Category: Fiction

27
Jul
2021
Posted in Fiction paranormal

Red Lights by Danielle Ramaekers

Red Lights by Danielle Ramaekers Suspended in front of her face was a small creature radiating a…

18
Jul
2021
Posted in Editor's Choice Fiction scifi

Bernie House by David Castlewitz

Bernie House by David Castlewitz As president of Bernie House, Walt Diablo had a lot to lose…

02
Jul
2021
Posted in crime Fiction

Transfemation by John Baldwin

Transfemation by John Baldwin “What if we could just become someone else? The same me, but with…

24
Jun
2021
Posted in crime Fiction

Proof of Life by Madeline McEwen

Proof of Life by Madeline McEwen Car horns honked as Myra Sykes awoke in her Taurus-cum-office parked…

20
Jun
2021
Posted in Fiction romance

Embracing the Night by Andrew Hughes

Embracing the Night by Andrew Hughes Bill Schultz stepped out of the drizzling rain into the bar,…

16
Jun
2021
Posted in Fiction romance

And the Music Fades by Hunter Spurlock

And the Music Fades by Hunter Spurlock The high-pitched beeping was beginning to make Carl’s head throb….

12
Jun
2021
Posted in Fiction scifi

The Tar of Freedom by Frederick Frankenberg

The Tar of Freedom by Frederick Frankenberg The peaceful and calm sensation when I found that vein…

10
Jun
2021
Posted in Fiction romance

The Kind of Lover I Am by Giuliana Barletta

The Kind of Lover I Am by Giuliana Barletta As a young girl, I always enjoyed watching…

06
Jun
2021
Posted in Editor's Choice Fiction literary

Chess in Hanoi by Gary Ives

Chess in Hanoi by Gary Ives This is about my cousin Gordon who grew up rough. Nobody,…

02
Jun
2021
Posted in Fiction paranormal

Spell Defusal by Cody Eckman

Spell Defusal by Cody Eckman Defusing bombs isn’t much like what you see in movies or on…

01
Jun
2021
Posted in Fiction literary

No Doubt About It by Tony Billinghurst

No Doubt About It by Tony Billinghurst Real people can’t find me. Even if they search through…

16
May
2021
Posted in crime Fiction

Patti’s Story by Julian Grant

Editor’s Note: You can read a previous story from author Julian Grant featuring the character Ned Miller…

15
May
2021
Posted in crime Editor's Choice Fiction

Miller’s Junction by Julian Grant

Miller’s Junction by Julian Grant Ned Miller hated how the room still stank of her death. He’d…

12
May
2021
Posted in Fiction scifi

Welcome To The Stone Age by Sylvia Cumming

Welcome To The Stone Age by Sylvia Cumming Victor G. Bevens, data clerk extraordinaire, lit his midday…

08
May
2021
Posted in Editor's Choice Fiction literary

Doctor Faircloth, EdD by Steve Slavin

Doctor Faircloth, EdD by Steve Slavin Elizabeth was a born self-promoter. By the time she started kindergarten,…

04
May
2021
Posted in Editor's Choice Fiction literary

The Fafank by Dillon Eliassen

The Fafank by Dillon Eliassen The other eulogists had stood at the lectern away from bisnonna Marie’s…

30
Apr
2021
Posted in fantasy Fiction

The Last by Alexander Preis

The Last by Alexander Preis The quill scratched against the parchment, the iron gall ink leaving its…

29
Apr
2021
Posted in Fiction scifi

A Meeting of the Minds by John Timm

A Meeting of the Minds by John Timm Friday, June 13, 2025 The scientific journals were jammed…

29
Apr
2021
Posted in Fiction scifi

Mouthalator 996 by Ara Hone

Mouthalator 996 by Ara Hone Ansion Gilpepper stepped up onto the hoverboard tethered at the virtual platform’s…

05
Apr
2021
Posted in crime Fiction

A Circle of Seagulls by Tony Billinghurst

A Circle of Seagulls by Tony Billinghurst The postcard from England only bore three words: “Phone me…

04
Apr
2021
Posted in crime Fiction

The Interview by Fred Miller

The Interview by Fred Miller Following a long step down from the bus, he moved across the…

30
Mar
2021
Posted in Fiction scifi

Eternal Flame 1933 by Douglas Kolacki

Eternal Flame 1933 by Douglas Kolacki May 10, 1933 The Bebelplatz lit up Berlin. The heat of…

12
Mar
2021
Posted in Fiction romance

Short Stuff by Frederick K. Foote, Jr.

Short Stuff by Frederick K. Foote, Jr. Nobody in San Juan, California, would have ever predicted how…

10
Mar
2021
Posted in crime Fiction

Two Birds With One Stone by Mark SaFranko

Two Birds With One Stone by Mark SaFranko Rex Givern’s parents were against the idea from the…

06
Mar
2021
Posted in Fiction paranormal

Peripheral Visions by James Rumpel

Peripheral Visions by James Rumpel Alan was never a close friend. He was just sort of there….