Category: Short Story

• Fiction Short Story

  Mothering a Man

  Dear Pru,I was at my wits end with him. I was exhausted by his mood swings, his irritability, unwillingness to listen, and just the fact that he would suddenly turn into a giant toddler.So, I’ve been seeing this guy for about a year now. Most of the time, things are…

  December 10, 2021
• Fiction Short Story

  A Lonesome Man

  A man is staring into his fire place. He’s graying at the temples. His goatee has flecks of gray. The fire crackles invitingly.The rest of the room is cloaked in dancing shadow. The worn leather chair casts large looming shadows across the back wall. The edges of the chair jut…

  December 2, 2021
• Fantasy Short Story

  A Retelling of Arthur’s Tale

  Arthur stared at the throng of people. They were feting, dancing, cheering. Arthur’s stomach growled. Most importantly, they were feasting. There was a banner over the whole thing. Supposedly it said something about the King’s 40th birthday.Arthur turned as another part of the seething mob let out a collective moan…

  October 28, 2021
• Fiction Short Story

  Burnt Forest

  Two small squirrel like animals were chasing each other. One happened to catch the other and they rolled across the gently sloping grass covered hill.A mechanical hiss startled both animals from their frivolity. They darted away towards the nearest tree. The slower of the two barely making it out from…

  October 21, 2021
• Fiction Sci-Fi Short Story

  Umhat

  Umhat felt the shockwave, the second, and then the earth trembled. He turned to his crew. They were loaded in the bike’s cargo hold, they were ready. Umhat nodded and began to pedal.He raced. Getting there first was critical for the success of the colony. Getting there first, but making…

  October 14, 2021
• Sci-Fi Short Story Speculative

  The Edge of Blackness

  He glanced out the window. The inky blackness of space reflected his face back at himself. He saw himself blink. The inky blackness of space wasn’t what he was expecting. There should have been a large planet hanging instead of inky blackness.Sven slid his hand across the edge of the…

  October 7, 2021
• Fantasy Horror Short Story Speculative

  Just Out of Sight

  Kevin did a double take. He’d seen something out of the corner of his eye, again. It was happening more and more often. Kevin shook his head. There was nothing to be done about it.Kevin went on about his day. It was routine, clean the toilet, collect the feminine hygiene…

  September 30, 2021
• Fantasy Fiction Sci-Fi Short Story Speculative

  A Strange Traveler

  I felt my cart roll to a stop. The gravel crunched beneath the hooves of my mule. It was a dumb brutish animal and didn’t like stopping only moderately less than starting again. It was an animal that liked things to be consistent. I tried to understand why the mule…

  September 15, 2021
• Fantasy Fiction Short Story

  Dragon’s War

  Cyrus’s stomach was in his throat. He could barely keep down his lunch. Even after 50 years, Lilly, his Dragon, still managed to find new ways to shock Cyrus with her maneuverability.Cyrus glanced up at the passing matte black dragon. Its own rider struggling to stay mounted. As they leveled…

  September 8, 2021
• Fiction Short Story Speculative

  Quite the Trip

  Elane pushed her daughter into school. Allyson was a freshman in high school, she’d been paralyzed by her drunkard father. Makalya walked next to Elane, she wasn’t too happy about walking into school, her first day of high school, with her mother. Elane was tired. It had been a struggle,…

  September 2, 2021