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Passing Storms. Top Story - October 2026.
I haven’t been doing so good recently. Some things happened that specifically touched all my mental health struggles in the worst possible way. I’m not being hyperbolic when I say it's been one of the worst experiences I’ve ever had.
By I. D. Reeves4 days ago in Writers
Dead Screen. Top Story - October 2026.
The living room looked exactly as it always did. There was no hint that someone had died just feet away, along the narrow hallway, in the galley kitchen. I felt a sense of trespassing - trespassing on my late father’s space behind his back, and on my own past, as this house had been my home for nearly twenty years. Of course, I’d visited in the past four decades, but this was the first time I’d let myself in and stood alone amongst the furniture and clutter, much of which had been part of my childhood — the large mirror with a bamboo frame above the mantlepiece; a set of china dogs, each representing a different breed lined up on the window ledge; and in the centre of the floor, a leather pouf that hadn’t been in vogue for at least half a century.
By Matthew Batham2 days ago in Horror
3 teacups. Top Story - October 2026.
You never thought you’d be able to juggle safety and absurdity so well, yet here you are. You’re looking at your wife, her face flushed, her hair a mess from an abrupt, sudden wake up call in the middle of the night. All she wanted was tea.
By Melissa Ingoldsby2 days ago in Fiction
Watching Death's Door. Top Story - October 2026.
Darkened mind, disheartened find. Streaming tears, flowing fears. Sunken dreams, drunken screams. I am spiraling down this rabbit hole as I sit here waiting for death's door to open. There is no light at that door; it’s dark, a cave with no end. My eyes are bruised with nightmares—no sleep day or night. The outbursts are lonely, hurtful, and degrading. I feel forgotten, left behind.
By Rick Henry Christopher a day ago in Poets
You Are Here Challenge Winners
For You Are Here , we asked writers to put readers somewhere they weren't supposed to be. What really stood out in the stories that placed was how often that line wasn't so clear. Sometimes you knew you were pushing your luck, sometimes you had every right to be there, and sometimes you didn't get much of a choice. Writing in second person made those situations feel a lot harder to watch from the sidelines.
By Vocal Curation Teama day ago in Resources
Reckoning Tree, Remembering Tree. Top Story - October 2026.
It was the first nip of the season. Hal reached into his closet--the one with the two-tiered horizontal poles holding different seasons’ coats. He only needed to reach along the bottom rung to the coats and jackets used for light winter and rain. There was no need for the ladder yet to move down the ones for the severe winter temperatures to come and the snow.
By Gerard DiLeo3 days ago in Humans
Killing Flies with Honey. Top Story - October 2026.
It was a beautiful summer evening. The sun—though it had been scorching all afternoon—now sank toward the horizon, letting the air cool slowly and steadily. Even so, it was definitely too hot to go for a run in anything more than a pair of anti-chafe leggings and a supportive sports bra. Delilah couldn’t resist her preferred basic black and hoped the temperature under the forest canopy would compensate for her fashion choice.
By Ophelia Keane Braeden2 days ago in Horror
Don't Call Me... Ever. Top Story - October 2026.
I’ve occasionally played around with the idea of writing a story in dialogue only. Recently, I became aware of a situation that, as wrong as it was, felt right to tell in dialogue format. This is the fictionalized version of that story.
By Liz Montano6 days ago in Futurism
