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Most recently published stories in Fiction.

How I Stopped Stealing
When I was about 7 or so and growing up in Brooklyn in the mid-60s, I had a neighbor named Andy who lived down the block and who was about 10 months older than me. At that age, 10 months made a huge difference. It was almost a year. So, to Andy, I was just a "kid".
By Reid Moore5 years ago in Fiction
The Ladies in the Locket
The Ladies in the Locket “Bring her here.” “Yes Sir.” “Rabbit, I told you to call me ‘Sire’” “Yes, Sir” “Aah, Forget it”.
By Cleve Taylor 5 years ago in Fiction
Trip to the Dark Side of the Moon
Anna-lee had been begging to go to the dark side of the moon for years. Her mother had denied her each and every time. This time was no different.
By Brianna Smith5 years ago in Fiction
This Is Eliziner Lane
A small beam of sunlight seeps into a dusty room through the broken window as a soft breeze blows a loose wisp of hair across Reine's cheek. She starts to rouse as the air horn sounds in the distance. She begins rubbing her eyes in an attempt to wake up fully as she sits up. Sounds of other Seekers waking up fills the air. Everyone fold up their bed mats and blankets to put away.
By Samirra Elsaieh5 years ago in Fiction
A Marked One's Dream
***Warning: This piece of science fiction may be a trigger if you have experienced severe bullying or sexual violence*** Walking along the lake shore she had found the water snake, suspended, undulating with the gentle waves. Her scales -- was she a she? She really didn't have any way of knowing, but in her mind, there was a tenderness that said so -- her scales glistened a wet silver that she might have wished upon her own skin had she known the language. She lifted the snake from the water, slowly, unsure of how the creature would hold the weight of her meter's length in open air.
By Emma Scott Lavin5 years ago in Fiction
Quiet Society
My face had already shown my suspicions. The words I used next had to be chosen carefully. Thankfully, I am a Curator of English Narration.
By K.C. KENNINGS 5 years ago in Fiction
Valekta (VOL 1)
CHAPTER 1 Candy, a gamer and son of game creator Eric Vodilla. Eric Vodilla died in a car crash when Candy was just 6 years old.
By Adrien Jackson5 years ago in Fiction
H2-O-No
Humans. No longer the dominant species, now we are the endangered species. We are the reason this even happened, though.
By Misha Alsleben5 years ago in Fiction
Dark Burning
Eight years old TREVOR stands in the middle of an old school gymnasium, the lighting dimmed. Row upon row of chairs, placed in concentric circles, stretch out around him, packed with people. They stare at the boy in silence. Harsh spot lights turn on.
By Alex Okada5 years ago in Fiction
Akiko And The Kasa-Obake
Akiko was seven years old when his Ojiisan and Obaasan (grandfather and grandmother) came from Tokyo to live with him and his parents in San Fransisco. Akiko was a rather shy child and had never met his grandparents before, so having these foreign strangers suddenly living in his home was rather difficult from the start.
By Juliette McCoy Riitters5 years ago in Fiction
Birth of a Revolution
Marrow's body was an honest one. Thick, muscular thighs from her morning runs held up a soft stomach, courtesy of a midnight nacho habit. Like most women in her neighborhood, she made the chips herself.
By Robyn Reisch5 years ago in Fiction
Whatever Tomorrow Brings
It was half past 4, with little time left before daybreak. Alone, hungry, and exhausted, Laurel was driven to keep going. The sun would rise in a few hours, and she would be unable to complete the task her grandfather had started years before.
By Kelli Sheckler-Amsden5 years ago in Fiction