Barry Vitcov real life stories short stories Monday, May 5, 2025 Epiphanies by Barry Vitcov <i>A man spends so much time people-watching in a supermarket car park that he starts to make customers feel uncomfortable.</i><br><br>"You've been sitting here for hours. Is there something I can do to help?" The girl surprised me while I sat in my car in front of the supermarket watching folks entering and leaving with shopping carts filled and children in tow. The teenager, a short slightly chu… Read more Labels: Barry Vitcov real life stories short stories 15 comments:
fantastic stories futuristic stories medium length stories pick of the month Reva Russell English Friday, May 2, 2025 Supernova by Reva Russell English <i>A once-proud professional mourner struggles to survive in a post-apocalyptic world in which Happyness is compulsory.</i><br><br>Dolora closed the last of the feeds. Nothing but personal ads and the usual organs and eggs. The lump in her throat hummed. Down, she told it. Quiet. <br><br>From the counter, the Mister Coffee chimed and spoke. Your beverage, Dolores. <br><br>It had never gotten her name or her coffee right, but … Read more Labels: fantastic stories futuristic stories medium length stories pick of the month Reva Russell English 3 comments:
Marie Anderson medium length stories pick of the month real life stories Monday, April 28, 2025 Path of Combustibility by Marie Anderson <i>Reformed troublemaker Nomar and his wife Maria move into the suburbs and struggle to get on with the neighbours.</i><br><br>I'm not a badass anymore. Maria changed me. <br><br>We'd met in a creative writing class at the city junior college. Maria got the top grade in the class. I got the second highest, thanks to her help. It was the first <i>A</i> I'd gotten since fourth grade. Fourth grade was when my dad wen… Read more Labels: Marie Anderson medium length stories pick of the month real life stories 27 comments:
Dale Alexander funny stories medium length stories Friday, April 25, 2025 How an Alligator Blackmailed Me by Dale Alexander <i> A man on holiday in southern Georgia has an unexpected conversation with an alligator.</i><br><br>Outside, on the patio behind our vacation rental, it was hot at 5am. Everything there was hot. No one took the heat in southern Georgia lightly, in August, but the views were worth it. I had driven 20 hours from Minneapolis to experience the epic slowdown of the Georgia coastline, and I intended to soak it up, … Read more Labels: Dale Alexander funny stories medium length stories 12 comments:
Brian Howell real life stories short stories Monday, April 21, 2025 All-Over by Brian Howell <i>A Japanese art critic reminisces about a brief but formative relationship she had with a teacher when she was an art student in London.</i><br><br>Opposite where we live, I can see, behind our net curtains, right into the living room of our neighbours' house. There isn't much more than a metre's distance between our respective façades and theirs, but the two houses are slightly offset from one an… Read more Labels: Brian Howell real life stories short stories 11 comments:
