Culture by Dey
Culture by Dey By the time the storm cut the power, the six guests had already realized something was wrong with the dinner party. Not because of the strange old mansion. Not because the...
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Werewolves Territory by Tom Kropp
Editor’s Note: A continuing saga of friendship, freedom and foreign lands. We are happy to publish a new story featuring the extraordinary characters in a completely stand-alone independent episode. Refer links at end of...
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A Transfer by June Wolfman
A Transfer by June Wolfman “I’m scared,” said Mouse, leaning her thin frame against the doorpost of her sister’s room. “Angela, they are screaming at each other again. Can I come in?” Angela, 12,...
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A Sparkle in Time by Philip Matcovsky
A Sparkle in Time by Philip Matcovsky Lu weaves through the crowd of headbangers in black T-shirts like a six foot five gazelle in combat boots, rushing toward the stage, dodging fist pumping and...
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The Funeral Pyre by Bret Jones
The Funeral Pyre by Bret Jones “What am I looking at?” “You tell me. That’s why I asked you to come see me.” “It appears to be the wreckage of something that was set...
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This Is Our Now by AJ Becker
This Is Our Now by AJ Becker “This looks promising”, spoke the voice of Clive Tyldesley, as the room stood in anticipation. “Played into the box…Anderton…YES!” Whatever the commentator next uttered was drowned out...
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Old Brady Road by Mike Davis
Old Brady Road by Mike Davis The sun idled above Old Brady Road like an accusing, unblinking eye. Brutal heat shimmered off bubbling blacktop, as the air assaulted reluctant lungs. A barely perceptible breeze,...
The Master of the Needle by David York
The Master of the Needle by David York The needle had slept for years, buried in a box of someone else’s life. Dust and rust dulled its brass handle, but beneath the tarnish it...
C. O. D. – Cash On Delivery by R. K. Olson
EDITOR’S NOTE: You can read four other Adventure stories by R.K. Olson on FreedomFiction.com , This story features the character Jackie Boyd and his continued adventures through war and valor. This is the fifth Boyd...
Going For The Kid by Samuel C. Hasler
Going For The Kid by Samuel C. Hasler Charleston Blau strolled into The Potter’s Field like a cool cat should. Everything between his frizzy hair and his Cuban heels—a pink shirt and a black...
The Reaping by Scott A. Cook
The Reaping by Scott A. Cook “Ley Line: an imaginary alignment of landmarks that are believed to have spiritual, mystical or paranormal significance.”— Alfred Watkins, Archaeologist, 1921 “Never shun the power of the earth....
Once Removed by Bill Tope
Once Removed by Bill Tope Ellison replaced the receiver of the ancient, 40-year-old land line with a little rattle. It felt like it weighed five pounds. She had yet to opt for the new-fangled...
Riding Hood by Lindsay Dudeck
Riding Hood by Lindsay Dudeck I’m moving fast this morning because we all know it’s dangerous for young women to walk alone in the dark. Monsters lurk amidst skyscrapers, psychopaths with knives weave their...
Chirp, Chirp – A Dark Tale by Gary William Ramsey
DISCLAIMER and Reader Discretion Advisory: This fictional horror story contains mature and disturbing themes including violence, psychological breakdown, death, substance abuse, and graphic emotional distress that may be offensive or unsettling to some readers....
Namrata’s Secrets by Rathin Bhattacharjee
Namrata’s Secrets by Rathin Bhattacharjee “I told him that my marriage was fixed and that I wasn’t gonna be a pain in the a– anymore. But before we called our relationship quits, I just...
An Afternoon at the Ball Game by Ashok Shenolikar
An Afternoon at the Ball Game by Ashok Shenolikar My dad wants me to be an Engineer. I want to be someone else. I don’t know what. As a ninth-grader at the Fairfax High...
Bizzybees: A Science Fiction Novella and Two Short Stories
For readers of intelligent, idea-driven science fiction. A signal appears. A world disappears. Something is watching Earth. When an unknown phenomenon erases a distant celestial body, governments scramble to respond. Weapons are deployed. Scientists...
A Journey to the West by Lance Mason
A Journey to the West by Lance Mason # Jehan Arjani longed for Poona town and the peace of the Fire Temple’s cloistered gardens. He was gutted by the loss of his close comrade...
The Safe Cracker by Ian C. Dawkins Moore
The Safe Cracker by Ian C. Dawkins Moore Reed Tims looked at the grim-encrusted edges of the safe which was petrified into the wall. It was an old one all right, and there was...
Tyler, Trey, And The Trolls by David L Graham
Tyler, Trey, And The Trolls by David L Graham Tyler gave Trey a high five and said, “I wasn’t sure this piece of overrated rocketry would make it from The U.T.A. Gibbons. I had...
Big Bessie and Harriet by Debra J. White
Big Bessie and Harriet by Debra J. White “Stop that,” Big Bessie the cat said as she ran from the strange man yelling at her. The plump pussy hurried through the alley, filled with...
Such a sad story because you know it is happening in real life but heart warming because despite the lack…