Tag: Vol 18

16
Aug
2025
Posted in Fiction paranormal

The Visitor by Frederick Foote

The Visitor by Frederick Foote The evening shadows grow longer; the early night birds announce their arrival,…

15
Aug
2025
Posted in fantasy Fiction

Justice By Floyd Largent

Justice By Floyd Largent Manny yawned as death screamed toward him, all glistening white fangs, leathery skin,…

14
Aug
2025
Posted in fantasy Fiction

Enga’s Song By Sandra Anthony

Enga’s Song By Sandra Anthony Do you believe in destiny? That invisible line that pulls us onward…

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…

11
Aug
2025
Posted in Fiction paranormal

Johnny the Trumpet Player by Kofi Akan Brown

Johnny the Trumpet Player by Kofi Akan Brown The trumpet blared through the walls nonstop. Will tossed…

10
Aug
2025
Posted in crime Fiction

Operation Midnight Jazz by Otis Johnson

Operation Midnight Jazz by Otis Johnson 1.                Santa Cruz, Friday, August 19, 1966 “I can feel…

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…

08
Aug
2025
Posted in adventure Fiction

The Cave Of The Skull by John Engle

The Cave Of The Skull by John Engle The early October air swept down the mountains of…

06
Aug
2025
Posted in adventure Fiction

Smoke in a Bottle by Kristoph Kosicki

Smoke in a Bottle by Kristoph Kosicki The saloon When a man goes missing out here, you…

05
Aug
2025
Posted in adventure Fiction

The Ornithologist and Teddy Roosevelt by Jen Mengarelli

The Ornithologist and Teddy Roosevelt by Jen Mengarelli The space between them was vast. Wren was lost…

04
Aug
2025
Posted in crime Fiction

I Got You This Vietnamese Mossy Frog by Kate Maxlow

I Got You This Vietnamese Mossy Frog by Kate Maxlow Hey, Emma, thanks again for coming to…

03
Aug
2025
Posted in crime Fiction

Bite-Size Billionaires by Richard Downing

EDITOR’S NOTE AND DISCLAIMER : The views expressed in this fiction are those of the author alone….

02
Aug
2025
Posted in adventure Fiction

Into the Fray by Paul Stapleton

Into the Fray by Paul Stapleton During my brief tenure bagging sand in the quarry, we would…

01
Aug
2025
Posted in adventure Fiction

Fishing with Nick by Peter J Barbour

Fishing with Nick by Peter J Barbour Catching fish was never enough for Nick. If you didn’t…

31
Jul
2025
Posted in Fiction paranormal

The Figures in the Forest by Thorbjørn Pihl

The Figures in the Forest by Thorbjørn Pihl Dense woods and orange leaves flew past on either…

30
Jul
2025
Posted in Fiction paranormal

Against the Blank Sky by Billy Ramone

Against the Blank Sky by Billy Ramone I “He won’t know you,” Warden Stone said as he…

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…

28
Jul
2025
Posted in Fiction literary

Heil and Wag by Drew Bufalini

Heil and Wag by Drew Bufalini The Enemy presented himself to Cullen and company after the first…

27
Jul
2025
Posted in crime Fiction

Livy by Bill Tope

Livy by Bill Tope Livy came awake with a start. Her fists were tightly clutching the linens…

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…

25
Jul
2025
Posted in Fiction general

Art Class by June Wolfman

Art Class by June Wolfman Zoey slept fitfully in her six-by-seven room on the second floor, right…

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…

23
Jul
2025
Posted in Fiction literary

Red Rush by Julia Vanstory

Red Rush by Julia Vanstory The hot metal stung Audrey’s hand as she slammed the door shut…

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…

21
Jul
2025
Posted in Fiction scifi

Bloom and the Intergalactic Incursion by Jeff Gaba

Bloom and the Intergalactic Incursion by Jeff Gaba 1.           Bloom was dirty, itchy and horny. He…