Short Story

Curtain Call
Evelyn stood backstage, her hands trembling as she adjusted her costume for the school’s annual play. It was a production of Shakespeare’s *Macbeth*, but despite her love for theater, Evelyn felt out of place.
By Abbas2 years ago in Fiction
A Stolen Day I
Ever since he could remember, the boy had a peculiar superpower: he could steal a day from anyone's life. Stealing it didn't mean the owner lost that day or that the boy altered anything about it. The owner would live out that day as destiny intended, undisturbed and unaware of the theft. However, the feelings of that day would be muted because the boy had stolen them to experience himself. In essence, the boy borrowed the owner's eyes to closely observe and feel that day.
By watch see2 years ago in Fiction
New York Heatwave
Anton always knew New York was a place full of energy and fun. However, the urban area was a hot furnace as a relentless heat wave settled over the apartment and the adjacent areas. The sun blazed over everyone and the concrete and asphalt streets. People retreated and sought shelter from the unbearable heat. For Anton, he understood that he could no longer take walks each day, that brought Anton much joy and solace.
By Anthony Chan2 years ago in Fiction
Blue Pill
“You’re kicking me out?” Freya’s breath fogged at her mouth as she stood in the cold in front of her landlord’s top apartment which he occupied. The short snarling man looked up at her through his grey glazed eyes, reflecting the neon blue fluorescent light above, a sign that he had been a bottle and a half through his wine.
By Rose2 years ago in Fiction
The Most Important Thing I'll Ever Do (1 of 3). Top Story - August 2024. Content Warning.
*Author's note: This story will dive into some fairly sensitive topics including untreated mental health, murder and suicide.
By Matthew Spinelli2 years ago in Fiction
Ramper Pour Toujours
They say French is the sexiest accent. I never got it until I met Raphäel. When he took me to meet his mother, she seemed offended by my terrible French. She had no English.
By L.C. Schäfer2 years ago in Fiction
The Adronaut. Top Story - August 2024.
“I REPEAT, WE ARE ABOUT TO BE BOARDED. ALL GUARDS TO THEIR STATIONS. OVER AND OUT.” The mechanical tone to the man's voice, accentuated by the tannoy system he was talking through, blared through the ship. Not one person on board would have, or could have missed that warning.
By Liam Storm2 years ago in Fiction
Aquaphobia
I was never a man fascinated with water, simply the opposite. I was terrified I would drown, but when a handwritten letter arrived from my grandmother, whom I’d never met, inviting me on a cruise ship, I couldn’t really say no.
By Elizabeth Butler2 years ago in Fiction
Alzheimer
"And what's your father's name?" - Jake asked, but he got no answer. Susan sat speechlessly on the bench, she seemed to be zoned out.
By Anna 2 years ago in Fiction
The pain of regret. Top Story - August 2024. Content Warning.
Written for Alexander McEvoy's challenge: *** She was a doctor. A doctor, who made unforgivable mistakes and had to suffer the inevitable consequences: watching the people she injected slowly die, including her loved ones and knowing that she was the one their lives depended on, and that she will once be the next. It was only a matter of time...
By Anna 2 years ago in Fiction
He Told Me To Wear My Lifejacket
Come aboard, and take your seat. I was the new guy and the person training me in told me to put my life jacket on. He didn't tell me that I would need it on the first trip out. And he didn't tell me that if I fell in, he wouldn't be able to help me. Well, he did tell me once I fell in.
By Denise E Lindquist2 years ago in Fiction
A Perfect Setting
The setting looked perfect, and anticipation rushed through me. This is it! I thought. The beginning of a new life! A life as perfect as this setting: a lovely Fall day, just cool enough without being chilly, a pristine white tablecloth, bread and wine and fruit. Perfect.
By Laura DePace2 years ago in Fiction