Tall Tail

Tall Tail

Tall Tail

The Winners!

When They Became Silent. First Place in Tall Tail Challenge.
He was surprised at how soft its neck was. It was a hot and muggy day in Yinshan, but Hao’s throat was dry and his hands were icy.
By Lilia4 years ago in Fiction
Year of the Whale. Second Place in Tall Tail Challenge.
Mao Song was born on February 7th, 1932. It was the year of the monkey, but he weighed 5.4 kg and was the largest baby Nantong province had ever seen, so his brothers said it was the year of the whale. They called him Jing, a word for whale. Everyone called him Jing in the fishing town where he lived.
By Ethan Town4 years ago in Fiction
Stalk. Runner-Up in Tall Tail Challenge.
“Between the twigs and the rocks, Roti, do not put pressure down until you feel the earth settle beneath your paws.” My breath caught at a snap. I froze, waited for the rush of discovery, but none came. The night was still.
By Katie Kelly Koppenhofer4 years ago in Fiction
The Abyssal Harbinger. Runner-Up in Tall Tail Challenge.
As Nyar trod along the forsaken coast, it chanced upon a still lake, where collected ocean waters lay placid and glassy. And lo, in the tranquil surface it beheld its reflection, cast by the pallid light of the waning moon.
By Michael König-Weichhardt4 years ago in Fiction
A Warning to the Wild Things . Runner-Up in Tall Tail Challenge.
It was the crow who broke the silence. “I’ll tell you a story. And a warning,” he croaked. His glossy black feathers shuffled, flapping once, twice, then snapping shut.
By Kiera G 4 years ago in Fiction
Flick. Flip. Catch.. Runner-Up in Tall Tail Challenge.
Flick, flip, catch. Flick, flip, catch. “Heads, I jump. Tails, I don’t.” Harold clutched the nickel and peered over the ledge.
By Benny Shlesinger4 years ago in Fiction
Walls That Sing. Runner-Up in Tall Tail Challenge.
I hear a t-t-t-t-t-t and know she’s here to speak to me. “Boy?” she says, voice too small to echo. I don’t say anything in return, I just open my eyes and look towards her voice.
By J.R.Karlen4 years ago in Horror
A Song of Night. Runner-Up in Tall Tail Challenge.
We noticed the sow had disappeared long before we heard the whispers, but, looking back, we figure they may have been there all along. Low, at first, and subtle, like wind whistling through the moss that sagged from the branches, telling tales of things long dead and buried, promising hopes and sorrows yet to come. Whispers that lifted through the night air like lullabies. Like hawks. But the night was always filled with sounds like that, at least around here, so we paid it no mind.
By Andrew Forrest Baker4 years ago in Fiction
Leave the Window Open On Your Way Out. Runner-Up in Tall Tail Challenge.
I loved the sound of a million wings flapping inside of her, even if it drowned me out. “It’s a medical device,” she would lie, and I never wanted to see right through it, but something inside me always did. And maybe it was when she said things like Did you know that you can buy 1500 live ladybugs on Amazon for two dollars? or when she told me Insect screens give the illusion of freedom but stop just short of the real thing, but I started having my suspicions early on in the relationship that she might be a bunch ladybugs in the mantle of a person.
By Steven Christopher McKnight4 years ago in Fiction
Rana. Runner-Up in Tall Tail Challenge.
“Serena?” “Yeah, it’s me.” Evening. Sunset. Flat gray rock by a pond ringed with long grass. “You’re late today. It’s almost dark.”
By Sarahmarie Specht-Bird4 years ago in Fiction
The Great Cat. Runner-Up in Tall Tail Challenge.
“Théo, mon ami, when you said you had need of me to finish a most inspiring piece, I came running, non?” There was a grunt behind the easel followed by the sound of furious brushstrokes.
By Loryne Andawey4 years ago in Fiction