Short Stories Archives - Page 6 of 10

Avakal’s Call

June 20, 2021September 20, 2021James McLeod 0

Showing her newfound magickal prowess to the ruler of Avakal, Sana is forced to confront her true enemy.

November Seventeenth

March 20, 2021June 20, 2021Donald McMann 0

A special day in the life of a working couple whose relationship is fraying under the stress caused by one partner’s success.

Complicity

March 20, 2021June 20, 2021Mike Lee 0

Unfortunately, sometimes self-awareness arrives long after the opportunity to make a difference.

I can see a tree from the forest

March 20, 2021June 20, 2021Jonathan Ferrini 0

Sleeping hearts are woken by a dancing flash of light, deep within the forest canopy, under the Big Sky.

One Misty Night in Brooklyn

March 20, 2021June 20, 2021Don Louis Robishaw 0

Standing in a moonlit alley a glint of light on broken glass on wet black tar.

Charlotte’s Law

December 21, 2020March 20, 2021Linda Boroff 0

A legal secretary gets a peek at the reality behind her lush fantasy life.

600°

December 21, 2020March 20, 2021Joshua Lampston 0

We’ve heard about witches, books, and historical monuments being burned to ash, but what happens when it becomes writers instead?

I Wanted To Tell You

December 20, 2020March 20, 2021Emma Murray 0

A rock concert becomes a fiery inferno, forever changing the lives of two best friends.

I’ll be late for the Christmas party!

December 20, 2020March 20, 2021Jonathan Ferrini 0

An unconventional Christmas story.

Rape Culture

September 20, 2020December 20, 2020Kayt Ludi 0

Somewhere in a post-patriarchal future where the onus is placed on men to be sure they have consent.

Roses and Thorns

September 20, 2020December 20, 2020Jennie Noonkester 0

A myth about the creation of the rose and the struggle to make sense of why pain exists.

My Coffee Date with Death

September 20, 2020December 20, 2020Jonathan Ferrini 0

A chance meeting with a mysterious stranger provides a pathway to salvation for a desperate man who has lost his way during a pandemic.

May Day Mayday!

September 20, 2020December 20, 2020Don Louis Robishaw 2

A story of one young American boy and his infatuation with his older Canadian friend, and their efforts to unionize the plant where they worked.

Glory Be

June 21, 2020September 20, 2020Timothy Dempsey 5

A small town is on edge due to a string of brutal murders. The town’s most senior detective, Detective Lohelm is on the case.

Our Arborist

June 21, 2020September 20, 2020Jonathan Ferrini 0

Tree limbs provide a bridge across fences dividing people.

Pasture Statues

June 21, 2020September 20, 2020Alfredo Salvatore Arcilesi 0

What does the cow see behind the woman and child?

The Man Who Murdered the Smartest Man in the World

June 21, 2020September 20, 2020Ed Staskus 0

At the crossroads of faith and artificial intelligence.

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