Microfiction

Beatusism
They say Beatusism is a lifestyle of mirage. There is no such place, but there is such a place. Have you heard of Fantasy Island? Beatusism is a group of Philosophers that created a portal to the beatusism lifestyle.
By Mariann Carroll3 years ago in Fiction
Ankward
This challenge must have been created for me. Not to toot my own horn or anything but I created this neologism a long time ago while anxiously babbling to one of my coworkers. I stuck with it. I'm awkward and anxious all rolled into one. Ankward.
By Chloe Unfiltered3 years ago in Fiction
Paper Planes and Love. Top Story - October 2023.
Ann perched on the window seat, fingers trailing the cold glass as her gaze fixated on the snow's gentle descent in the moonlight. The soft, dim light from the moon outside merged with that from the fireplace inside, lending the room an intimate ambiance. The falling snow hushed the world, a tranquil beauty amid life's chaos. She longed to bridge the emotional gap between them.
By Rudolph Lingens3 years ago in Fiction
Vowels
The air was humid and hung on my skin like a wet blanket. That didn't help the mood I was in. I stood there facing the window. My thoughts ran like hot lava.
By Jessica Crane 3 years ago in Fiction
Gazoogabloga . Top Story - October 2023.
I walked into Pete's Diner wearing a trench coat and brand new leather shoes. I was feeling sleek and gazoogabloga as hell.
By Alex H Mittelman 3 years ago in Fiction
Plastic-covered Chairs
There are pamphlets scattered on the shoddy coffee tables that are disproportionately low compared to the high armrests. Diagrams of uteruses are fixed to cork boards, and other pieces of shiny paper shout ‘IT’S YOUR CHOICE’.
By Jessica Ward3 years ago in Fiction
Adventures in Perilocentrism
It's not that Kelly's clumsy or disorganized; it's just that bad things keep happening to her. She discovers she's allergic to shellfish at her brother's wedding. She takes a piece of cake, not realizing it's a corner piece being saved for the birthday girl. She gets hit by a bus with broken brakes.
By Suze Kay3 years ago in Fiction
Dear Natasha. Content Warning.
I found this letter in a box in our attic. Make of it what you will. Dear Natasha, My zestful one, It has been almost a year since I last set my browns on your beautiful pools of green and I still feel as pained to my very core as I did the day you walked out of my life. I know we had many ups and downs, but I still cannot connect the dots to really truly understand what actually went wrong. Was I a perfect man? No, I would never make such a ridiculous claim. If anything, I am always the first to point out my flaws, to a fault. The first time we met, if my memory serves me well, I introduced myself as the least successful person I knew. It made you laugh and I feel drew you to me. We did kiss at the end of that first date. So, I guess score me. The point is - I am an imperfect individual. But so, my dearest, darling, Tasha, are you. Remember the fight we had when you "accidentally" sold my most prized possession from my childhood, without so much of a mention to me. I still miss that Spice Girls Calender. It was signed, sealed and would have meant we had a wonderful honeymoon, not that we ever got to that stage anyway.
By Paul Stewart3 years ago in Fiction
The Blended Family
Ginger folded her arms to fight off the chill, not from the fall breeze but from the baldheaded man she had known for forty years sitting at the other end of the park bench. Four decades; now she wondered whether she had ever known him.
By J. S. Wade3 years ago in Fiction
I Lost My...
My pen. Where did it go? The last place I remember having it was in my hand a couple of days ago as I was writing my itinerary for my two-week trip to California.
By Amethyst Champagne3 years ago in Fiction
Batman Logo: The Legendary Evolution
The Batman logo, famously recognized as the Bat-Signal, first graced the cover of Batman #1 in 1940. While its inaugural depiction resembled a full bat more than the iconic emblem known today, this marked the emergence of the Batman logo.
By amina boubakr3 years ago in Fiction
"The Lighthouse of Dreams"
Once upon a time, in a quiet coastal town named Harbor's Haven, there stood an old, weather-beaten lighthouse at the edge of the world. This lighthouse was more than just a beacon of light to guide ships safely to shore; it was a symbol of hope, dreams, and second chances.
By PAPITHA P.R3 years ago in Fiction