fantastic stories long stories Ross Hightower Monday, December 28, 2020 A Simple Plan by Ross Hightower <i>Alar and Ukrit stop in a bustling village while fleeing Imperial soldiers, and witness the arrest of a child witch; by Ross Hightower.</i><br><br> A mandolin playing the opening notes of a traditional song, soon joined by a woman's high, clear voice, could mean only one thing. Alar remembered right, it was market day in Kartok. As the two boys stepped from the hard pack surface of the Imperial Highway ont… Read more Labels: fantastic stories long stories Ross Hightower 3 comments: shares
Eamonn Murphy medium length stories pick of the month real life stories Friday, December 25, 2020 Going Home by Eamonn Murphy <i>Patrick, now an old man, wants to move back from England to Northern Ireland, to live with his brother near their extended family; by Eamonn Murphy.</i><br><br> Passengers were boarding for the three-thirty afternoon flight from Bristol to Belfast, and the queue snaked forward with its usual agonising slowness. Patrick patiently waited for his turn. In a long life of seventy years he had, finally, learned pat… Read more Labels: Eamonn Murphy medium length stories pick of the month real life stories 4 comments: shares
Jon Fain real life stories short stories Monday, December 21, 2020 From the Deep by Jon Fain <i>Two lovers married to other people pillow-talk about their dreams and delusions; by Jon Fain.</i><br><br> "Last night? I dreamt of something called Competitive Nut. You go into a store with an exotic nut, bring a few in a little box," I explained. "They clean them off for you... to your specifications, of course... and you eat it." <br><br>"What do you mean by exotic?" She gave me a smil… Read more Labels: Jon Fain real life stories short stories 10 comments: shares
Henri Colt pick of the month real life stories short stories Friday, December 18, 2020 Jungbu's Mother by Henri Colt <i>A fifty-year-old divorcee sips medicinal wine in a Nepalese mountain tent in Henri Colt's atmospheric tale.</i><br> "Three nips and a cup." The shapely owner of the Himalayan teahouse smiles after filling my reusable marmalade jar with chang for the second time. I take three sips and, according to tradition, guzzle all that remains of the sweet barley wine. An empty plate of Dal Bhat lays ne… Read more Labels: Henri Colt pick of the month real life stories short stories 6 comments: shares
Brian Clark funny stories medium length stories Monday, December 14, 2020 Queen of the Tabloids by Brian Clark <i>An Ontario newspaper is on its last legs when a British gossip queen arrives to stir things up; by Brian Clark.</i><br><br> She was the Tabloid Queen, schooled in the ways of Britain's racy scandal sheets, and someone had the bright idea of hiring her to run our stodgy old Canadian daily. She certainly caused a stir. Picture a piranha pool at mealtime. <br><br>She was young, blond, thin and pretty - not to mentio… Read more Labels: Brian Clark funny stories medium length stories 6 comments: shares
funny stories Michelle Ann King short stories Friday, December 11, 2020 Organic Materials by Michelle Ann King <i>Keith's marital neglect catches up with him, and he resorts to extreme measures to express his anger; by Michelle Ann King. </i><br><br> Keith left the community centre early, since his talk on the history of housing development in East Anglia had attracted an audience of just two people - and they turned out to have got lost on their way to the Mature Ladies' Erotica Reading Group. Arriving home to f… Read more Labels: funny stories Michelle Ann King short stories 8 comments: shares
creepy stories Rosemary Johnson short stories Monday, December 7, 2020 The Journey to Hell by Rosemary Johnson <i>Rosemary Johnson's character is inducted into a polygamous religious cult at the tender age of five.</i><br><br> I need to do this alone. <br><br>I daren't look back, yet my ears insist on straining for the click of an opening door or the snap of a window catch. Nothing. The breath I'm holding hisses from my puffed-out cheeks and out through tight lips. <br><br>I slip behind the line of trees along the path, spin… Read more Labels: creepy stories Rosemary Johnson short stories 9 comments: shares
long stories Matthew McAyeal real life stories Friday, December 4, 2020 Current Affairs by Matthew McAyeal <i>In 1939, 14-year-old Mary Brown's girlish obsession with Gone with the Wind matures as she becomes more aware of world events; by Matthew McAyeal.</i><br><br> "Hey, where's my book?" screamed Mary Brown. In an instant, her angry shriek brought tension and headache to the otherwise tranquil spring day in April. <br><br>By "my book" she meant her copy of <i>Gone with the Wind</i>. Margaret Mitchel… Read more Labels: long stories Matthew McAyeal real life stories 4 comments: shares
criminal stories James Blakey novellas pick of the month Monday, November 30, 2020 Fast Times at Spiro Agnew High by James Blakey <i>High school student Michael Wimmer owes money to a dangerous acquaintance, and must undertake some detective work to make things right; by James Blakey.</i><br><br><i> 7:38am</i><br><br>I'm about to step off the bus and I make like a statue. Frank Samson is standing on the curb, between me and the school, dressed like an undertaker's apprentice: white shirt, dark tie, black slacks. <br><br>"Wimmer, you're blocking… Read more Labels: criminal stories James Blakey novellas pick of the month 5 comments: shares
DC Diamondopolous medium length stories real life stories Friday, November 27, 2020 Blonde Noir by DC Diamondopolous <i> An ageing actor-artist is interviewed for a talk show after an old video goes unpleasantly viral; by DC Diamondopolous.</i><br><br> Kit Covington sat on the sofa in her Pacific Palisades mansion with a cigarette lodged in the side of her mouth. A cloud of smoke floated around her head. She adjusted the oxygen tube in her nose, then brushed ash from her dog Muffin's champagne-colored curls. The miniature… Read more Labels: DC Diamondopolous medium length stories real life stories 6 comments: shares
criminal stories John M Floyd short stories Monday, November 23, 2020 Survival by John M. Floyd <i>Four survivors of a cruise liner disaster compete for survival; by John M Floyd.</i><i><br></i> Ross and McLane stood together on the grassy ridge, looking down at the coastline. <br><br>"If he left this morning," McLane said, "he should be back by now." <br><br>"He'll be back," Ross said. <br><br>"I don't know. He told Susan there might be pirates about." McLane was leaning on a crutch h… Read more Labels: criminal stories John M Floyd short stories 6 comments: shares
CJ Heckman funny stories futuristic stories short stories Friday, November 20, 2020 Scenario 67B - Dealing with Entitled New Hires by C.J. Heckman <i>CJ Heckman educates us on how not to deal with new space mining recruits.</i><br><br><i> The following transcript is provided as a training reference for prospective Corporate Family Liaisons. Let's take a look at what E[339033] did right with her orientation group and reflect on what she could have done better.</i><br><br>E[339033]: "Hello, Everyone! Welcome aboard Interstellar Extractions Mining Installation Mave… Read more Labels: CJ Heckman funny stories futuristic stories short stories 4 comments: shares
Bruce Costello real life stories short stories Monday, November 16, 2020 Broken Shells by Bruce Costello <i>A woman attends her cousin's funeral and sees the kind of person he really was; by Bruce Costello.</i><br><br> Surrounded by daffodils and stillness, my cousin Billy lies in an eco-friendly willow coffin, serene as a wax doll. I run a hand across his once flaxen hair. <br><br>How strange. It's not him. Just a shell. Where's <i>he</i> gone? I bend down and kiss the shell's forehead. <br><br>We were playmates as kids… Read more Labels: Bruce Costello real life stories short stories 10 comments: shares
Christie B Cochrell criminal stories long stories Friday, November 13, 2020 Death in Tesuque by Christie B. Cochrell <i>When opera singer Didi Vallance is found dead in her ex-husband's pool, handsome detective Gilbert Jaramillo investigates; by Christie B. Cochrell.</i><br><br> My father and I left Tesuque on Monday as soon as it got light. So when they found the body in the swimming pool later that morning, strangled and ingloriously dead, they guessed we'd had something to do with it - especially since the dead woma… Read more Labels: Christie B Cochrell criminal stories long stories 4 comments: shares
Adam Kluger medium length stories pick of the month real life stories Monday, November 9, 2020 Unprecedented by Adam Kluger <i>Bugowski tells the story of his eccentric friend Manfred Gogol, in this interview-style piece by Adam Kluger.</i><br><br> F. Scott Fitzgerald once wrote, "If you are strong enough there are no precedents." <br><br>Manfred Gogol lived "off the grid" and was a person of many small mysteries, like Gatsby. Gogol's wealth wasn't money, though he somehow had acquired plenty of it from a mysteri… Read more Labels: Adam Kluger medium length stories pick of the month real life stories 7 comments: shares
real life stories Sheila Kinsella short stories Friday, November 6, 2020 Number 43 by Sheila Kinsella <i>Sheila Kinsella gives us a behind-the-scenes look at a busy restaurant, where waiters Charles and Anton are competing for a promotion.</i><br> Charles whisks the braised lamb from the serving window and marches to table two. On his way to pick up an order, Anton steps aside to allow him to pass, smiling as he does so. As the counter is empty, he pokes his head through to the kitchen. On his face he feels … Read more Labels: real life stories Sheila Kinsella short stories 5 comments: shares
Alexander J Richardson criminal stories medium length stories Monday, November 2, 2020 Big Ma's Boys by Alexander J. Richardson <i>Agents Paul and Lydia respond to a shoot-out with a local gang matriarch; by Alexander J. Richardson.</i><br><br> Paul leaned over his desk, one elbow pressed against it. The knot of his tie was loose, and he scowled as he looked at the surveillance photos. Lydia rolled over in her office chair, grabbing Paul's desk to halt her approach. <br><br>"Anything?" <br><br>"Yeah," Paul said. "Everything,… Read more Labels: Alexander J Richardson criminal stories medium length stories 21 comments: shares
Andrew Johnston funny stories futuristic stories short stories Friday, October 30, 2020 Diplomatic Etiquette and the Alien Menace by Andrew Johnston <i>Andrew Johnston shares a hilarious guide to etiquette for dining with an alien species.</i><br><br> Welcome to the Exterran Federation Guide to Human-Kro'dyl Relations. Perhaps you are reading this because you are an Envoy considering a xenodiplomatic post, or a businessman seeking practical advice on alien relations, or a member of the public curious about this strange new species. The members of the Kro… Read more Labels: Andrew Johnston funny stories futuristic stories short stories 5 comments: shares
criminal stories Gary Ives long stories Monday, October 26, 2020 When Does a Gambler Stop? by Gary Ives <i>A harmless prank on a work colleague sets inveterate gambler Ray Carter on a rewarding path of criminality; by Gary Ives. </i><br><br> Luck, like the weather, always changes. It's inevitable, a fact. Ask any gambler. Me for instance. Much of this story is true, however names and places are changed as well as descriptions of various documents. You'll see why. <br><br>It started six years ago as a prank. Quite … Read more Labels: criminal stories Gary Ives long stories 5 comments: shares
Laura Davis Hays medium length stories pick of the month real life stories Friday, October 23, 2020 Stella's Beauty Salon by Laura Davis Hays <i>An alcoholic-in-remission sponging off his grandmother tries to turn his life around; by Laura Davis Hays.</i><br><br> So Mom and I put my Old Grandma in Friendly Acres Retirement Home last summer. Mom signed the papers with her limited power of attorney and I did all the heavy lifting. It's a nice place and she can afford it, all right? She's a rich old broad, what with the insurance money and all, a… Read more Labels: Laura Davis Hays medium length stories pick of the month real life stories 10 comments: shares
funny stories Heather Robinson very short stories Monday, October 19, 2020 Lost Dancer by Heather Robinson <i>Orthopedist Dr. Rosenberg enjoys a case of mistaken identity; by Heather Robinson.</i><br><br> She looked different from my other patients. My typical customer is 70 to 80 years old, suffering from joints riddled with arthritis, walking hesitantly, and in pain. But she almost flitted about the exam room, gracefully turning, hands extended elegantly. A kind of Holly Golightly meets Misty Copeland. As I stared,… Read more Labels: funny stories Heather Robinson very short stories 24 comments: shares
real life stories short stories Tom Sheehan Friday, October 16, 2020 The Pennant of Initiation by Tom Sheehan <i>A high school American football team dare each other to hang a girl's panties on the Saugus Centre statue by midnight, and young Johnny Templer knows his naivety will get the better of him; by Tom Sheehan.</i><br><br> Young Johnny Templer, in the summer of his sixteenth year, at the beach on a Saturday afternoon with his crowd, was at a crossroads in his life. Already he had experienced three erections on… Read more Labels: real life stories short stories Tom Sheehan 6 comments: shares
Basil Rosa criminal stories medium length stories Monday, October 12, 2020 A Sea Of Blurred Light by Basil Rosa <i>Kent Paxton and his drinking buddies speculate on how their buddy Danny Rice ended up dead, in Basil Rosa's hardboiled noir. </i><br><br> The shamrocks on each corner of my cocktail napkin have changed into leprechauns and jigged away. New customers have barkeep Newton Smalls jumping. Most of 'em are travelers with small Gladstone bags who sit on the stool along the far wall in the darkness under a da… Read more Labels: Basil Rosa criminal stories medium length stories 2 comments: shares
medium length stories pick of the month Pushcart nominated real life stories Tom Sheehan Friday, October 9, 2020 The Final Summer by Tom Sheehan <i>Owen Blood dreams of being a baseball superstar, but his career does not play out as expected; by Tom Sheehan. </i><br><br><b> Part One</b><br><br>The batter swung like a great north woodsman, and the ball and bat melded in one sound. As of one mind, the audience rose up and released a roar of tunneling wind, a loud, uproarious, expectant howl, a universal cry late-inning born, a cry of hope that pushed the ball outward tow… Read more Labels: medium length stories pick of the month Pushcart nominated real life stories Tom Sheehan 5 comments: shares
Marie Anderson real life stories short stories Monday, October 5, 2020 Serendipity by Marie Anderson <i>Jill braces herself to tell her boyfriend about her disabled mother; by Marie Anderson.<br></i><br> On Valentine's Day, over pasta and wine in Jill's kitchen, Felix proposed. <br><br>Jill wanted to say yes. Felix had it all. Looks, charm, a well-paying job at YouTube. It was serendipity that had brought them together one year ago. A snowstorm had delayed their flight. He'd sat on a stool next to her in a … Read more Labels: Marie Anderson real life stories short stories 14 comments: shares
ALF Fagan futuristic stories long stories Friday, October 2, 2020 A Journey on the Spectrum by A. L. F. Fagan <i>Ian is on a long space journey, seeking habitable planets, with only an AI computer for company; by A. L. F. Fagan. </i><br><br> I have been traveling through space for almost five months, with at least three more months to go before I reach Planet XA34. The name of my ship is the Spectrum. <br><br>After waking up at the usual time, I hear Maya's voice coming through the speakers: "Ian, you have mail from Jo… Read more Labels: ALF Fagan futuristic stories long stories 2 comments: shares
medium length stories Phyllis Houseman real life stories Monday, September 28, 2020 Don Juan and the Runaway Knight by Phyllis Houseman <i> Linda, feeling abandoned by her husband and children, flees for a holiday in Ecuador, where she has an unexpected encounter; by Phyllis Houseman.</i><br><br><i> Well, Linda, you've gone four thousand miles south, and sixteen years into the past - pretty good for a novice fugitive.</i><br><br>The tall, slender woman smiled at the wry thought as she stepped off the plane's ramp onto tropically hot concrete. Breathin… Read more Labels: medium length stories Phyllis Houseman real life stories 5 comments: shares
long stories Mitchell Toews real life stories Friday, September 25, 2020 Died Rich by Mitchell Toews <i>In Mennonite Manitoba, hard-up teenager Diedrich Deutsch is getting bullied at school, and tries his hand at basketball; by Mitchell Toews.</i><br><br><b> Part 1 - The New Shoes</b><br><br>"I am a true sea-dog with balls the size of cantaloupes!" Diedrich shouted, slashing at a snowy tree branch with a cutlass made from a broken broom handle.<br><br>"Diedrich! Diedrich Deutsch!" Doctor Rempel shouted from an ope… Read more Labels: long stories Mitchell Toews real life stories 4 comments: shares
funny stories short stories Wilson Koewing Monday, September 21, 2020 Overnight by Wilson Koewing <i>Wilson Koewing's story of a doomed American couple touring Europe.</i><br><br> Two weeks into a six-week jaunt around Europe, I grew concerned about my relationship with Rae when we spent a weekend in Tuscany and didn't have sex. <br><br>I wrecked the rented moped with her on the back. That could have been part of it. The idyllic setting convinced me I could operate machinery I'd never operated. To my cr… Read more Labels: funny stories short stories Wilson Koewing 3 comments: shares
creepy stories novellas William Quincy Belle Friday, September 18, 2020 A Pound of Flesh by William Quincy Belle <i>Chuck Bianchi wakes up missing a finger, with no memory of how it happened; by William Quincy Belle.</i><br> Chuck blinked and stared at the ceiling. He turned his head to one side and looked at the dresser across the room. That was his dresser. This was his bedroom. How did he get here? He remembered dinner, cleaning up the dishes, and watching TV. Then nothing. <br><br>The digital display of the clock on the si… Read more Labels: creepy stories novellas William Quincy Belle 2 comments: shares
funny stories long stories Marina Rubin pick of the month Monday, September 14, 2020 Who To Call In Case Of Emergency by Marina Rubin <i>Tulip's mundane work environment is brightened by her adventurous, bubbly and promiscuous co-worker; by Marina Rubin.</i><br><br> You can learn a lot about other people's lives when you ask for their emergency contact number. A daunting task Tulip undertook with a mix of idealistic dedication and administrative weariness, when one of her colleagues, a senior underwriter, Didi Estefanos, fainted at wor… Read more Labels: funny stories long stories Marina Rubin pick of the month 8 comments: shares
creepy stories Harrison Kim long stories Friday, September 11, 2020 In the Land of the Rain Gnomes by Harrison Kim <i>A retired social worker takes his lady friend for an adventure in a creepy ghost town accessible only by boat; by Harrison Kim. </i><br><br> Decaying isn't that bad. It's a unification with your beginnings, a melding into the earth, a relaxing absorption where you do nothing but rot. The ego humbles itself before this ultimate dissolution, this disintegration of body and mind, this unthreading and was… Read more Labels: creepy stories Harrison Kim long stories 7 comments: shares
Bruce Costello pick of the month real life stories short stories Monday, September 7, 2020 Elevated by Bruce Costello <i>A retired doctor confesses a long-held guilty secret to an old vicar; by Bruce Costello.</i><br><br> "It started as a joke," I say, feeling my heart rate quicken. "Just can't stop wondering how it ended, though I'll never know now, after thirty years." <br><br>The woman nods, one eyebrow raised. She doesn't look like a vicar except for the clerical collar. Probably near retirement age … Read more Labels: Bruce Costello pick of the month real life stories short stories 11 comments: shares
futuristic stories James Rumpel medium length stories Friday, September 4, 2020 The Canister By James Rumpel <i>Desperate scientists risk the Earth to send a message of warning back through time; by James Rumpel.</i><br><br><b> 2063:</b> The canister sat in the middle of the elaborate mechanism. Its metallic surface sparkled as it reflected the device's myriad of lights which constantly flickered on and off. Two individuals, each dressed in a lab coat, stood silently staring at a control panel. <br><br>Eventually, one of the men … Read more Labels: futuristic stories James Rumpel medium length stories 5 comments: shares
criminal stories James Mulhern short stories Monday, August 31, 2020 Evidence by James Mulhern <i>Molly learns some questionable morality from her scheming grandmother; by James Mulhern.</i><br><br> Nonna slipped; her wig flew into a mound of snow. "My back!" <br><br>"Help!" I yelled. <br><br>A crowd surrounded us. <br><br>"Someone, call an ambulance," Nonna screamed. "Don't no one touch me." Her coat and pants were torn. <br><br>The bank manager said, "Let me assist you." <br><br>Nonna sa… Read more Labels: criminal stories James Mulhern short stories 5 comments: shares
David W Landrum long stories pick of the month real life stories Friday, August 28, 2020 The Konigsberg Affair by David W Landrum <i>In Nazi Germany, a US diplomat discovers a clandestine smuggling operation, and must make a difficult choice; by David W Landrum.</i><br><br> My secretary told me the meeting with Golper was on and that he was waiting for me at a small restaurant seven miles away. Since it was urgent, I left at once. I stuck the reports of the incident that involved him into a diplomatic case, headed to the garage, and threw … Read more Labels: David W Landrum long stories pick of the month real life stories 4 comments: shares
Alexander J Richardson creepy stories medium length stories Monday, August 24, 2020 Kind Girls by Alexander J. Richardson <i>Ethel and Elizabeth take diabolical action to avoid a visit from their abusive uncle; by Alexander J. Richardson.</i><br><br> Elizabeth clutched the book under one arm and held the wicker basket in the other as she took the steps down two at a time. She reached the front hall, and was about to run out the door when he spoke. <br><br>"Lizzie? Just where is it you're goin' to, girl?" <br><br>She turned to her… Read more Labels: Alexander J Richardson creepy stories medium length stories 28 comments: shares
long stories Mitchell Waldman real life stories Friday, August 21, 2020 Lessons and Lies by Mitchell Waldman <i>In a Chicago suburb in 1975, Jewish teenager Robert Friedman tries to muster the courage to ask out his crush, Sandy Auerbach; by Mitchell Waldman.</i><br><br> It was the year the Nazis were threatening to march in Robert Friedman's hometown. It was another so-so year for the Cubs who hadn't won a World Series since 1908. And it was the year that Robert Friedman's interest in the Cubs was starting… Read more Labels: long stories Mitchell Waldman real life stories 2 comments: shares
futuristic stories medium length stories Ryan Collins Monday, August 17, 2020 A Piece of Your Mind by Ryan Collins <i>Ryan Collins' character tests the limits of his colleague Randy's whacky conspiracy theories.</i><br> "It tastes just like chicken, they say," Randy said as he climbed back in the truck. <br><br>"What tastes like chicken?" I asked even though I was pretty sure I didn't want to know. <br><br>"Cats." He pulled the door shut. The old delivery truck rocked and squealed. <br><br>"Who say… Read more Labels: futuristic stories medium length stories Ryan Collins 8 comments: shares
fantastic stories Harrison Kim medium length stories Friday, August 14, 2020 Astral Sex by Harrison Kim <i>Seventeen-year-old Matthew has an out-of-body sexual experience that gives him a new perspective; by Harrison Kim. </i><br><br> It's midnight, I'm in Bonnie's apartment, I'm seventeen years old and she's a mature woman who wants astral sex, she's lying on her back in her bikini underwear. I'm on my side, my stomach, I'm flipping like a porpoise. Bonnie's going for soul trav… Read more Labels: fantastic stories Harrison Kim medium length stories 12 comments: shares
Bruce Costello real life stories short stories Monday, August 10, 2020 Around Her by Bruce Costello <i>A Russian peasant regrets her literacy; by Bruce Costello.</i><br><br> Agafya hears a knocking and through drowsy eyes watches her shrivelled granny leave the table and shuffle to the door of the hut. A familiar figure stands there, silhouetted against the sunlight that floods into the gloom. <br><br>Doctor Chekhov enters, greets Granny, goes to the bench where Agafya is lying, and bends to ask how she is feeling. <br><br>&… Read more Labels: Bruce Costello real life stories short stories 5 comments: shares
Christopher Johnson medium length stories pick of the month real life stories Friday, August 7, 2020 In the Heart of the Woods by Christopher Johnson <i>Ten-year-old Herbie Hereford explores the local woods with his friends, and his courage is sorely tested; by Christopher Johnson.</i><br><br> The woods felt vast to me, with their deep, dark, secret places. They loomed like a sorceress at the end of our block in Upton Grove in northern Ohio, lying thick and black, feeling so different from the everyday life of school and church, tempting me yet repelling me, … Read more Labels: Christopher Johnson medium length stories pick of the month real life stories 3 comments: shares
futuristic stories medium length stories Mike Lee Monday, August 3, 2020 Forward: March by Mike Lee <i>Mike Lee tells the story of two American political refugees in the South American country of Antanzia, with a complicated personal history; by Mike Lee. </i><br><br> "How exhausting all this was. In fact, if only people knew how madly tiresome it is to be a criminal!" <br> - Hermann Hesse, Klein and Wagner <br>The question was resolved with an answer I steadfastly refused to accept. My hands became putty in… Read more Labels: futuristic stories medium length stories Mike Lee 2 comments: shares
Lawrence Martin real life stories short stories Friday, July 31, 2020 Maestro by Lawrence Martin <i>A prestigious conductor auditions for a new member of his orchestra, and gets a moving surprise; by Lawrence Martin.</i><br><br> "Maestro, the candidates are waiting." <br><br>The fifty-year-old conductor, tall, handsome and urbane, nodded to his young assistant. They walked to the audition auditorium. <br><br>"How many performers today?" <br><br>"Four, sir. Two from Curtis in Philadelphia, two from Juilli… Read more Labels: Lawrence Martin real life stories short stories 6 comments: shares
criminal stories long stories Rhema Sayers Monday, July 27, 2020 The Trophy Wife by Rhema Sayers <i>When Jessica's overbearing husband has a heart attack after a skiing accident, she and her sister-in law suspect foul play; by Rhema Sayers. </i><br><br> Hank Tavison, age forty-six, tanned, buff, ruggedly handsome, with his young, gorgeous, fifth wife at his side, leaned back in the ski lift chair, letting the cold wind blow through his thick dark hair. <br><br>"What a great day!" he enthused as Jessi… Read more Labels: criminal stories long stories Rhema Sayers 3 comments: shares
Fiona Nichols medium length stories pick of the month real life stories Friday, July 24, 2020 The Memory Keeper by Fiona Nichols <i>Supermarket security guard Chris harvests old photos from his ailing mother's house, and flirts with Gemma, a waitress at the supermarket café; by Fiona Nichols.</i><br><br> Outside, the storm rumbled on, leaving the rain-slicked carpark almost empty. Chris headed for his usual table by the window, wet hair dripping onto his tray. He had picked the wrong day to cycle. With half an hour until his evening s… Read more Labels: Fiona Nichols medium length stories pick of the month real life stories 10 comments: shares
fantastic stories Lawrence Martin medium length stories Monday, July 20, 2020 My Deal With The You Know Who by Lawrence Martin <i>A successful author longs for some musical talent, and is prepared to sacrifice his very soul; by Lawrence Martin.</i><br><br> I entered Jake's Deli on Cleveland's west side and, as instructed, took a seat in one of the booths. The waitress came over and I told her I was waiting for someone, and we would order together. A minute later he walked in. From a distance, he seemed to be just another guy com… Read more Labels: fantastic stories Lawrence Martin medium length stories 7 comments: shares
creepy stories futuristic stories medium length stories Tim Frank Friday, July 17, 2020 Divergent Memories by Tim Frank <i>Tim Frank tells a chilling science fiction tale of the Church's capacity to foster self-denial in service of its own ends.</i><br><br> The congregation, consisting mainly of young couples, some accompanied by their children, the rest single men, knelt in prayer as the priest's voice boomed from the altar to the nave. <br><br>"Now," he said, placing his hand on the bible that was open at the Book of … Read more Labels: creepy stories futuristic stories medium length stories Tim Frank 5 comments: shares
Dave Wakely funny stories medium length stories Monday, July 13, 2020 Candy by Dave Wakely <i>Dave Wakely's character has to look after his estranged fifteen-year-old daughter for a few days.</i><br><br> "God, you're so useless!" <br><br>She stands before me, two skimpy candy-pink tops dangling from their hangers like the discarded skins of lurid reptiles, her ferocious glare expecting me to choose. Decisions, decisions... Luminous Lycra or acrylic machined-lace the colour of bubblegum. <br><br>I sc… Read more Labels: Dave Wakely funny stories medium length stories 2 comments: shares
