Microfiction

LOVE AND TIME
There was an island where all feelings lived. Happiness, Sadness, Knowledge and all other feelings including love. One day, it was announced to the feelings that the island would sink. All other feelings constructed their boats and left except for love.
By Motunrayo Saba3 years ago in Fiction
The Cockatoo
Majestic in nature, but cruel in heart, a cockatoo perched on the balcony railing outside a young boy's door. It watched as the boy packed away his lego, tracking the movement of each piece and which box it belonged in.
By Josh E.3 years ago in Fiction
Bahnhof
The toddler climbed off the bench, waddling toward the edge of the station platform just as the Passau bound train rounded the last curve. Occupied with the ticket agent his mother didn't notice.
By Roy Stevens3 years ago in Fiction
Death on the Train?
He sat quietly, hardly noticing the scenes rushing past the window of the speeding train. He was one of many, like sardines, they rode, absorbed by their own thoughts. Their own troubles. Pondering their lives lived in this manner.
By Katie 3 years ago in Fiction
Good Boy
All night, the dice had been hurting me. Doubt creeped into my mind as I considered my options. I could just move on, it didn’t seem like it would gain me much…but I may not get a chance like this again.
By Ray 3 years ago in Fiction
Morning on the Dock
Scales flash, dappling the dock in drops of rainbow light. The early morning rays warm the skin and suffuse the laughter coming from the young women with a soft heat.
By Abby Jacobsen3 years ago in Fiction
Thanksgiving Wishes
"I saw this in a movie once," says the oldest of the cousins as she picks up one of the chestnuts they had collected and turns towards the the Old House. "You make a wish and try to break some glass on one of the windows."
By Kelsey Clarey3 years ago in Fiction
Disruption in the Marketplace
It could happen to anyone. Anyone could be outside a shopping mall minding their own business when a black SUV slams to a stop in their path.
By Michael Dilts3 years ago in Fiction
Ghosted
I've drifted upon these azure waters for three long days. The boating accident was horrific. Surviving on raw seaweed is detrimental. The saltiness has already induced the death throes of osmosis.
By Lamar Wiggins3 years ago in Fiction
A Magical Journey: Blush
Their cheeks were flushed pinker than any blush could manage, panting from exertion after running away from a stampede of the Many-Eyed Bouncy Things.
By Natasja Rose3 years ago in Fiction
A(rcher) for Effort
I let loose the final arrow from my quiver as the first of the tears began to fall down my cheeks. I knew that there would be no disruptions out here this late at night, that I’d be able to shoot in peace, but I forgot that then my brain would have time to think. The final arrow joined the rest of the others in the grass, just short of the target. I stared at the pristine target in the moonlight and crumpled to the ground, careful of my bow.
By Glory Duda3 years ago in Fiction
Facing Myself
I waited here for a while. My turn nearing with every step I take. My heart was pounding the whole time, and my palms sweaty.
By Mo Darasi3 years ago in Fiction