Short Story
The Other Side of the Beach. Honorable Mention in They Shouldn’t Have Come Here Challenge. Top Story - June 2026.
"It goes so far down," Dean mused, standing at the edge of his towel and shading his eyes against a nonexistent sun. It was not a good day for the beach, and the limited others scattered about on the sand attested to this. The air was cold as a witch's tit as it scoured the ever-expanding bald patch on the crest of his head- but not as cold as the brief look Pam gave him before adjusting her own towel and unfolding her chair.
By Raistlin Allen4 months ago in Fiction
Out of Place. Content Warning.
Rachel was emptying the last few drops of beer into her mouth and laughing at the guy in a hoodie on a hot summer night trying to flirt with her friend when she felt the phone vibrate in her bag. She’d been trying not to think about him all night, trying her best to enjoy that once-a-year uniquely London event known as Notting Hill Carnival, but she couldn’t stop herself from checking it immediately.
By Jenifer Nim4 months ago in Fiction
It's Always Fine Here. Honorable Mention in They Shouldn’t Have Come Here Challenge.
Moving to a new area, moving in general, is considered one of the most stressful life experiences you can put yourself through. According to statistics. Don't you just love statistics?
By Paul Stewart4 months ago in Fiction
The Guns Of May. Top Story - June 2026.
Thunder rolled in stark contrast to the deep blue sky above with its gently billowing clouds. Hirschel knew instinctively it was not thunder, but he did not know what else to describe the cannons drumming their tattoo beyond the horizon, so close and yet still so very far away.
By Matthew J. Fromm4 months ago in Fiction
Sweet Potato Capitol and Main Street. Content Warning. AI-Generated.
Sweet Potato Capital and Main Street It was a little town in northwest Mississippi that prided itself on being the sweet potato capital of the world. Life there had always been about hardworking cotton pickers and sweet potato diggers. At one time cotton was king. Then it died out, and the sewing factories became the popular place to work and earn a living. Life was grand.
By Carol Seymour4 months ago in Fiction
They Shouldn't Have Come Here
They shouldn’t have come here, but they did. On the third day of June in the year 2032 aliens invaded Earth. I know this sounds like the beginning of a cliché Sci-Fi novel. You’re probably thinking something along the lines of, “Great, another War of the Worlds clone.” This is not that story.
By Nicholas Kleinhenz4 months ago in Fiction
