Irony as Punishment

Anita G. GormanSeptember 29, 2020

Irony as Punishment written by: Anita G. Gorman @aggorman   I was depressed. I was tired of living with my wife. She is not my first wife. She is my se...

EnglishLiterature3 min read

Waking You Up

Nancy Lou HendersonSeptember 23, 2020

Waking You Up written by: Nancy Lou Henderson @nlhende49   There was an aroma of coffee perking, as the alarm buzzed loudly. Elsa knew it was time to...

EnglishLiterature2 min read

Daffodile Hill

Phyllis SouzaSeptember 18, 2020

Daffodile Hill written by: Phyllis Souza   Ernest and Pauline ran off and got married. Two hours later, Ernest turned his 78' Cadillac Seville onto a ...

EnglishLiterature2 min read

A Case Comes To Ricketts

Mark KuglinSeptember 7, 2020

A Case Comes To Ricketts written by: Mark Kuglin @cr8fiction   The Tom Ricketts Detective Agency was borne out of necessity. Prior to its opening, Ri...

EnglishLiterature9 min read

June 3rd

Ifeanyi SiblingAugust 26, 2020

June 3rd written by: Ifeanyi Sibling   June 3rd, 8:59pm. The streets of Wimbledon looked deserted. A stranger would think the city had no residents. B...

EnglishLiterature1 min read

Pied Piper

Marina SofiaAugust 25, 2020

Pied Piper written by: Marina Sofia @MarinaSofia8   She kicked off her high heels as soon as she got home. They were well-organised, she had to...

EnglishLiterature1 min read

Black and White

Elizabeth MontagueAugust 14, 2020

Black and White written by: Elizabeth Montague @LizzyMontWrites   They draw up to the Table, one they have sat at countless times over too many years...

EnglishLiterature5 min read

Doctors!

Somsubhra BanerjeeAugust 11, 2020

Doctors! written by: Somsubhra Banerjee   I “Mum, you were supposed to come home today, Mum,” there was a sadness mixed with anger in her voice. She k...

EnglishLiterature7 min read

Static

D.N. PurkersonAugust 7, 2020

Static written by: D.N. Purkerson @d_purkerson   At home in Oregon static electricity never seemed like much of a problem. We routinely ignore the st...

EnglishLiterature1 min read

Sold Out

R.C. MorganAugust 6, 2020

Sold Out written by: R.C. Morgan   Damien Innes could feel the wooden floor beneath him. The smell of blood filled his nostrils. His heart was poundin...

EnglishLiterature8 min read

You Bruise Easily

FC MalbyJuly 30, 2020

You Bruise Easily written by: FC Malby @fcmalby   He strides across the room, ignoring your sentences. “I’ll chat to you about the job tomorrow?" You...

EnglishLiterature2 min read

The Night Librarian

Mike KannerJuly 27, 2020

The Night Librarian written by: Mike Kanner   "Hello, Teddy.” Charles Kramer addressed the man at the desk. "Oh, Mr. Kramer. I wasn't expecting you...

EnglishLiterature2 min read

On My Birthday

Elke MargarettaJuly 26, 2020

On My Birthday written by: Elke Margaretta   October 22 For a while there, I didn’t think she’d come. But when the sun kissed the snow on the crown...

EnglishLiterature1 min read

The Meeting

Colleen M. TiceJuly 24, 2020

The Meeting written by: Colleen M. Tice @ColleenMarieTi1   The friends meet at the local café for coffee, Soups on Café was their favorite coffee sho...

EnglishLiterature6 min read