Short Story
Tea?. Winner in Nothing But Voices Challenge. Top Story - January 2026.
“Thank you so much for coming.” “Of course.” “It means a lot.” “How are you holding up?” “I’m fi-” “Is that Maggie bloody Jones? I haven’t seen her in donkey’s years. She’s looking old.”
By River and Celia in Underland8 months ago in Fiction
Habit of Light . Content Warning.
Dana walked the same route home every night, past one of the many underpasses the city kept upright to prevent collapse, indistinguishable from the others except for proximity and repetition. The concrete was scarred with old repairs, seams darkened by water that never fully cleared. Lights fixed along the wall cast a blue wash over everything, flattening color, softening edges, turning faces into shapes before they became people. It was enough light to see and never enough to settle what might be.
By Fatal Serendipity8 months ago in Fiction
The Conversation Clause. Runner-Up in Nothing But Voices Challenge. Content Warning.
“A NEW SOUL HAS ARRIVED, SHALL I BEGIN ONBOARDING HER?” “First please announce her name, age and cause of death out loud. New protocols state all communications to be recorded for safekeeping.”
By Danielle Eckhart8 months ago in Fiction
Welcome to the Teddy Bear Division. Runner-Up in Something Is Beginning, I Think Challenge. Content Warning.
Welcome to the Teddy Bear Division, Since I won’t be there to tell you all of this in person, I’ll state the obvious: this primer introduces general guidelines. No one of any significance will critique you. No one will reprimand any action you take. Only you can decide what is necessary and imperative at any moment, in any situation. As long as you do your job, you will face no real backlash here. You have carte blanche. You are a ghost. In this light: relax, and have fun.
By Philip Canterbury8 months ago in Fiction
