Short Story
Abandoned or did he just leave home
Abandoned or did he just leave home I used to walk home late from work most nights. It was a route I knew well, one I could probably manage with my eyes closed, though I would never dare try. I have always been wary of the dark. Not frightened enough to stop living my life, but cautious. I walk quickly, keys threaded through my fingers, senses alert, listening to every shift in the night. That evening was no different, at least not at first.
By ♿ V+ Marie381Uk 7 months ago in Fiction
The Selfish Giant
Every afternoon, after school ended, a group of children loved to play in a beautiful garden. It belonged to a giant who had been away visiting a friend for many years. The garden was full of soft green grass, bright flowers, and peach trees that blossomed in spring and bore fruit in autumn. Birds sang sweetly in the branches, and the children laughed happily while playing there. To them it felt like the most wonderful place in the world.
By Lily Smith7 months ago in Fiction
Marvel/DC Comics Presents #18. Content Warning.
Power Girl Earth-2 Metropolis Stark Tower 30th Floor “And that my friends, is the end of our inaugural meeting of Starr Enterprises. We maybe a small tech startup today, but we have a bright future and plenty of room to grow. Thank you.” Karen Starr said as she stood and looked into the eyes of her employees. The boardroom was formal with a large brown oval table in the center that felt as though it belonged to a more traditional company. The less than a handful of attendants had young, eager faces before her. They rose from their seats in regular street clothes of T-shirts and jeans.
By Derrick Billups 7 months ago in Fiction
Prodigal
David woke up on this partly cloudy Sunday morning intent to sleep in before the notifications on his phone started going off. “Bonus Pay on all orders” was the notifications he received from his DoorDash app. “Eh, I really don’t feel like dashing today, but why not? Maybe I’ll make a lot very quickly being that bonus pay is booming.” David thought to himself.
By Joe Patterson7 months ago in Fiction
Tuesday Dinner. Honorable Mention in Everyone Is Acting Normally Challenge.
It’s pre-dawn in the city, and the morning light is blinding. When I woke up, I had decided to walk to the coffee shop on the corner, which is now manned only by the owner, who stands behind the counter with eyes a thousand miles away.
By M. A. Mehan 7 months ago in Fiction
Belle of the Bayou. Top Story - February 2026.
Bad move, cher. Not just the slip of her kitten heel on the rainy February cobblestones in the Fourth Ward. She got caught snooping. Detective Deleon clucked and strutted like a rooster in his rush to clear her from the scene, waving cigar smoke to and fro as he gesticulated amid the thick air of the speak easy. An experienced crime reporter, Marie knew better than to let the coppers catch her on the wrong side of the line, but curiosity had gotten the better of her.
By Maia Gadwall the metAlchemist7 months ago in Fiction
