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,…

13
Apr
2025
Posted in Fiction paranormal

Lost and Found—and Lost by David Margolin

Lost and Found—and Lost by David Margolin  “Be back before you know it,” said Carolyn, followed by…

11
Apr
2025
Posted in Fiction literary

In the Dark of the Night by Mickayla Jones

In the Dark of the Night by Mickayla Jones Grace sits cross legged in the empty space…

08
Apr
2025
Posted in Fiction paranormal

A Dish Best Served Cold by William Quincy Belle

A Dish Best Served Cold by William Quincy Belle Lonnie kicked a cardboard container, cursing as he…

07
Apr
2025
Posted in Fiction paranormal

The Seller by Damien J. Grant

The Seller by Damien J. Grant Glancing in the mirror, I watched the division between sea and…

04
Apr
2025
Posted in Fiction scifi

My First Job by Julius Fish

My First Job by Julius Fish I arrived two hours early, stepping into what could only be…

03
Apr
2025
Posted in Fiction literary

Decay by Titoxz

Decay by Titoxz In my earliest memories, everything is quiet. Not peaceful, but subdued, as if the…

01
Apr
2025
Posted in Fiction romance

April by Bill Tope

April by Bill Tope “Help me, God,” he muttered under his breath as he wiped his clean-shaven…

31
Mar
2025
Posted in fantasy Fiction

Expiration Date by Marc Frazier

Expiration Date by Marc Frazier My ninety-year-old mother left the home and wandered into the Minotaur’s labyrinth….

28
Mar
2025
Posted in crime Fiction

The Old Brass Clock by Arthur Davis

The Old Brass Clock by Arthur Davis There is a tall stone wall miles long that dates…

27
Mar
2025
Posted in crime Fiction

The Check-In by Adam Taylor

The Check-In by Adam Taylor Sometimes people who receive gifts of extraordinary power do not use them…

26
Mar
2025
Posted in adventure Fiction

Wolverine Attack by Moss Springmeyer

Wolverine Attack by Moss Springmeyer Jack’s contempt for the ghost-fear Shoulders had shown last night separated them…

24
Mar
2025
Posted in Fiction scifi

Come Back To Me by Drew Concord

Come Back To Me by Drew Concord Twyla lifted the white sand in her hand and watched…

22
Mar
2025
Posted in Fiction paranormal

Live By The Side Of The Sea by C. David Ray

Live By The Side Of The Sea by C. David Ray      We endured the dying of…

21
Mar
2025
Posted in Fiction paranormal

The Life Scanner (So Much More) by David MacMillan

The Life Scanner (So Much More) by David MacMillan Mike examined the old machine sitting on the…

18
Mar
2025
Posted in fantasy Fiction

Cupid’s Demise by Nicholas Oliver Murdock

Cupid’s Demise by Nicholas Oliver Murdock Desdemona had to do it. She had to kill that stupid,…

17
Mar
2025
Posted in Fiction scifi

Kara’s Journey by Mike A. Rhodes

Kara’s Journey by Mike A. Rhodes ‘Hey where are we going?’ The pilot didn’t turn around. Instead…

13
Mar
2025
Posted in fantasy Fiction

Things My Mother Never Told Me by Patrick S. Smith

Things My Mother Never Told Me by Patrick S. Smith      In the course of a lifetime,…

12
Mar
2025
Posted in crime Fiction

Dragan Živković’s First Day On The Job by Jake Boyle

Dragan Živković’s First Day On The Job by Jake Boyle The frustrated fly dodged a succession of…

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…

10
Mar
2025
Posted in Fiction general

Peeled Paint by Lindsay Thorimbert

Peeled Paint by Lindsay Thorimbert Jake dropped his tool belt and ran through the improvised parking lot…

07
Mar
2025
Posted in crime Fiction

Pimp by Stefan Sofiski

Pimp by Stefan Sofiski Moses bursts into the room, pushing two of his whores out the way….

06
Mar
2025
Posted in Fiction scifi

Liminal Lives by Daniel Roush

Liminal Lives by Daniel Roush 3 p.m. Wednesday Marty needed three things to make it through the…

05
Mar
2025
Posted in Fiction literary

World and I by Miranda Forster

World and I by Miranda Forster Much of a frog’s life is spent in perfect stillness, resting…

04
Mar
2025
Posted in Fiction paranormal

The Death Boy by David Alan Richards

The Death Boy by David Alan Richards      The landscaper didn’t want to be a kid. That…