Top Stories
Stories in Fiction that you'll love, handpicked by our team.
Till Death Parts Us. Top Story - June 2026.
I had hung all the flyers, I had talked to all the people, there was only one thing left to do. Meadow Brook Acres was a community that was mostly mobile homes, and it was secluded by trees and over grown brush and trees, and it known for crime, drugs. robbery, rape, and yes, even murder.
By Susan Payton5 months ago in Fiction
The Story Will Choose You. Winner in They Shouldn’t Have Come Here Challenge. Top Story - June 2026.
Aisley drifted idly between the aisles of the library, allowing the rows of books to embrace her in a big bear hug. What book would choose her next? How would it tell her? It was a beautiful thing to be chosen by a book. Sometimes they jumped off the shelves. Other times they vibrated with excitement as you drew near. Other times, you turned a corner and you just knew. That one on the bottom left.
By Adam Kolozetti5 months ago in Fiction
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 Allen5 months ago in Fiction
Here We Go Again. Runner-Up in They Shouldn’t Have Come Here Challenge. Top Story - June 2026.
Here we go again I watched Zander adjust his purple jumpsuit – he always hogs the spotlight, needing all the attention. He leaped out dramatically and shouted at the man who’d just fell out of the portal, “Welcome to the future!”
By Scott Christenson🌴5 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. Fromm5 months ago in Fiction
CURIOUS ABOUT COMMUNISM? (I Shouldn't Have Come Here?). Top Story - June 2026.
Tomorrow, I'm traveling to a communist country. I'm actually allowed to tell you its name, but I don't want to. I want to understand the communists better so I can begin to comprehend why they hurt my family and so many others. Or maybe it wasn't as bad as some people have claimed?
By ANTICHRIST SUPERSTAR5 months ago in Fiction
Pink Buds. Top Story - June 2026. Content Warning.
Running through the weed patch, laughing, I listened for the others as they ran all around me. Who knew there was such a gold mine, or rather, field, right here outside the city limits? Jay Jay had stopped somewhere up ahead, and I could hear him with his “Blessed Mother Mary’s.” While Will and Trina were giggling together somewhere behind me, Suzie was just ahead of me, just as giddy as I was, looking over her shoulder like she wanted to ask me a question.
By Mother Combs5 months ago in Fiction
Happy to Have You. Top Story - June 2026.
Sheryl shifted in the hard plastic chair. The pleasantries were over and the business of report cards and progress reports concluded without any great surprise. A glance to her watch told her there were two minutes left until she had to vacate the chair for the next parent. Okay, Mom, she thought to herself. Time for the hard part. She took in a long breath, then asked the question.
By Rebekah Conard5 months ago in Fiction
Patience and Time. Honorable Mention in They Shouldn’t Have Come Here Challenge. Top Story - June 2026.
The shock registered on the faces in front of her was understandable. She was just opening her mouth to speak, when a woman somewhere in the crowd screamed, “WITCH!” Over the next few seconds, the cry was repeated, reverberating throughout village. Patience found her arms in the clutch of powerful hands before she could react. The crowd, now turned mob, had her surrounded just as quickly.
By Dana Crandell5 months ago in Fiction
Of Poison...Cologne and Old Money. 🎷🎷🎷🎷. Top Story - June 2026.
The faint sweetness of spilled bourbon envelopes the senses ~ the air is thick with the ghostly haze of cigarette smoke, incense, and a slight hint of clandestine promised sin. The atmosphere smolders beneath the low amber bulbs secreted behind frosted glass, a few red lamps glow like cat's eyes in the dark, and candles sputter in unmatched holders. Shadows pool in corners, watching...listening.
By Novel Allen5 months ago in Fiction
Do Not Trust The Men In The Garden. Runner-Up in They Shouldn’t Have Come Here Challenge. Top Story - June 2026.
When my father died, he left me the key to a safe deposit box. Inside sat a lone poker chip from the Mirage casino. Four palm trees swayed in my blurred vision as I held the pathetic plastic between my fingers, worth nothing on its own.
By Cali Loria5 months ago in Fiction
