Short Story
Borrowed Dress, Borrowed Air. Runner-Up in Nothing But Voices Challenge.
“Damn it! My luck literally could not get worse tonight.” “Is that what we’re calling it, luck? Or maybe we should call it ‘ran into the service elevator like you were fleeing a crime scene’?”
By Aspen Noble9 months ago in Fiction
~ Dear Cousin Shee!~
07/07/0000 Dear Cousin Shee, Thank-you for sending us our first ever tree house letter. It was such a wonderful surprise to see an envelope in our tree-house mail box! It was indeed great to learn our hope was true that there is a post officer here at after all.
By Jennifer Cooley9 months ago in Fiction
Split Lip. Runner-Up in Rituals of Affection Challenge.
At the hospital, the nurses have got those looks on their faces where you can just forget about patient confidentiality. Behind those raised eyebrows, behind the crinkled-up foreheads, already they’re cooking up the nicknames–what they’re gonna call you after you shed that paper gown and slide your legs back into those pants.
By Maegan Heil9 months ago in Fiction
Almost
Jazna tells Isaac she’s leaving on a Tuesday morning, while the kitchen is still dim and soft with early light. She waits until the kettle finishes boiling, because she doesn’t want her voice to compete with the noise. Or maybe because she needs those last few seconds to steady herself. “I’m going today,” she says.
By Sara Wilson9 months ago in Fiction
Miss Persephone's Manual to a Seemingly Ordinary Life. Top Story - January 2026.
Miss Persephone was found at the dining table, her blue eyes swollen, her tears arriving and retreating like the tides of the ocean. Earlier that day, her family had visited her in the retirement home where she had lived for eight years. It was her eightieth birthday.
By Imola Tóth9 months ago in Fiction
