Short Story
Shadows of the City: The Game Continues
In the shadow of skyscrapers that stretched into the night sky, detective Jack Morgan walked the damp streets of a city shrouded in mystery. A brutal murder had shaken the metropolis, and he was determined to solve the enigma.
By Miriam Helen3 years ago in Fiction
Big Snake 2
In the expansive waters of Nigeria, a group of travelers revels in the scenic surroundings, with a young girl lost in contemplation by the ocean. The tranquility is abruptly shattered when Gong, the father, startles his daughter, playfully alluding to sea monsters. As it turns out, they are celebrating the girl's birthday, marked by Gong's gift of a walkie-talkie. Unimpressed, the daughter walks away in disappointment, just as the crowd cheers witnessing dolphins leaping in the water. Unbeknownst to them, the dolphins are fleeing from a colossal creature beneath the waves.
By Kwandokuhle Ndethi3 years ago in Fiction
Beneath the Silver Moon
On a chilly fall day, a 29-year-old Liz sat in her car outside her job and wondered why she had even agreed to take a shift on her only day off. She sighed before pulling her long red hair up into a ponytail. The office building looked as cold on the outside as it did on the inside, but bills needed to be paid. She gathered her stuff, exited her car, and proceeded inside to begin her dreaded day. Mary, the secretary, waved at her in the normal cheery demeanor you'd expect from her, but Liz just smiled and ducked into her office quickly shutting the door to shut out the chaos. She sat in her office chair and stared at the list of "to-do" stuff that her boss had left on her desk. "Great", she thought before logging into her computer and checking her email. Boring, boring, and more boring, she read through the list of emails about meetings, reports, and the occasional dinner party invites that were very clearly meant for her boss and not her. She stopped on a random email from her friend. The same friend she chose to cover the day for seeing as Evie called in for a sick day. Evie never got sick so this was a first. The email read that Evie was supposed to give a small interview to Marcus Lee, this small town's version of a celebrity. His family comes from old money but Mr. Lee has formed his status through his own contracting company that handled several contracts from construction to even small jobs like babysitting. For anything you might need a verified contract for to ensure a legit job, he'd be the person to go to. He also oversaw several charities and even the local children's center. For anyone, he'd be a dream to talk to, but Liz was dreading it. She wasn't known for getting along too well with Marcus. A bitter grudge from when she was 18 that never really got resolved with a boy who she once thought hung the moon. The boy who told her to get lost on their last day of high school despite them being best friends. The boy who broke her heart. What was she going to do???
By Katelynn Marie 3 years ago in Fiction
Hunting:
This is my spin on the story of Dracula and Van Helsing. Growing up I had only seen portraits of Dracula on the church walls. Most of the paintings were of when he was still human and shortly after turning. He was always waiting in the shadows. The more gruesome ones were found in the training room only. The church's oath was to find and exterminate Dracula once and for all. No matter how many times the church tried to put an end to this monster the following night there would be a written note with 'I live' -D. A middle finger would be drawn just underneath.
By Lucy Torralba3 years ago in Fiction
A Minister And His Daemon. Content Warning.
The Minister of Fears was tired. Sitting comfortably atop the Great-Grey-Tower, he was lost in thoughts, his mind stirring around the few passages of his life he remembered clearly. Dressed in his official crimson dress, Jeoffrey the second sighed in relief and threw away his white wig, down the tower, the colorless lump of artificial hair catching the heavy winds and morphing in yet another apparition; a freed, ghoul-like bird, flapping its absurd locks of hair, at one with the gusts of air.
By YonathanJ - Writer3 years ago in Fiction
Shavei Israel - The Organization Is Made Up of Academics
Shavei Israel is a non-profit founded in 2002 by Michael Freund, the former Deputy Communications Director under Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu. He is dedicated to reuniting descendants of the Ten Lost Tribes of Israel with the State of Israel and the Jewish people. The organization is made up of academics, educators and rabbinical people intent on completing work in accordance with Jewish Law.
By Shavei Israel3 years ago in Fiction
The Enchanted Snow Globe
Past the entryway lay a domain aglow with brilliant tints — a stunning scene overflowing with ethereal excellence. Mysterious backwoods murmured privileged insights of old insight, while flowing cascades flickered like fluid gem under a sky enhanced with star groupings that appeared to wind around stories of failed to remember ages.
By Kyrol Mojikal3 years ago in Fiction
The Rose Friends
Alice is looking at the window and reflecting on the past holidays she had spent with her family. She did not go back to the city where she once lived. Her closest friend Cindy had lived down the block from her. Their mutual friend Daisy lived across town and often traveled by bus. From the second grade to her senior year of high school, Alice always spent Thanksgiving at her home with her parents and older brother. However Cindy and Daisy would come over and have dinner with them. During Christmastime, it would be a different scenario at least for Daisy. Whenever her father would come home, her mother noticed that he would smell like beer and right when her own family, visiting from out of town, was in the living room smelling the beer breath too. Daisy overheard the loud shouting between all of her family members and amidst the arguments, she snuck out the back door from her house and went into her treehouse until it was over. She heard her father exit the house and started walking across the street. She noticed the fighting was over and she realized it still would not be peaceful. At that point, she asked her mother if she could visit her friends the following Christmas and she agreed. The year after, she and Cindy went to Alice’s house. Daisy saw how beautiful the decorations looked, the tree was standing up perfectly and everyone was opening their presents. Alice then gave both Cindy and Daisy presents and Daisy was happy upon seeing how better things were for Alice’s family. They were all cheering, laughing and passing presents to each other, something that Daisy wished that her family had some of the time. Around senior year of high school, Alice found out her family would be moving to another city and the holidays had become more difficult for Daisy. A few months after Alice had moved, Daisy had felt that she was on her own. Even then, Cindy and her family had gone out of town to visit a couple of relatives she had not seen in years. During Christmas dinner, another argument began which led to a shouting match and a plate being thrown against the wall. During all this, Daisy had escaped through the backdoor without anybody noticing her leaving. She traveled by bus and saw that Alice’s old house was completely empty by looking through the windows. After moving out, Daisy moved into the dorm rooms and on her first Christmas there, she began drinking. At that point, she refused to move back in with her mother who had just split from her father. After a few months, she continued to drink, which had become concerning for her mother, calling Cindy and Alice who came back to town on a week-long visit. The two friends visited her in her dorm room and saw how tired and upset she was. She was still dealing with the past Christmases she had with her family and when she saw the food being thrown throughout the dining room. Alice had become highly aware of how upset and overwhelmed Daisy was during the holidays. Daisy would see her brothers and sisters always argue with each other and she would do her best to intervene, but with little to no success. Then both of her parents would shout back and forth and Daisy heard some glass breaking. The following month, Daisy had some nightmares and could not sleep. Alice and Cindy, seeing that Daisy is very much alone, decided to stay with her for another week and spend the next Christmas with her, which was in the next six months after. Then they all gave each other a hug.
By Forest Green3 years ago in Fiction
Journey through the Well: A Portal to Another Realm
Once upon a time, in the little town of Eldridge, lived a young woman named Lily Harper. Eldridge was a cozy place with cobblestone streets and cute houses that seemed to belong to a different time. But hidden beneath its charming appearance were some mysterious stories that would soon become a part of Lily's life.
By Chamath Mishael3 years ago in Fiction
