Harrison Kim medium length stories real life stories Friday, December 31, 2021 Various Incidents of Synchronicity (Before and After the Vision of Zero-Arms) by Harrison Kim <i>Teenager Ellis is inspired by a surreal vision that may be a glimpse into parallel worlds or a hint of madness; by Harrison Kim.</i><br><br> Kids pretend; but I didn't stop. At 15, I faked being a drug addict. I copied the stoned behaviors I'd seen in the anti-drug movies the principal showed in the school gym. I liked the low-talking way of the high-on-hashish, and the childlike sound of their laught… Read more Labels: Harrison Kim medium length stories real life stories 11 comments: shares
funny stories medium length stories Mir-Yashar Seyedbagheri Monday, December 27, 2021 The First Draft of Adulthood by Yash Seyedbagheri <i>Nicholas Botkin struggles to create meaningful fiction, with Hemingway as his muse; by Yash Seyedbagheri.</i><br><br> The first draft of anything is shit. Amend that. The first draft of anything is shit according to Hemingway, who drank, fought, wrote, then blew his brains out in Idaho. But that's an unfortunate footnote. At least the others are quantifiable achievements. <br><br>As an undergraduate, you change … Read more Labels: funny stories medium length stories Mir-Yashar Seyedbagheri 4 comments: shares
real life stories short stories Tom Sheehan Friday, December 24, 2021 Christmas in Lowell by Tom Sheehan <i>Gerard and Muriel Fiddler host their friend William Clougherty while they prepare for a harsh winter; by Tom Sheehan.</i><br><br> It was lucky that the old truck, taken as a throw-in part of a deal, lasted long enough to haul all the firewood from the Breakheart forest before it fell dead in its tracks and was left right where it failed. Now, there was little chance there’d be any Christmas presents for two s… Read more Labels: real life stories short stories Tom Sheehan 2 comments: shares
David W Landrum medium length stories real life stories Monday, December 20, 2021 Tokyo Memory by David W. Landrum <i>Musician Stephen falls in love with an entrepreneurial woman who prioritises her career over him, provoking him to stray with a Japanese temptress; by David W. Landrum.</i><br><br> Stephen met Niobe when he was playing guitar and banjo for a local production of a musical, <i>The Cotton-Patch Gospel</i>. She had the part of one of Jesus' sisters. She had given him a smile when she met him at the first rehearsal. <br><br>… Read more Labels: David W Landrum medium length stories real life stories 1 comment: shares
medium length stories pick of the month real life stories RR Trevino Friday, December 17, 2021 Rattle the Bones by RR Trevino <i>A raconteur retells a salacious tale to the trucker that picked him up on a lonely Texas highway; by RR Trevino.</i><br><br> A man walkin around with a secret in him, now that's power. Somethin to feel good about when there ain't much else. A good one fills you up, causes you to strut in a way only you would notice. Gives an edge to the dulled damn days. I'm not talkin about knowin miss so-and-so … Read more Labels: medium length stories pick of the month real life stories RR Trevino 3 comments: shares
A Elizabeth Herting real life stories very short stories Monday, December 13, 2021 Life in the Margins by A. Elizabeth Herting <i>A. Elizabeth Herting tells the story of Emma, who is having an ordinary day at the office in September 2001, until... </i><br><br> The wind whistles and whips her long, curly hair around her face. Emma is dazed as the strange reality of being exposed to the open air, at over ninety-seven stories high, begins to sink in. Her ears ring loudly, the sound of the explosion rendering her partially deaf to the world… Read more Labels: A Elizabeth Herting real life stories very short stories 5 comments: shares
David Henson medium length stories real life stories Friday, December 10, 2021 Oddjob by David Henson <i>Robby Brown, self-conscious about his speech impediment, needs a confidante before his life falls apart; by David Henson.</i><br><br> Oddjob is reeling in his line when the bobber dives under the surface a couple feet from the bank. He yanks the rod, and it bends in half. A lunker, he thinks. He gives another pull, and a human hand arcs out of the water as if it's attacking him. Oddjob shrieks, drops the … Read more Labels: David Henson medium length stories real life stories 9 comments: shares
criminal stories long stories Tony Billinghurst Monday, December 6, 2021 Who Knows? by Tony Billinghurst <i>Eric Miller, struggling financially, becomes curious about a missing person case and gets embroiled in a layered mystery; by Tony Billinghurst. </i><br><br> The company's chairman rose from his desk and straightened up with difficulty. Without thinking, Eric Miller looked surprised. The chairman noticed. <br><br>"The inner you is ageless, Mr Miller, age cannot weary it, but the outer you falls apart at an a… Read more Labels: criminal stories long stories Tony Billinghurst 6 comments: shares
medium length stories Mitchell Waldman pick of the month real life stories Friday, December 3, 2021 Door to Door by Mitchell Waldman <i>Two boys spend a hot Saturday trying to make a few bucks from door-to-door sales; by Mitchell Waldman.</i><br><br> The orange and white Volkswagen van was setting in the parking lot behind the bank waiting for them that Saturday morning. Seven a.m., their parents still sleeping soundly in their bed, and a little early for 14-year-olds on their summer breaks, but there was money to be made. Hunt and Lawson wer… Read more Labels: medium length stories Mitchell Waldman pick of the month real life stories 7 comments: shares
creepy stories long stories Sam Levy Monday, November 29, 2021 Opposite Equals Advance by Sam Levy <i>Drama major Luna Narkissos is so obsessed with her self-image she loses track of who she really is; by Sam Levy. </i><br><br> In the glass, the outline of my reflection bounced slightly each time the pharmacy door slammed. I appeared vaguely delineated, the sharp edges separating the atoms of my body from those outside it bleeding together, forming a shadowy silhouette. Still, here were the curves of the hi… Read more Labels: creepy stories long stories Sam Levy 1 comment: shares
Edward Lee futuristic stories medium length stories pick of the month Friday, November 26, 2021 World Builders by Edward Lee <i>Zumman and Sappa's fortunes change when no more Mammon grows in Jesteria, threatening famine; by Edward Lee.</i><br><br> He called the World Builder on a comm link and relayed the problem. Zumman's home had been displaced. Zumman stood with his wife, Sappa, and their daughter, Sasa, who was shading her eyes, looking at the horizon. Sasa could see the World Builder coming down a hill on his utility veh… Read more Labels: Edward Lee futuristic stories medium length stories pick of the month 6 comments: shares
criminal stories Lee Conrad long stories Monday, November 22, 2021 Beneath It All by Lee Conrad <i>In post-Depression era small-town USA, Billy Hart risks his life unionising steel forge workers; by Lee Conrad.</i><br><br><b> Killian, Ohio - August 1961</b><br><br>The Murray brothers, Phil and Gary, bolted out the screen door of their ranch-style suburban home on the outskirts of Killian, Ohio, looking for adventure. The early afternoon was moist and oppressive after days of heavy rain and storms. They dressed alike: whi… Read more Labels: criminal stories Lee Conrad long stories 6 comments: shares
long stories real life stories Sara Corris Friday, November 19, 2021 I’m Tired of Living Like This by Sara Corris <i>Sara Corris's story evokes Philip Larkin: "They fuck you up, your mum and dad. They may not mean to, but they do."</i><br><br> “Do you remember the last thing he said?” <br><br>“I’m tired of living like this.” <br><br>The officer thanked her and sent her home. <br><br><br>Two o’clock in the morning, and no one was asleep. <br><br>From Mark’s bathroom: <br><br>“BAGEL, NO! <i>NO!</i> Goddammit!” <br><br>From Sadie’s bedroom: <br><br>“Dad, shut the fuck u… Read more Labels: long stories real life stories Sara Corris 1 comment: shares
Anne Goodwin real life stories short stories Monday, November 15, 2021 Life Lesson by Anne Goodwin <i> Two foster children, Autumn and Becca, return from an educational trip to Auschwitz carrying very different lessons; by Anne Goodwin.</i><br><br> We’d agreed not to mention the press conference until the plane was on the ground. We couldn’t predict what they’d do if they got overexcited. As it was, the girls abandoned us at the luggage carousel and rushed off to the toilets to reapply their make-up. All exc… Read more Labels: Anne Goodwin real life stories short stories 13 comments: shares
criminal stories Gary Ives pick of the month short stories Friday, November 12, 2021 At Home with Arthur Quick by Gary Ives <i>Julie's life takes an unexpected course when her father shelters a charismatic stranger; by Gary Ives.</i><br><br> Late one windy Nebraskan April afternoon in 1970, when I was 17, my father's tractor came slowly up our lane pulling an old Plymouth station wagon at the end of a muddy chain. Behind the steering wheel was a little old man with white hair wearing very thick glasses. The car had died at th… Read more Labels: criminal stories Gary Ives pick of the month short stories 5 comments: shares
Clive Aaron Gill medium length stories real life stories Monday, November 8, 2021 Father's Legacy by Clive Aaron Gill <i>Justin Miller's despised father passes away, leaving behind a surprising legacy; by Clive Aaron Gill.</i><br><br> I hated my father, Ethan Miller. As a youth, I feared his repeated clouts to my head, followed by days of silence. He told me he had experienced the same discipline from his dad. When I saw other fathers shooting baskets with their sons or throwing a football to each other, jealousy clung to… Read more Labels: Clive Aaron Gill medium length stories real life stories 9 comments: shares
Harrison Kim medium length stories real life stories Friday, November 5, 2021 The Sater Wars by Harrison Kim <i>In 1960s middle America, two young school boys plot revenge against their cruel teacher; by Harrison Kim.</i><br><br> Fall, 1964, and eleven-year-old Salmon River boys Ken Lee and Stan Harlan discussed the Beatles outside their school. Ken's family didn't have TV, but he'd watched the mop tops and heard the girl screams on the Harlan's set. He wanted more than anything to learn to play guitar.… Read more Labels: Harrison Kim medium length stories real life stories 11 comments: shares
Cameron Spencer real life stories short stories Monday, November 1, 2021 Let Me Show You Something by Cameron Spencer <i>Jim - fastidious, kind, reserved – gets to know his boss at the Red and White supermarket, and wonders if he is ready to be vulnerable again.</i><br><br> Jim looked at the last row of cans to be shelved in the way that he had come to look at women: items to be approached, categorized, and then forgotten about. It had been a long night at the Red and White supermarket on Wilmington Island, Georgia. Five trucks… Read more Labels: Cameron Spencer real life stories short stories 14 comments: shares
Bruce Costello creepy stories very short stories Friday, October 29, 2021 The Wailing by Bruce Costello <i>A real estate bargain turns out to include some unwelcome extras in Bruce Costello's creepy tale.</i><br><br> First impressions are far from good. A macrocarpa hedge, grown into trees, shadows the whole property. The house has rotting timbers, sagging spouting, dog's leg downpipes and lichen-covered cream paintwork, stained ginger from a rusty roof. <br><br>The only tidy thing about the place is the diminutiv… Read more Labels: Bruce Costello creepy stories very short stories 8 comments: shares
creepy stories long stories pick of the month Pushcart nominated Tim Macy Monday, October 25, 2021 The Brass Teapot by Tim Macy <i> A reprint of Tim Macy's dark-as-pitch story about a cash-strapped couple whose life is changed by a magical teapot. </i><br><br> The old woman running the roadside antique stand spoke with a heavy eastern accent. She skirted the table with two limping legs, hidden by loose, draping leather pants and no shoes. John couldn't help staring at the woman's black toes, as if she had once suffered frostb… Read more Labels: creepy stories long stories pick of the month Pushcart nominated Tim Macy 4 comments: shares
Henri Colt real life stories very short stories Friday, October 22, 2021 Forever Always by Henri Colt <i>Henri Colt tells of two European musicians with feelings for each other. </i><br><br> Imre was the illegitimate son of a destitute Hungarian priest, presumably descended from King Stephen and Giselle of Bavaria. I was the son of an Orthodox Jew who escaped to a secular life in Paris. We met in high school, or rather, at the music store next to the school, where my heart fluttered while we played guitars inst… Read more Labels: Henri Colt real life stories very short stories 5 comments: shares
futuristic stories Matt Zandstra novellas Monday, October 18, 2021 Continuity by Matt Zandstra <i>In Matt Zandstra's post-apocalyptic tale, two struggling farm boys discover a scrap of ancient technology that can talk to them, and try to sell it without being discovered. </i><br><br> Here is how my brother and me killed all those people. <br><br>It started with the landslides. Or, really, on the day after, when the rains had cleared. Our house sits safe on the rocky side of the hill, the last in a row of ruin… Read more Labels: futuristic stories Matt Zandstra novellas 2 comments: shares
funny stories futuristic stories James Rumpel short stories Friday, October 15, 2021 Judgement Day by James Rumpel <i>In this comic short, James Rumpel tells of a future in which reaching your 24th birthday obliges you to make a terrible sacrifice.</i><br><br> A dozen young adults were spread throughout the room. A couple of small groups were engaged in simple, meaningless conversation. The others sat alone, staring at their phones or reading one of the many messages posted on the walls. Embedded on the back of each of their… Read more Labels: funny stories futuristic stories James Rumpel short stories 7 comments: shares
medium length stories pick of the month real life stories Stuart Stromin Monday, October 11, 2021 The Sound of the Sea by Stuart Stromin <i>Tommy is leaving South Africa, but before he goes there is one important person to whom he must say goodbye; by Stuart Stromin.</i><br><br> He had driven more than a thousand kilometers from Johannesburg to Cape Town, simply to say goodbye to her. Drowsy in the middle of the night, he parked behind a truck in dusty siding somewhere in the Orange Free State, and fell asleep behind the wheel. Loud, tinny jazz w… Read more Labels: medium length stories pick of the month real life stories Stuart Stromin 7 comments: shares
Lara Hahn real life stories short stories Friday, October 8, 2021 Dirty Secrets by Lara Hahn <i>Cass and Julie are best friends, but a secret stands between them; by Lara Hahn.</i><br><br> 'All right, Cass, spill it. What's this serious matter you wanted to talk to me about?' <br><br>Cassandra stirred her coffee, her gaze fixed on the cup. We had met at university fifteen years before and been best friends ever since, but I had never seen her so uneasy. <br><br>'Is something wrong with Miles?' <br><br>… Read more Labels: Lara Hahn real life stories short stories 7 comments: shares
criminal stories medium length stories Sharon Frame Gay Monday, October 4, 2021 Rooster Tail by Sharon Frame Gay <i>In an isolated Virginia community, 1932, a gruesome murder changes the course of Cam Cluny's life; by Sharon Frame Gay.</i><br><br><b> Ledbetter, Virginia - 1965</b><br><br>I lock the door to the Ledbetter Gazette for the night and come back to my desk. The sun is setting behind the storefronts across the street, but Bitter Mountain still looms from my window in the coming darkness. As the owner of the local newspaper, … Read more Labels: criminal stories medium length stories Sharon Frame Gay 7 comments: shares
David Lanvert medium length stories real life stories Friday, October 1, 2021 The New Neighbor by David Lanvert <i>When new neighbours move in next door, Phil gets a shock from his past that sets him on a rollercoaster of emotion; by David Lanvert.</i><br><br> Early on a Monday morning, Phil stood upstairs in the master bathroom when his wife Pam shouted from the kitchen, "Phil, I see a moving van parked out front. I think it's blocking the driveway." <br><br>"Damn it," he said. He finished knotting his t… Read more Labels: David Lanvert medium length stories real life stories 5 comments: shares
futuristic stories John Ryland medium length stories Monday, September 27, 2021 Perchance's Dream by John Ryland <i>Perchance and his band of survivalists stalk the hills trying to find and destroy the long-dead robotic totems of a totalitarian government; by John Ryland.</i><br><br> Perchance crawled to the top the frozen hill and peered over the crest. A cold wind swept up from the valley into his face as his eyes fell on the hulking giant in the distance. He shook his head, both glad to have found it, and not at the sam… Read more Labels: futuristic stories John Ryland medium length stories 2 comments: shares
creepy stories medium length stories pick of the month RC Capasso Friday, September 24, 2021 The Jonah by R. C. Capasso <i>In 1763, an orphaned teenager is put in service of a ship's cook on a cursed voyage; by R. C. Capasso.</i><br><br> It was my first and last voyage. <br><br>In 1763 I was fourteen years old and an orphan. My parents died within hours of each other from cholera. An aging uncle took me in, but after a week he too sickened. His last act committed me as cabin boy to Jacobs, captain of a trading ship. I knew nothing of… Read more Labels: creepy stories medium length stories pick of the month RC Capasso 4 comments: shares
Mary Ann McGuigan medium length stories real life stories Monday, September 20, 2021 Suffer the Children by Mary Ann McGuigan <i>Moira struggles to reconnect with her blind father, but feels uneasy about him spending time with her son; by Mary Ann McGuigan. </i><br><br> Her son is snuggling against his grandfather on the couch. That's all. Just resting on the old man's shoulder, his forehead against his frayed collar. Michael looks tired, sweaty. There's color high in his cheeks, as if he's just come in from play. The s… Read more Labels: Mary Ann McGuigan medium length stories real life stories 3 comments: shares
D Michael Hardy medium length stories real life stories Friday, September 17, 2021 Fantastic Voyage by D. Michael Hardy <i>Forty-year-old Dennis connects with a fellow passenger on a cruise ship bound for Cuba in D. Michael Hardy's romance. </i><br><br> "It's my birthday," he told her as the ship cruised south through the pitch-black Atlantic, bound for Cuba. It was close to 1am, almost an hour into his fortieth birthday, and he was leaning against the polished wood bar in the Starlight Lounge on deck sixteen, … Read more Labels: D Michael Hardy medium length stories real life stories 10 comments: shares
medium length stories Mitchell Near real life stories Monday, September 13, 2021 The Phoenix Arising by Mitchell Near <i>A structural engineer living in San Francisco is fascinated and awed by the fickle power of earthquakes; by Mitchell Near.</i><br><br> We tell ourselves that the earth is stable. We tell ourselves that the sidewalks we walk on, the streets we drive on, the subway tunnels we careen through, will remain in place. The streets of our city, San Francisco, California, will not buckle and roll like the waves washing… Read more Labels: medium length stories Mitchell Near real life stories 8 comments: shares
criminal stories Marie Anderson medium length stories pick of the month Friday, September 10, 2021 Day of Reckoning by Marie Anderson <i>Having spent half his life in prison, Dep Stanford's old neighbourhood couldn't be more different; by Marie Anderson.</i><br><br> Three weeks after he got out of prison, Dep Stanford drove up and down the streets of his old neighborhood. <br><br>His ma had warned him, but he'd had to see for himself. <br><br>It was a sunny afternoon in early June. He drove his ma's Ford Focus. It was the same model car the cu… Read more Labels: criminal stories Marie Anderson medium length stories pick of the month 23 comments: shares
David W Landrum long stories real life stories Monday, September 6, 2021 Into White by David W. Landrum <i>In Grand Rapids MI, an albino woman strikes up a relationship with a local athlete, to the chagrin of her bandmate; by David W. Landrum. </i><br><br> I am an albino girl. I have no pigment in my skin. My hair and flesh are white - and I don't mean <i>white</i> in the sense we usually use the word, as in "Caucasian." I mean white like a piece of paper or a marshmallow. I have <i>Type 1 Oculocutaneous Albi… Read more Labels: David W Landrum long stories real life stories 3 comments: shares
criminal stories Edward Lee short stories Friday, September 3, 2021 No Direction by Edward Lee <i>Teenager Audrey can't help getting in trouble, and her privileged friend Nikki is no help at all; by Edward Lee.</i><br><br> In her guidance counselor's cramped office, Audrey sat looking at a desk, which had a framed picture, its stand folded out, the picture privately facing away from her. Next to the picture was a brown paper bag smelling of apples and citrus in the warm afternoon. <br><br>The guidance cou… Read more Labels: criminal stories Edward Lee short stories 10 comments: shares
fantastic stories short stories Tom Sheehan Monday, August 30, 2021 Scene at Scott's Mill by Tom Sheehan <i>A trio of twelve-year-olds plan to light a stash of fireworks in a long-abandoned mill, in Tom Sheehan's nostalgic mystery. </i><br><br> Old Scott's Mill on the Saugus River, rebuilt in 1847 after a fire, a long-time employer of hard workers at wool and leather goods and lastly boot protection for soldiers in Viet Nam, had given off odd sounds since the day it closed down, a dozen years earlier in a … Read more Labels: fantastic stories short stories Tom Sheehan 3 comments: shares
Lee Conrad long stories pick of the month real life stories Friday, August 27, 2021 Trayon and the Troublemaker by Lee Conrad <i>Lee Conrad tells a story of the commonalities between different social battles in a tough American city, when an old man who takes his new neighbour's son under his wing. </i><br><br> The early spring day turned cold and grey. Sleet pecked at Brian Donahue's apartment window like angry birds demanding entry. Brian rose from his well-worn chair, leaving behind a substantial imprint in the cushion. He … Read more Labels: Lee Conrad long stories pick of the month real life stories 6 comments: shares
real life stories Tim Frank very short stories Monday, August 23, 2021 Elle by Tim Frank <i>Tim Frank’s character tells of an intense relationship with fellow college student Elle.</i><br><br> Our train sliced through a tunnel, causing my eardrums to pop. We juddered in our seats and the wheels clapped like an offbeat gospel choir. <br><br>Our class was on a school trip to the Tate Modern art gallery. We had boarded a train from a deserted countryside station and then we travelled through cornfields bordere… Read more Labels: real life stories Tim Frank very short stories 8 comments: shares
futuristic stories Kenneth Schalhoub medium length stories Friday, August 20, 2021 Rule by Kenneth Schalhoub <i>Kenneth Schalhoub channels Yevgeny Zamyatin's We in this sci-fi about an emotionally suppressed counselor who discovers desire.</i><br><br> The Counselor waited for his next client. His eyes focused on the wall straight ahead; an ever-changing projection of events in his past. <br><br>He viewed his younger self staring at paintings in history books. <br><br>He watched himself reading about nature before the world changed… Read more Labels: futuristic stories Kenneth Schalhoub medium length stories 6 comments: shares
criminal stories medium length stories Tony Billinghurst Monday, August 16, 2021 No Trespassing by Tony Billinghurst <i>Engraver Eddie Russell receives a sinister visit from a customer who may have ulterior motives; by Tony Billinghurst. </i><br><br> Craig Harding checked himself in front of the hall mirror. With shoes polished, hair immaculate, teeth whitened, suit brushed, drenched in aftershave, he was good to go. He picked up his keys from the hall table and opened the flat door. Eddie kissed him goodbye, again, then hande… Read more Labels: criminal stories medium length stories Tony Billinghurst 5 comments: shares
fantastic stories Lamont Turner short stories Friday, August 13, 2021 Three O'Clock by Lamont A. Turner <i>Lamont A. Turner's character wonders if he can put his unusual curse to good use, by targeting an unpleasant politican.</i><br><br> I've never wanted to hurt anybody. I don't even have much of a temper. I have, up until recently, lived a normal, quiet existence, bothering no one. Even now I can honestly say I have never had the desire to kill anyone, and have certainly never made plans involving h… Read more Labels: fantastic stories Lamont Turner short stories 3 comments: shares
Alison McBain futuristic stories medium length stories Monday, August 9, 2021 Missed Connections by Alison McBain <i>Alice flies home to San Francisco after a failed business deal in Tokyo, and finds herself cast forward in time - can she reconnect with those closest to her? By Alison McBain.</i><br><br> As soon as Alice stepped off the plane, she was heading home to fall into bed. Then, when she woke up, maybe she could try to fix the mess she was in. <br><br>It didn't help that the nearly ten-hour trip from Tokyo to San Franc… Read more Labels: Alison McBain futuristic stories medium length stories 2 comments: shares
funny stories Jill B Tucker short stories Friday, August 6, 2021 Clay by Jill B Tucker <i>Jill B Tucker's character tries to discipline a difficult student who also happens to be his resentful new stepson.</i><br><br> A crashing sound breaks the whisper-filled silence like a bomb. Shards of beige and mauve colored ceramic spray across the cheap linoleum floor like flying shrapnel. Students jump from their chairs and a few of the more dramatic sophomore girls scream. The two jocks in the back d… Read more Labels: funny stories Jill B Tucker short stories 4 comments: shares
criminal stories funny stories Mark Simon Burk medium length stories pick of the month Pushcart nominated Monday, August 2, 2021 Eating Van Gogh by Mark Simon Burk <i>A reprint of one of my favourite stories, in which Mark Simon Burk’s character chows down on a post-Impressionist masterpiece.</i><br><br> I ate a Van Gogh. Not a major one. And not all of it. But I did manage to tear off an entrée size piece and chew it until the bitter oils burned metallic hot in the back of my throat. <br><br>I would have swallowed it too, had it not been for a disconcerted museum guard who pried… Read more Labels: criminal stories funny stories Mark Simon Burk medium length stories pick of the month Pushcart nominated 16 comments: shares
DC Diamondopolous medium length stories real life stories Friday, July 30, 2021 Life with Angie by DC Diamondopolous <i>Misfit Ronnie struggles to care for her mentally ill little sister, while channelling her daily tragedies into her stand-up comedy; by DC Diamondopolous. </i><br><br> My sister Angie gives me outrageous material for my standup comedy. She's a bona fide nut case, a paranoid schizophrenic, bipolar, manic depressive - you name it - Angie fits every disorder that isn't wired to reality. <br><br>The voices inside… Read more Labels: DC Diamondopolous medium length stories real life stories 8 comments: shares
futuristic stories James Rumpel medium length stories Monday, July 26, 2021 One Step Forward... by James Rumpel <i>Abel's destiny is as a scientist, trying to extend the life of mankind during a terminal ice age; by James Rumpel.</i><br><br> "Ignore the bullies." That was the advice Abel Fairweather's mother always gave him. <br><br>"<i>Well, it is awfully difficult to ignore someone while they are sitting on your chest</i>," thought Abel. What he said was, "Get off of me, Borg. I didn't do anything … Read more Labels: futuristic stories James Rumpel medium length stories 4 comments: shares
Gary Ives long stories real life stories Friday, July 23, 2021 Lost Alohas by Gary Ives <i>A career Navy sailor falls in love with a Micronesian island, and a Peace Corps woman living there; by Gary Ives.</i><br><br> In the spring of 1967, I was Chief Engineman aboard the destroyer escort USS Tinker. From Pearl Harbor we were to begin a Westpac cruise, normally six months of exercises and patrols around Japan, Taiwan, Guam, and the Philippines. On this cruise however, we were tasked with a couple o… Read more Labels: Gary Ives long stories real life stories 2 comments: shares
long stories Mary Sylvia Winter real life stories Monday, July 19, 2021 Quarantine by Mary Sylvia Winter <i>At the height of the Covid pandemic in 2020, extrovert Brit Nell is forced into a stifling quarantine when she travels to her family's old cabin in Ontario; by Mary Sylvia Winter.</i><br><br> There is silence, and then there is silence. <br><br>Some people are born to be silent, thought Nell crossly. Not me. Definitely not me. Some no doubt acquire silence. Hermits. Writers, maybe. Again, not me. <br><br>And some have si… Read more Labels: long stories Mary Sylvia Winter real life stories 3 comments: shares
creepy stories Joseph S Bocchi long stories Friday, July 16, 2021 The Seed By Joseph S. Bocchi <i>Sally is troubled by an unusual lodger, and fears her slothful husband will not protect her, in Joseph S. Bocchi's unsettling gothic tale.</i><br><br> Sally was cooking dinner in the kitchen. Outside, little Janie was crying. She was screaming something about that midget. Kyle was in the living room watching television: a woman being chased down a San Francisco street. <br><br>"Go out there and see where th… Read more Labels: creepy stories Joseph S Bocchi long stories 2 comments: shares
creepy stories medium length stories pick of the month TD Storm Monday, July 12, 2021 The Hide-Behind by T. D. Storm <i>Fiona confides to her ghost-friend that her aunt has been brought to their lake house to die; by T. D. Storm.</i><br><br> Fiona scuffled over the sand at the resort playground, eyes closed and hands extended so she wouldn't run into the play structure. "Cherry bomb!" she shouted. <br><br>Violet didn't answer. There was only the sound of gulls crying, tourists at the marina hollering to one another,… Read more Labels: creepy stories medium length stories pick of the month TD Storm 5 comments: shares
