Carrie Vaccaro Nelkin creepy stories medium length stories Friday, November 28, 2025 I Can't Tell You That by Carrie Vaccaro Nelkin <i>Tasha's boyfriend works nights on a mysterious experiment, leaving her to deal with her nightmares of embodying violent people on her own.</i><br><br>Plagued. Plagued, she was, by dreams of violence and blood, the scent of prey, the stench of predation. And she, the predator. The lion in the veld that develops an appetite for human flesh. The alien that probes a man's sinew and tastes his heart. The … Read more Labels: Carrie Vaccaro Nelkin creepy stories medium length stories 4 comments: shares
Alex Glebe fantastic stories short stories Monday, November 24, 2025 The Huldra's Girl by Alex Glebe <i>A young girl confronts a mythical huldra in the forest - but is she more in danger from the huldra or the bears?</i><br><br>The world grew quiet near the cluster of alder trees where Marit hid, still panting and exhilarated from the game. At first she didn't realise what was happening when the birds abruptly stopped singing and a hush descended on the glade, it was only when Aksel's scream rose up fr… Read more Labels: Alex Glebe fantastic stories short stories 5 comments: shares
funny stories Paul Bowman short stories Friday, November 21, 2025 I Will Tell No More Stories by Paul Bowman <i>A caveman discovers storytelling, but must compete with other proto-entertainers for attention.</i><br><br>Long winter. Many of us in cave. Outside is cold. Cold. No leaves on tree. All birds gone. Furry ones in holes. <br><br>We sit inside. We wait for outside to be warm again. Then birds and animals come back. Fish. Then we can hunt and fish. <br><br>We sleep. Look at each other. Or not look. Some men sleep loud. Mouths… Read more Labels: funny stories Paul Bowman short stories 10 comments: shares
criminal stories futuristic stories Laurel Hanson short stories Monday, November 17, 2025 Through the Cracks by Laurel Hanson <i>Orphan Petra tries to survive in a space station where her kind are hunted.</i><br><br>Petra hid in the darkness watching the jumbled stream of beings, both human and otherwise, milling in the central walkway. Sooner or later, it seemed, all the lost souls of the galaxy washed up in Under Haven Station to join those unlucky enough to be born there. <br><br>When she spotted the shine of gold winking from a Verengian&… Read more Labels: criminal stories futuristic stories Laurel Hanson short stories 9 comments: shares
Adele Megann funny stories medium length stories pick of the month Friday, November 14, 2025 Agnes Unvirgin by Adele Megann <i>In a fictionalised version of medieval Ireland, scruffy and absent-minded Agnes consults some curiously clairvoyant locals about how to become a saint.</i><br><br>Once there was Agnes. She lived in a little village in Medieval Ireland. I won't bother to describe it, because you've already got a picture of it your head, a false one, as false as any with which I might provide you. Whatever. Our joint i… Read more Labels: Adele Megann funny stories medium length stories pick of the month 8 comments: shares
criminal stories Devin James Leonard funny stories long stories Monday, November 10, 2025 The Good, the Bad, and the Balloon Animals by Devin James Leonard <i>Tammy Lynn Peacock and her brother investigate the grisly death of their trailer park neighbour.</i><br><br>Me and my brother were drinking beers on our stoop, watching the police swarm Todd's trailer like ants on a dropped French fry, when a plainclothes cop wandered over and asked us if we were the ones who discovered the body. <br><br>"Richard and Tammy Lynn Peacock?" <br><br>I took a sip of beer and nodded… Read more Labels: criminal stories Devin James Leonard funny stories long stories 10 comments: shares
Forest Arthur Ormes medium length stories real life stories Friday, November 7, 2025 Merry Christmas, Harriet Francis by Forest Arthur Ormes <i>Despite a troubled childhood, Harriet Francis fosters a fascination with horses that sees her becoming one of the first female jockeys, but she is plagued by misfortune and alcoholism.</i><br><br>I remember a woman on a gigantic bay horse galloping effortlessly to the top of a ridge. She brings the horse to a halt. From the throne of her saddle, she looks down at me and waves. <br><br>Then the soothing voice of my … Read more Labels: Forest Arthur Ormes medium length stories real life stories 7 comments: shares
Ayan Mondal pick of the month real life stories short stories Monday, November 3, 2025 The Way of the World by Ayan Mondal <i>In Mumbai, a child bakes cakes to help earn money while her father protests against the authorities who destroyed his shop.</i><br><br>"Ameena, get the cakes. It's seven already!" <br><br>"<i>Ji, Ammi</i>." <br><br>All yawny, Ameena dragged herself towards the basket in the corner. She opened the lid and stared at the contents curiously. Cakes, arranged in neat stacks, that had blossomed overnight under her… Read more Labels: Ayan Mondal pick of the month real life stories short stories 13 comments: shares
