Blur | Speculative Fiction Short Story

At first, the blur was like the first rays of spring sunshine leaking through their curtains and unto their bed. His face, until then rugged and scarred, was much softer that morning. “You look younger!” She smiled when he came out of the bathroom. It was the first…
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Memories From Earth | A Science Fiction Short Story

Her parent’s world was green, cool, wet with rain and more often than not with blood, as well.…
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Cool Kid | Flash Fiction

The characters in her book didn't laugh at her. They took her on adventures much more fun than the drudgery of classes and homework and gossip and keeping her head low. She fought villains with D'Artagnan and plotted her revenge with Edmond Dantes. She couldn't ask for better…
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10 best short stories you need to read right now

Short stories have a unique ability to capture the essence of a moment or an idea in just a few pages. In only a few thousand words or less, they can convey entire fictional worlds, complete narrative arcs, complex characters, and vivid imagery. Over the years, many authors…

The Box | A Short Story

What kind of man would he grow up to be? Would he have the adventures he dreamt of? He longed for an ocean he had never seen, for the worlds he had only read about in books, for the brotherhood from the old stories of soldiers and explorers.…
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The Rapture | Suspense short story

Without a word, Albert sprinted toward the lake and back to the campsite. His boots made it difficult to run on the muddy ground, but the pounding in his chest and the sound of furious steps behind him kept him going. The heady mix of adrenaline and terror…

Mirror

With every new campaign, his home felt less and less like a home. His wife's arms were just another cold, muddy field, and his children's laughter merged with the screams of the slain.…
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The Sacrifice | A short story

A sense of resolute stillness filled his days after the initial shock of finding himself removed from his old home and his friends and into council meetings and court gatherings. Pray and work sustained him. When the time came, only the faithful would remain to build the new…
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Two vignettes and how writing vignettes helps writers improve

The day is warm and beautiful and for the first time this year, I don't hate my life. The cool autumn breeze brings out an unexpected softness within me. The eyes that meet my gaze in the mirror are no longer harsh or punishing. The ambition is still…
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The last song | Flash Fiction

The music was faint so far away from the stage, but they had room to sit down and still see the performers from the distance. Their barrier warrior days were mostly over, and they were content with arriving later, seeing fewer shows, and staying away from the crowd…
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