Short Stories Archives - Page 7 of 10

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.

What to Bring Your First Time at the Death Cafe

June 21, 2020September 20, 2020Phebe Jewell 0

The limits of grieving alone.

Fernglow’s Final Equation

June 21, 2020September 20, 2020Quentin Bufogle 0

A physics professor attempts to end the scourge of gun violence by means of a simple mathematical theorem …

By the Strait

June 21, 2020September 20, 2020Hayden Moore 0

A work of allegorical fiction following a girl named Glauca as she navigates a world on the brink of the ocean while contending with memory and loss.

Who Killed Publishing

June 21, 2020September 20, 2020Dan Klefstad 1

A literary agent struggles with how to reject a worthy author and wonders how the industry got to the point where this is the norm.

A Getaway from the Everyday

March 20, 2020June 21, 2020Ken Carlson 0

A young couple meet for their commute home on the Staten Island Ferry and discuss if joining the rat race and living an unfulfilling…

Rideshare

March 20, 2020June 21, 2020Jonathan Ferrini 0

A privileged college student is cast into the world of the homeless where he learns valuable life lessons from the “sages” of the streets.

Base Jumpers

March 20, 2020June 21, 2020Dan A. Cardoza 0

This piece is quick, profound and interesting fiction.

Almost Perfect

March 20, 2020June 21, 2020Ajay Tulsiani 0

A happy man struggles to ask for a wish from a Genie.

Zula

March 20, 2020June 21, 2020Jennie Noonkester 2

A short fairy tale creation for the Choctaw, using the plot elements from the famous Cinderella story.

Stars above Detroit

December 20, 2019March 20, 2020Jonathan Ferrini 1

Togetherness, love, and hope flourish within an abandoned neighborhood.

Two-Face

December 20, 2019March 20, 2020Eugene Davis 0

In this vignette, the teen discovers his courage and overcomes his life-long shame when he plunges off a quarry ledge to save his chief tormentor

Papa Razzi

December 20, 2019March 20, 2020Marisa Manuel 0

Papa Razzi takes my photo; he takes so much more than a photo.

Insert Family

September 20, 2019December 20, 2019Phebe Jewell 1

The frustrations of shopping for the perfect family.

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