Microfiction

Starlings. Content Warning.
She was sat, having a coffee and gazing out of the window at the washing on the line. The sky was darkening. She should probably think about seeing if it was dry and getting it in. While she could.
By Rachel Deeming3 years ago in Fiction
How I Put 4 Million Suns into a Black Hole Above New York
Introduction to a Cosmic Scale Model in Manhattan In this engaging thought experiment, we embark on creating a scale model of our solar system in the expansive environment of Manhattan, New York. Here, Earth is scaled down to the size of a grape to provide a tangible perspective on the vastness of space.
By Bình Trần3 years ago in Fiction
Anything For My Brothers
Only one more to go. My hands are freezing, even in my gloves. The wind on the roof is biting, but it's the best vantage point around. I can't afford to miss my target. It took a hefty payoff to get this location; I may never get another chance.
By Catsidhe3 years ago in Fiction
An Inconvenience
"Can I go to the toilet?" The teacher smiled that "sorry but no" smile, a slight tilt of the head, a faux-pained look. "Please, Miss! I'm desperate!"
By L.C. Schäfer3 years ago in Fiction
Rain
Rain pelts your windows, smudging panes, making what's familiar look a masquerade. Single-minded droplets streak single file toward your soggy soil, but they'll find no answers here. Nothing's planted. What grows here was kin, and our time here has reached its end.
By Christy Munson3 years ago in Fiction
The Terror Of The Dark
Lying in bed I could hear the quietest of whispers, but where are they coming from? I lay quietly in terror, tuning my ear to listen harder. There’ll be no sleeping tonight, not with the sounds I can hear stemming from under my bed.
By Colleen Millsteed 3 years ago in Fiction
The Mission to the Moon
The spaceship Lunar One, led by Captain Joseph Walters, was headed to the moon with a crew of five. This would be the first manned mission to the moon since Apollo 17 in December 1972. NASA has planned six missions to the moon over the next two years as a step towards a mission to Mars.
By Roy Tsukishima3 years ago in Fiction
Radiant Requiem
I walked out the coffee shop's door when I heard the siren, the air crisp and still. The booming, ominous noise echoed in the streets and startled me enough to make my coffee drop to the ground. The hot liquid splashed on my bare legs, but I ignored the pain. I ran inside to see the television switch from music videos to an announcement from the President. "In less than 1 minute, the world as we know it will be destroyed." She didn't say much more; she was being taken by the Secret Service.
By Jazzy 3 years ago in Fiction
Charlotte’s Lullaby
Have you ever made yourself into a tight little ball? A tiny space so that you can’t offend? A speck, like dust? Have you ever felt shame so deep, that it feels like organ failure? As if your body is disowning itself?
By Rachel Robbins3 years ago in Fiction
Crossed
Long ago, before the sexes were born, two equally different humans existed. Then, they shared the V chromosome, until one day the V unfolded itself into an X. For one human the X doubled, but only one prevailed, barring the other. When the other's V unfolded Y slipped into place, perfectly aligning itself within X, determining a new pathway. Female and Male formed, along with their bodies' mindful voices.
By Thavien Yliaster3 years ago in Fiction
Big Bad Wolf
In the beginning was the wolf. A fearsome combination of ferocious vanity and utter incompetence, he was only ever a cypher. Existing to embody our unspoken fears while simultaneously assuaging them. He turned out to be a simpleton, bested by a schoolgirl, outwitted by those three giggling piglets.
By Andy Potts3 years ago in Fiction
It's Not My Fault
Prologue This is almost a prose poem or stream of consciousness. The Vocal "Just A Minute" Challenge closes soon and I see so many people who are trying to submit at the last minute, and sometimes failing to hit the deadline. Sometimes it is Vocal's fault, when the server goes down, and that must be very annoying, but sometimes it may be the creator's own set-up, or some real-life episode like a family or work issue that has stopped them, and the fact that they have waited til the last minutes before submitting.
By Mike Singleton 💜 Mikeydred 3 years ago in Fiction