Top Stories

Stories in Fiction that you'll love, handpicked by our team.

Stained. Top Story - July 2026.
The sky is making me remember. It’s making me feel. I wrinkle my nose at the smell of it. And I frown at that stained, yellow horizon.
By Sam Spinelli3 months ago in Fiction
The Floor is Guava. Top Story - July 2026.
From: Gus Vandrew — To: Joshua Goldsant; July 26th, 2022 - 12:45 am Hey Josh! It’s been forever, how are you?? You know what I was thinking of the other day? Remember that time, a decade ago, we landed at a random diner on a road trip up to Atlanta?
By Gabriel B. Shames3 months ago in Fiction
Jazz Comma. Top Story - July 2026.
“You sure you don’t want me to stay, Poppa?” Jona shakes his head. “It’s getting late, and you know your Gram would fuss at me if I kept you from studying.”
By Sonia Heidi Unruh3 months ago in Fiction
The Dark Sacred Night. Runner-Up in You Had to Be There. Top Story - July 2026.
The dying didn’t happen overnight. Nor the grieving after. In the first weeks, after she left me, I wouldn’t have even called it grief. How can you tether so much airless emptiness to something as binding as one brief word?
By Hannah Moore3 months ago in Fiction
Don’t Be Late!. Top Story - July 2026.
“We should be leaving now! Are you ready?” My daughter’s cheery voice drifts through the open doorway of my walk-in wardrobe. I snatch an outfit off the nearest coat-hanger. Clambering into it, a muffled response limps back to her. My cramped quarters barely impede my speedy transformation. Even Clark Kent would be impressed.
By Angie the Archivist 📚🪶3 months ago in Fiction
Peter, Peter. Top Story - July 2026.
I’m not completely evil. But I am a witch, and I don’t like being crossed. On the third claw, the Threefold Rule is a bitch, so you’d best be careful when throwing around curses in a raving fit.
By Meredith Harmon4 months ago in Fiction
The Velvet Siren. Winner in You Had to Be There. Top Story - July 2026.
"Now!" The shaking echo of Sam's voice lingered inside Jeff's brain. It took its time, rattling around, checking his pulse, and finally shaking him into action.
By Sasha Desideri3 months ago in Fiction
When Monsters Pass . Top Story - July 2026.
The phone buzzes, jarring, but quiet enough to have two missed calls when she answers it. "Hello?" Sleep clings to her voice like steam to glass.
By Laura Lann4 months ago in Fiction
Crowned By Kindness. Runner-Up in You Had to Be There. Top Story - July 2026.
It's the last day of the Medieval Faire, the sky is darkening, and the announcer has been dropping increasingly un-subtle hints about what time the grounds will close to the public.
By Natasja Rose4 months ago in Fiction
A Night Between Three Skies. Top Story - July 2026.
I thought the end of the Camino would be tranquil. After over a thousand kilometres of walking, I imagined reaching Finisterre would feel almost sacred.
By Imola Tóth4 months ago in Fiction
A toast to the Constitution . Top Story - July 2026.
Mr President , Madam Mayor, Ladies and Gentlemen, I am delighted, and deeply honoured, to be invited to propose a toast at this Independence Day celebration.
By Raymond G Taylor4 months ago in Fiction
T H I R S T. Top Story - July 2026.
She sits there, like a loaded gun. Inanimate and without feeling, brought to life only by desire. Mine. Beaded cells of perspiration form and simultaneously carve their way through us as the river does the mountain. Her sweat, like my own, pools beneath her.
By Dean F. Hardy4 months ago in Fiction