Category: Editor’s Choice

02
Sep
2025
Posted in adventure Editor's Choice Fiction

Peck and the Diamond Dog by Tom Allen

Peck and the Diamond Dog by Tom Allen That rascal Peck? He drifted into Jasper County last…

30
Aug
2025
Posted in Editor's Choice Fiction scifi

Off We Go by Mary Jo Rabe

Editor’s Note: Frankenstein Day, or National Frankenstein Day, is an annual holiday on August 30th to celebrate…

25
Aug
2025
Posted in Editor's Choice Fiction paranormal

The Heart Response by Nathan Batchelor

The Heart Response by Nathan Batchelor Luther knew better than to open his chest and look at…

13
Aug
2025
Posted in Editor's Choice fantasy Fiction

A Song for the Silent by Storm Lomax

A Song for the Silent by Storm Lomax The greatest cleric ever known once cured the ills…

09
Aug
2025
Posted in Editor's Choice Fiction romance

Around the Bend by Mehreen Ahmed

Around the Bend by Mehreen Ahmed It was evening by the time I got home. As I…

29
Jul
2025
Posted in Editor's Choice Fiction literary

One of Each by Paul Kimm

One of Each by Paul Kimm I’ve moved back home because of my father’s health, and my…

26
Jul
2025
Posted in Editor's Choice Fiction romance

Transactional by Bill Tope

Transactional by Bill Tope Aaron Sturgis, just returned from work, sat alone in his efficiency apartment in…

24
Jul
2025
Posted in Editor's Choice Fiction scifi

The Lottery by Damir Salkovic

The Lottery by Damir Salkovic When Danny woke up, a gray pall hung outside the windows, obscuring…

22
Jul
2025
Posted in Editor's Choice Fiction scifi

Artificial Obsessions by Lee Richardson

Artificial Obsessions by Lee Richardson “Why don’t you send them back?” Katie, the social worker, asked. “I…

17
Jul
2025
Posted in crime Editor's Choice Fiction

The Price of Doing Business by James C. Clar

The Price of Doing Business by James C. Clar Honolulu, 1942 That morning it was hot enough…

16
Jul
2025
Posted in Editor's Choice Fiction literary

Sixth Grade Schmaltz by Bill Tope

Sixth Grade Schmaltz by Bill Tope Fall The 25 newly-minted 6th grade students waited, a little on…

14
Jul
2025
Posted in Editor's Choice Fiction romance

Whispers by Bill Tope

Whispers by Bill Tope “Shit!” hissed Marilyn as she stooped to grab at her heel. She rubbed…

29
Jun
2025
Posted in Editor's Choice Fiction paranormal

The Pond by Gregory Smith

The Pond by Gregory Smith Frank was a real Renaissance man. He was a writer, an artist…

26
Jun
2025
Posted in Editor's Choice Fiction scifi

Te Aitanga a Punga by DJ Tantillo

EDITOR’S NOTE: Title of this flash fiction loosely translates to “The Story of Punga” * * *…

16
Jun
2025
Posted in Editor's Choice Fiction paranormal

Digesting Darkness by Daniel P. Douglas

Digesting Darkness by Daniel P. Douglas THE FIRST TIME I ate someone’s grief, it was an accident….

15
Jun
2025
Posted in Editor's Choice Fiction scifi

Sparkl by Adam Stone

EDITOR’s NOTE: This is a fictional story with no inference on people and places publicly known. Any…

29
May
2025
Posted in Editor's Choice Fiction literary

Locked Tight by Hasti Abbasi

Locked Tight by Hasti Abbasi The door opens with a creak. A nurse walks in, her hair…

16
Apr
2025
Posted in crime Editor's Choice Fiction

A Signet Society by Grant Tracey

A Signet Society by Grant Tracey The crowd in dark wool and gray parkas gathered around the…

15
Apr
2025
Posted in Editor's Choice Fiction literary

The Fish Story by June Wolfman

The Fish Story by June Wolfman The summer of 1987 was steamy hot in Queens, New York,…

11
Mar
2025
Posted in Editor's Choice Fiction scifi

The Man on the Pier by Otis Johnson and A. Sidrabene

The Man on the Pier by Otis Johnson and A. Sidrabene 1 DJ Tetsuo paced around the…

26
Feb
2025
Posted in crime Editor's Choice Fiction

Only The Best, Only For You by Kofi Nyameye

Only The Best, Only For You by Kofi Nyameye Frank Lassen, aka Frankie Luxe, had been in…

20
Feb
2025
Posted in crime Editor's Choice Fiction

Soft Boy by T.J. Staneart

Soft Boy by T.J. Staneart           “They used to make bomb parts here,” Detective Shultz said with…

17
Feb
2025
Posted in crime Editor's Choice Fiction

A Hotel of This Caliber by Robert Duffy

A Hotel of This Caliber by Robert Duffy Rostov and Kozlov pulled up in front of the…

02
Feb
2025
Posted in adventure Editor's Choice Fiction

Trotsky’s Train by R. K. Olson

EDITOR’S NOTE: You can read three other Adventure stories by R.K. Olson on FreedomFiction.com , This story…

31
Jan
2025
Posted in crime Editor's Choice Fiction

First, Do No Harm by Chesley Richards

First, Do No Harm by Chesley Richards I had a $10,000 gambling debt. I was a rising…