16
Jul
2024
Posted in adventure Fiction

A Long Walk Up and a Short Drop Down by M. Armstrong

A Long Walk Up and a Short Drop Down by M. Armstrong Billy Vanderveer lay his head…

15
Jul
2024
Posted in crime Fiction

Pillow Talk by James C. Clar

Editor’s Note: Read the previous adventures of the two Hawaii Police Detectives by clicking the link: “Beggars…

14
Jul
2024
Posted in crime Fiction

Tweaker by Leah Erickson

Tweaker by Leah Erickson She had not used for two and a half months. It was her…

13
Jul
2024
Posted in Fiction romance

The Matryoshka by Matias Travieso-Diaz

The Matryoshka by Matias Travieso-Diaz “Marriage is made of lies. Kind ones, mostly. Omissions. If you give…

11
Jul
2024
Posted in Fiction paranormal

Hidden Rhythm by Nemo Arator

Hidden Rhythm by Nemo Arator It is indeed true that when the apocalypse happened, I was glad…

07
Jul
2024
Posted in Editor's Choice Fiction paranormal

The Soldier’s Return by Shelley K. Davenport

The Soldier’s Return by Shelley K. Davenport There is special providence in the fall of a sparrow….

06
Jul
2024
Posted in Fiction paranormal

Flies in the Face of Greed by Mark Manifesto

Flies in the Face of Greed by Mark Manifesto “Sa-má, Baalar. Sa-má, Baalar,” Araceli chanted to the…

03
Jul
2024
Posted in crime Fiction

Stage Left by Devin James Leonard

Stage Left by Devin James Leonard I was sitting in the coffee shop, splicing a video on…

30
Jun
2024
Posted in crime Fiction

One Infant Girl by Abe Margel

One Infant Girl by Abe Margel Worn out but unwilling to go straight home Theresa decided to…

27
Jun
2024
Posted in Editor's Choice Fiction scifi

Money Problems by Nicholas Woods

Money Problems by Nicholas WoodsA Level Head Story Some mornings start off slow and light and easy….

22
Jun
2024
Posted in Editor's Choice Fiction literary

Winsom by Kelli Dianne Rule

Winsom by Kelli Dianne Rule Bradenton, Florida, 1997 Hart’s desk shook.  “Hey, my coffee!” Hart sprang forward…

19
Jun
2024
Posted in Fiction general

The Hospital by Brett Burland

The Hospital by Brett Burland I used to talk a lot, but I don’t say much anymore….

18
Jun
2024
Posted in Fiction scifi

Vexed to Nightmare by Jon Adcock

Vexed to Nightmare by Jon Adcock “Whoever fights monsters should see to it that in the process,…

12
Jun
2024
Posted in Fiction scifi

Beyond Pluto by James Moran

Beyond Pluto by James Moran When Beyond Pluto returned to Cape Canaveral one hundred years after its…

11
Jun
2024
Posted in Fiction general

When Dr. Jekyll and His Wife, Sybil, Visited A Marriage Counselor by Maureen Mancini Amaturo

When Dr. Jekyll and His Wife, Sybil, Visited A Marriage Counselor by Maureen Mancini Amaturo It wasn’t…

10
Jun
2024
Posted in crime Fiction

The Speckled Rooster by Arthur Davis

The Speckled Rooster by Arthur Davis The Speckled Rooster, as he was known, stopped off at my…

07
Jun
2024
Posted in crime Fiction

Going There by Ennis James Sheehan

Going There by Ennis James Sheehan Martina Scandilla was smart. She knew she was smart. Everyone around…

05
Jun
2024
Posted in Fiction scifi

Saving Harold by John Timm

Editor’s Note: This is a follow-up to a previous science fiction story published by us, that can…

04
Jun
2024
Posted in Fiction scifi

The Funk by Miles Whitney

The Funk by Miles Whitney It looked like a head. Then Megan saw a blackened hand sticking…

03
Jun
2024
Posted in Fiction scifi

Barbarossa of Seville 4 by Matt Mordecai

Barbarossa of Seville 4 by Matt Mordecai The Mayfield Galleria, fusty jewel of the backwater planetoid Seville…

31
May
2024
Posted in Fiction paranormal

The Best View in the Bar by James Newman

The Best View in the Bar by J.D. Strange The moon shone down on the city like…

29
May
2024
Posted in Fiction scifi

Take My Place by Nicholas Woods

Take My Place by Nicholas Woods It was five days before the accident, and Alexander could recall…

26
May
2024
Posted in Fiction paranormal

Ice Coach by James Fitzsimmons

Ice Coach by James Fitzsimmons People gathered at the pound of frozen hooves. Orchard owners anticipated low…

25
May
2024
Posted in crime Fiction

Beggars Would Ride by James C. Clar

Editor’s Note: Read the previous adventure of the two Hawaii Police Detectives by clicking the link: “The…

22
May
2024
Posted in crime Fiction

Warehouse no. 4 by Caroline Taylor

Warehouse no. 4 by Caroline Taylor After all these years, the place still smells of coffee. It’s…