percival short stories 8 comments: shares
criminal stories Micah Lally short stories Sunday, January 11, 2015 Family Business by Micah Lally <i>Dara faces the uncomfortable truth about her father's job; by Micah Lally.</i><br><br> "What do you think he's doing in there?" Dara asked. Muffled grunts and low whispers permeated through the door occasionally, but it was never very clear. It took a great deal of her will power to keep her black boots facing outward and her shoulders pressed against the door, arms crossed. <br><br> "You don&… Read more Labels: criminal stories Micah Lally short stories 6 comments: shares
funny stories Paul Beckman short stories Friday, January 9, 2015 Argyle Nights by Paul Beckman <i>Paul Beckman's Jewish character imagines building a fence between himself and his wife, one picket at a time.</i><br><br> "If you loved me, you would fight with me - you would at least argue with me - you wouldn't just sit and stare," my late wife Vanessa would say. "Don't you care enough to argue - to raise your voice? What kind of man doesn't have a strong point of view? Or a… Read more Labels: funny stories Paul Beckman short stories 8 comments: shares
fantastic stories The Wynn Brothers very short stories Tuesday, January 6, 2015 Peter Crown by The Wynn Brothers <i>The Devil visits Peter Crown and offers him a last chance to save himself; by The Wynn Brothers.</i><br><br> "Seventy hours," said the man across the table from Peter Crown. Peter had invited him in for tea on an impulse that didn't feel like his own. He didn't even remember hearing a knock at the door. <br><br> Somewhere in the middle of the pouring, the man introduced himself as the Devil. He sa… Read more Labels: fantastic stories The Wynn Brothers very short stories 15 comments: shares
Ceinwen Haydon real life stories short stories Sunday, January 4, 2015 Moving Away by Ceinwen Haydon <i>Dan and Megan write their thoughts in unsent letters as they make the difficult decision to move deeper into the country; by Ceinwen Haydon.</i><br><br> DAN: <br><br> Leaving the city was never going to be easy, but the decision was made. I could work as an informatics consultant from pretty much anywhere, as long as I could access a train station for occasional meetings. You had told me that the only way that you c… Read more Labels: Ceinwen Haydon real life stories short stories 9 comments: shares
Amanda Thompson creepy stories medium length stories Friday, January 2, 2015 To Be It by Amanda Thompson <i>School bully Dewey McDoogal challenges Marshall to re-enact a dangerous Japanese ritual; by Amanda Thompson.</i><br><br> "Come on, it's just a game," Dewey McDoogal says, a condescending sneer coloring his pudgy face, his nose crinkling slightly and squishing the smattering of freckles that lie there together. He leans a hip on the desk, his two cronies, Dumb and Dumber, boxing me in at the com… Read more Labels: Amanda Thompson creepy stories medium length stories 7 comments: shares
