An eclectic mix of all flavours of genre fiction
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 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 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...
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 “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 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...
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 # 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 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 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 “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...
The Desert Calls by Ramona Scarborough Cacti and coyotes. Dust devils and tumbleweeds. Rattlesnakes and prairie dogs. Heat shimmering across asphalt. Miles of scrubby sagebrush. Too much empty space. She’d only seen pictures of...
Big Purple Boxes by Caroline Smith Picture a self-storage company called Big Purple Boxes, situated just off the grey and grimy North Circular Road on the outer edge of Cricklewood in northwest London. It’s...
EDITOR’S NOTE: Reader discretion is advised. This is a work of fiction set in a different era of 1960s. Culture and society and propriety has changed since then. Scenes, characters, actions and words in...
There at the Show by Steven Robnett A bumpy, unpleasant ride later, the shuttle bus finally drew up to a stop in front of the Madeline Hotel. Traveling light, with only a garment bag,...
Riptides by Pierce Scranton Tyler Michelson was eight the first time he saw Useless Bay. It was the biggest sandbox he’d ever seen in the whole wide world. The pristine beach stretched from their...
Reacquaintance by Barry Garelick Claudine lost her vision when she was four, starting with blurring and dimming, gradually worsening until she saw nothing. When she was told that she would eventually be blind, she...
What was I thinking, returning to education at my age? I’m ridiculous. I look around at the other students. They’re so confident, with tattoos, ripped jeans, and skin-tight tops showing pert bud breasts. Their...
Paradise Lost by Julie Holland Blood had splattered red and vicious over the hot dunes. Milton was working the C-P district. Legend claimed the area was once parkland. It was now a dreadful place...
Early Justice by Kevin Van Den Berg My name is Ross Ferguson. Today I have volunteered to do something I have not done before, but since I will most likely be doing it more...
Ecotone by Oindrila Ghosal “The Swamp” “Is it going to rain?” I mumbled without looking into the eyes of the otherwise well-meaning tourist in a bright yellow and red shirt sitting next to me...
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