Microfiction
Confessions of a Mine Accident Survivor
In recent years, eco-tourism has become popular in cities, and Niudong Town, adjacent to Taihu Lake, has become a bustling tourist destination. The residents of the town have all started businesses revolving around tourism. Wu Delong is no exception, but he neither raises a flag to attract customers to open a hotel nor wears a loudspeaker to recite scripts as a tour guide, as he lacks the conditions for these, being blind. Wu Delong hired some workers to start renovating his own cattle shed: under his command, the workers cleaned the shed, laid straw, added iron fences, and locked them... The villagers were curious and asked him what he was doing, to which he replied in a muffled voice, "Building a hotel." The person who asked was shocked and thought he had gone mad, not daring to continue the conversation.
By John Bruce2 years ago in Fiction
Family Matters
"Oh, Jeff... I love you too... but..." Jeanne closed her eyes, reliving the day she'd overheard those words 20 years ago. Oh, she'd known Jeff was stepping out on her. Why else would she have picked up the extension that day? What she hadn't known was the identity of the tart he'd been whoring around with.
By Judey Kalchik 2 years ago in Fiction
Wrapper Wanted
Materials like scissors, clear tape, a box and of course wrapping paper laid out like an assortment of tools fit for a letter bomber. That’s how he felt, anyway. Forty-year-old husband and father Ferg Whitmore had just bought gift bags in the past. Now, he looked at this as a challenge.
By Skyler Saunders2 years ago in Fiction
Documentary: Mass Alien Abduction in Pennsylvania
Chapter 1: The Silence Date: July 4th, 2024 Location: Bucks County, Pennsylvania Victims: 127 reported missing The Fourth of July fireworks display in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, was abruptly cut short by a strange, eerie silence. Witnesses describe a sudden hush, a chilling stillness that descended upon the crowd. Then, the disappearances began. 127 people, men, women, and children, vanished without a trace. Cars abandoned mid-drive, picnic blankets left behind, screams cut short mid-sentence.
By Kelly Munala Brookes2 years ago in Fiction
Serah and the Mysteries of the Universe
Chapter 1: The Flying Saucer The shimmering towers of Atlantis pierced the luminescent sky, casting long, ethereal shadows across the crystalline city. Princess Serah, with her hair the color of the deepest ocean and eyes like polished pearls, gazed out from the balcony of the royal palace. The air hummed with the rhythmic pulse of the city, a symphony of flowing water and the gentle hum of energy fields.
By Kelly Munala Brookes2 years ago in Fiction
The Shoes That Couldn't Be Left Behind
In a small village nestled in the mountains, there lived a farmer named Liu Qiang. Every year, during the harvest season, he would travel to the city to sell his crops. Life was hard, and each trip meant leaving behind his family for weeks at a time. But this year was different—he was taking his wife and young daughter with him.
By Anthony Scott2 years ago in Fiction
Struggling to shift
When you've been able to assume whatever form you've wanted for as long as you can remember, it's very unsettling to discover that your power to shapeshift is waning. It's not the sort of thing you can reboot either: shut down, leave it for a minute and then power up. You can either do it or you can't.
By Rachel Deeming2 years ago in Fiction
