Psychological

Survivor’s Guilt. Content Warning.
“What was it actually like Before?” “Before what?” “You know, Mom. Just Before. When we were hiding under that bridge and you held me close and told me not to make a peep. I was listening to those people walking by above us. Other than you and Dad, I'd never been close enough to another person to actually hear their words and that one man’s voice was so loud. I heard him say to someone else in their group, something about how what they were doing would have been unthinkable Before. What did he mean, unthinkable? What were they doing? And whatever it was, why wouldn’t they have done that Before?”
By Sam Spinelli10 months ago in Fiction
Two Lost Souls Swimming in a Fish Bowl
“Good morning, Epsilon! How did your overnight analysis go?” “Zeta. It was fine.” “...Just fine? You didn’t make significant headway?”
By Leigh Victoria Phan, MS, MFA10 months ago in Fiction
Silenced. Top Story - January 2026. Content Warning.
"I don't like this." "Shhh, it's no big deal." "But his hand…" "It's just your thigh, no big deal." "But it's right where my swimsuit ends."
By A. J. Schoenfeld10 months ago in Fiction
Steel Steps. Content Warning.
Why are you here? What do you even want? I’m here to tell you that… I’m sorry. I’m really sorry. I messed up. I know I did.
By OneWithPen10 months ago in Fiction
Burnt, Buried, and Banished. Content Warning.
Carice had no children as most people would define the word, but she considered herself a mother all the same. After all, it wasn’t her fault that Nathaniel hadn’t figured out he didn’t want to be a father after all until after they were married and he’d moved them both away to the top of this mountain.
By Shannon Hilson10 months ago in Fiction
The Ball
“Come on in, Mr. Walters, have a seat on the couch, get comfortable.” “Thank you.” “So, I guess start off by telling me, what brings you into therapy?”
By jl wood10 months ago in Fiction
Hello And Goodbye
"Hi, uh, I'm looking for Sam Miller, can you tell me what room he is in? I was told he was brought in early this afternoon."
By Kelli Sheckler-Amsden10 months ago in Fiction
Eat Me
“Eat me.” “What did you say?” “I didn’t say anything.” “You said eat me.” “I didn’t even open my mouth.” “Eat me.” “You just said it again.”
By David E. Perry10 months ago in Fiction
"Remove That Hex!" - 2
This is Part 2 of an absurdist, romance novel-spoof horror-sprinkled tale of Elena, a 30-something divorced postal worker living in a high-rise studio apartment in any city in Russia. Once, she bought a talking fish who turned out to be a witch-hexed prince. The only way to remove the hex would be for Elena to fall in love and give him a human baby. Falling in love was the easy part. One day, Elena started to lay fish eggs and put them in the aquarium where her Prince lived in the fish form. She told him to watch them while she was at work, however, the eggs kept disappearing.
By Lana V Lynx10 months ago in Fiction
Grab the Lantern and Run. Content Warning.
“What do you want to do with it? We can’t just leave this here.” “What do you mean, what do we want to do with it? We’re calling the police!”
By Rae Fairchild (MRB)10 months ago in Fiction
The Reflected Ghost. Content Warning.
I don't know when it started, and I don't know if it is real or just my fevered imagination. I don't know. I'm not sure. I keep feeling something behind me when I look in the mirror, sometimes I see something, and sometimes it's just a blurred vision of me.
By Mike Singleton 💜 Mikeydred 10 months ago in Fiction
you live in my words
"Seat taken?" "Huh?" "You mind if I sit here?" "It's a free country." "Buy you a drink?" "No thanks." "It's not every day someone refuses a free drink."
By D10 months ago in Fiction