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A Wee Bit o' Trouble. Top Story - September 2026.
Saturday, December 20, 2025 The first sign of disturbance was when Rudolph's nose was hacked off. There he was in our front yard, leading Dasher, Dancer, Prancer, Vixen, Comet, Cupid, Donner, and Blitzen - minus his bright, red sniffer. My husband grumbled, "Kids these days! They have no respect for anyone's property."
By Julie Lacksonenabout a month ago in Fiction
Start to Finish. Winner in Negative Space Challenge. Top Story - September 2026.
Buying food for one is a sure endeavor The customers are always satisfied Although, I can see the back inside wall of the fridge all too well It’s not quantity It’s quality It’s efficiency with food
By Stephen Kramer Avitabileabout a month ago in Poets
The Blanketed Blackness. Top Story - September 2026.
The drummer kept slapping at the snare and the rhythm guitarist and bassist plucked away at the stringed instruments, respectively. A sense of euphoria swept throughout the packed stadium. As their last sold out show, Steel Spirit, rocked with an all-black hip hop and rock and roll nu-metal disposition. Lights from smartphones looked like lightning bugs swaying all over the in the open air. The little dots of light illuminated the night.
By Sky Saundersabout a month ago in Futurism
What do you love?. Top Story - September 2026.
What is it that you love in others, in the world? Go do and be that! This is how we replenish the planet with more of what we love about it. Do you love those who are patient with you? Go be patient with someone who tests you. Do you admire those who do charity work? Be charitable. Give your jacket to a homeless man, bum him a cig, too. Do you love mountains and clear lakes? Go and fucking see them! Do what you can in your own personal life to keep the place clean, pick up trash and try to make less waste, clean up a random park nearby, it may not be mountains, but it's all part of the same thing, our dirt roads and our homes live on the same rock flying through the vacuum of space and that is a mighty magical thing. Do you love whimsy and philosophy and writing and painting and dancing like an absolute idiot? Do it!! Be it!!! This is the only time you'll ever have as yourself, we make the most of it by living as what we love to experience, that is one's mark on the world, what they bring into it.
By Lolly Vieiraabout a month ago in Poets
Not All Monsters Look The Part. Top Story - September 2026.
Spoilers below! Broke and homeless, Riley accepts the caretaker position for an elderly woman named Betty. When Riley entered Betty’s home, it was like stepping into another era. Everything in the house is from the 1960s and doesn’t have modern technology like a microwave, television, cell phone, or wifi. Riley also notices that even though Betty is in a wheelchair, she can move herself pretty well without any assistance. The new surroundings make Riley wonder why Betty has lived in isolation for so long, and why Betty needs a caretaker when she can obviously do things on her own.
By J. Davis Malloryabout a month ago in BookClub
We Wish You a Merry Halloween. Top Story - September 2026.
I don’t usually come out until after dusk. I don’t want to. That’s all. And anyways, my daughter, Allie, and her husband work all day and in the evening they like to see me. So, if I don’t come up from my basement suite, they’ll come down and annoy me.
By Marlena Guzowskiabout a month ago in Fiction
"See You in the Fall!". Winner in Out of Season Challenge. Top Story - September 2026.
There once lived a mute swan on Lake Julia in Buhl Park of northwestern Pennsylvania. People called her Grace for her beauty and smooth gliding on the lake's surface, and were always happy and excited to see her. Grace moved around other lakes in the area, including Avalon Lake, but Lake Julia was her favorite because it was slightly bigger and had more food in its waters. Besides, some people brought her bread and grains even though there were clear signs on the lake warning against feeding the waterfowl.
By Lana V Lynxabout a month ago in Fiction
My Exclusive Interview With Chloe Drallos. Top Story - September 2026.
With Western-inspired aesthetics and dark, unsettling videos, Chloe Drallos doesn't just release albums: she builds a surreal world with mysterious figures, Americana imagery and echoing vocals that make you imagine a cowgirl riding alone at sunset. Her latest record, The Cave , is a haunting addition to her discography. In this interview, I learned more about The Cave , her conglomerate (it's not what you think!) and how she used her influences to shape the Acid Western genre.
By Kaitlin Shanksabout a month ago in Beat
Autumn of Remembering. Honorable Mention in Out of Season Challenge. Top Story - September 2026.
Lucy slung her heavy bag, crammed with homework and books, over her shoulder and set off on the winding path home. The sun shone in its usual way, and the walk home from the station ought to have been pleasant. Yet the air in Hillstream always felt eerie. The village, with its handful of farms, a post office, and a single pub, could have been plucked from anywhere in Scotland.
By Ruth Stewartabout a month ago in Fiction
A Morceau to October's Ember Blush. Top Story - September 2026.
🍂 I step out of a room where September's light is slowly dimming. Dear friend, it's not so much an end, but more of a loosening - like a hand that was holding yours and slowly now realizes it must let go.
By Novel Allenabout a month ago in Poets
I Got High, Applied to Host an iHeartRadio Podcast. . Top Story - September 2026.
I Got High, Applied to Host an iHeartRadio Podcast, and Forgot the Whole Damn Thing Apparently, High Me has career goals. She just doesn’t communicate them with the rest of the team.
By Dakota Denise about a month ago in Interview
Dóda's Christmas. Winner in Out of Season Challenge. Top Story - September 2026.
I was always scared of sanatoriums. But they also seemed like a magical place to me. My mother basically grew up in one, and there lived the sister of my great-grandmother for a short time. I thought about it when I visited the graveyard in September.
By Imola Tóthabout a month ago in Fiction
A different kind of night. Grand Prize Winner in Out of Season Challenge. Top Story - September 2026.
Breakfast for dinner is not unusual for my family. Heck, we have breakfast for dinner more often than regular stuff for dinner. I'm not sure what it's like for folks in the city where they have all kinds of fancy drive-through restaurants and a million different types of bottled water.
By Lamar Wigginsabout a month ago in Fiction
Scroll No More. Top Story - September 2026.
Dear Beloved, The world has gone mad. Well we always knew that. One minute, I am texting, scrolling, swiping, posting, ordering, navigating, and checking the time. The next, every smartphone is rendered useless. A complete and utter shutdown.
By Chloe Gilholyabout a month ago in Futurism
