10
Apr
2024
Posted in fantasy Fiction

Unclip my soul by Charles George

Unclip my soul by Charles George There are ways by which you can unclip your soul. The…

06
Apr
2024
Posted in Editor's Choice Fiction literary

Georgie in Wintertime by Dan Morey

Georgie in Wintertime by Dan Morey Georgie watched the squirrel through his kitchen window. It raced across…

05
Apr
2024
Posted in crime Editor's Choice Fiction

A Way Away by Louis Philip DelGiacco

A Way Away by Louis Philip DelGiacco I needed a gun to murder my wife. I’d tried…

04
Apr
2024
Posted in Fiction paranormal

Love’s Victory by Otis Johnson and Anda Sidrabene

Love’s Victory by Otis Johnson and Anda Sidrabene Chapter 1Michael Holden’s world was small, and felt mostly…

03
Apr
2024
Posted in Fiction romance

Date Night by Bill Tope

Date Night by Bill Tope Amy sat on the sofa in the living room, beneath the comforter,…

02
Apr
2024
Posted in Fiction literary

Touch of Velvet by Bill Tope

Editor’s Note: This short story is a work of fiction. The views expressed in this fiction are…

01
Apr
2024
Posted in Fiction romance

Getting Rosie Laid by Bill Tope

Getting Rosie Laid by Bill Tope Rosie, my girlfriend Cathy’s younger sister, had over the past year…

31
Mar
2024
Posted in crime Fiction

Golden Gate by Marc Egnal

Golden Gate by Marc Egnal The knocking on my office door seemed urgent and insistent, at least…

30
Mar
2024
Posted in crime Fiction

Alpaca Sunrise by Jon Wesick

Alpaca Sunrise by Jon Wesick Detective Dirk Steelcage hated knitting even more than he hated Brussels sprouts…

29
Mar
2024
Posted in crime Editor's Choice Fiction

This Town Called Winsome by Grant Tracey

This Town Called Winsome by Grant Tracey –1– Susan Norget was quiet, lost in shadows. I was…

28
Mar
2024
Posted in Fiction scifi

Hotep by Evan Kaiser

Hotep by Evan Kaiser To the Captain’s immense irritation, Hotep ignored the show. The Science Officer was…

26
Mar
2024
Posted in adventure Fiction

Glenna by Lara McKusky

Glenna by Lara McKusky A plate of French toast dotted with powdered sugar slid in front of…

25
Mar
2024
Posted in Fiction scifi

The Arrival by Alastair Millar

The Arrival by Alastair Millar They’d had to go in blind, of course. Oh, HD 40307 had…

23
Mar
2024
Posted in Fiction general

Fly Away Peter, Fly Away Paul by Paul Kimm

Fly Away Peter, Fly Away Paul by Paul Kimm I’m eighteen and it isn’t a good time…

21
Mar
2024
Posted in Fiction literary

Factory Theodicy by Olivier Faivre

Factory Theodicy by Olivier Faivre Theodicy: argument vindicating God’s goodness in view of the existence of evil…

20
Mar
2024
Posted in Fiction romance

Casualty of Love in the Time of Coronavirus by Vanessa Leigh Giles

Casualty of Love in the Time of Coronavirus by Vanessa Leigh Giles Chapter 1 Until Death do…

18
Mar
2024
Posted in crime Fiction

The Way the Cookie Crumbles by James C. Clar

The Way the Cookie Crumbles by James C. Clar The usually crowded streets were all but deserted….

14
Mar
2024
Posted in Fiction scifi

Blorb by Jon Moray

Blorb by Jon Moray           Author’s Note: This story was inspired by a real-life event that happened…

13
Mar
2024
Posted in Fiction scifi

The Auspex File by Patricia Bohnert

The Auspex File by Patricia Bohnert aus·pex n. pl. aus·pi·ces (ôsp-sz)An augur of ancient Rome, especially one who interpreted omens derived from…

12
Mar
2024
Posted in crime Fiction

Giovanni and the Bird by Cameron D. Alexander

Giovanni and the Bird by Cameron D. Alexander Jack sighed in resignation as he peered through his…

09
Mar
2024
Posted in crime Editor's Choice Fiction

Some Kind of Angel by Austin Roberts

Some Kind of Angel by Austin Roberts The scene was bad. Male. 60’s. And the pavement had…

09
Mar
2024
Posted in adventure Fiction

UFO of the Yards by Garret Schuelke

Editor’s Note: Read the previous adventure of Gray Wolf (please don’t call him that) by clicking the…

06
Mar
2024
Posted in fantasy Fiction

Pioneer by Nicholas Woods

Pioneer by Nicholas Woods “There is a land where the mountains are nameless and the rivers all…

05
Mar
2024
Posted in Fiction paranormal

Were What? by Doug Hawley

Were What? by Doug Hawley The childless couple Duke and Jen gave up on getting pregnant the…

29
Feb
2024
Posted in Editor's Choice Fiction romance

The Cover of a Book by Bill Tope

The Cover of a Book by Bill Tope “What are you even doing with this man?” Annie…