fantastic stories long stories Nathan Chu Friday, April 18, 2025 Immortals by Nathan Chu <i>QuèfÄ“ng's love for Fènghuáng is such that she volunteers to become immortal like her, even though it means a thousand years of torpor.</i><br><br>"I love you." <br><br>QuèfÄ“ng has shared an apartment with Fènghuáng for two years, and two years before that, they were college dormmates, but it's only now, after she's said it, that she realizes just how true it is. <br><br>Fènghuáng stares at her for what… Read more Labels: fantastic stories long stories Nathan Chu 7 comments:
medium length stories real life stories Roger Helms Monday, April 14, 2025 A Fine Day for a Subway Ride by Roger Helms <i>Abigail and her family tour Columbia University, and she must keep her inconsiderate grandfather sweet if she wants the use of his college fund.</i><br><br>On the very top of Top of the Rock in a cold April wind, each family member's jacket flapping, I dare to believe my parents and grandparents will accept my choices, offering me something louder than silence as proof. <br><br>I somehow survived this morning… Read more Labels: medium length stories real life stories Roger Helms 22 comments:
Brooksie C Fontaine fantastic stories funny stories medium length stories pick of the month Friday, April 11, 2025 Heart of Stone by Brooksie C. Fontaine <i>Terry is starting to fall in love with a woman he met online, but can't bear to tell her the truth about himself.</i><br><br>We met playing video games. I was Taurus77. She was HeartOfStone89. <br><br>Both of us had been bantering back and forth while fighting digital cyclops with digital swords. Now, we've been messaging for a couple weeks. <br><br>Taurus77: You can call me by my real name, if you want. It's A… Read more Labels: Brooksie C Fontaine fantastic stories funny stories medium length stories pick of the month 20 comments:
Bill Tope medium length stories real life stories Monday, April 7, 2025 Out of the Gloom by Bill Tope <i>When Annie is plunged into grief after the death of her cat, her colleagues and friends are unsympathetic.</i><br><br>Following a breakfast hardly worthy of the name, Annie sat with her cup of coffee on the porch, swinging listlessly as she watched huge, sculpted flakes of snow blow across her front yard. The wind sang through the black, denuded boughs of her hickory trees. Although the outdoor thermometer s… Read more Labels: Bill Tope medium length stories real life stories 30 comments:
real life stories short stories Zary Fekete Friday, April 4, 2025 Past Poetry by Zary Fekete <i>Janos picks up his friend's aunt and remembers her love of Hungarian poet Petofi.</i><br><br>A text message arrived one morning from my friend. His aunt was arriving from the countryside that morning for her annual physical. She was planning to stay at the apartment of her two oldest friends, two spinster sisters, but the friends were out, just then, at a cherry-picking festival. Would I be so kind to co… Read more Labels: real life stories short stories Zary Fekete 10 comments:
