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chicken place

littledebbieoatmealcookie wrote 1 hour ago: I bought some chicken at the convenience store; the clerk told me the beer and cigarettes would be m … more →

Tags: 1, Art, Fiction, Fringe, Literature, Poems, Poetry, Recipes, Stories

Drunken Debauchery

Jared wrote 2 hours ago: An orgasmic moan wakes him. A porn video plays, one of the dirtier ones that are illegal in some of … more →

Tags: flash fiction, Friday Flash, Fiction, Friday Flash, Stories, Thanksgiving, writing

'The Seven-Day Itch' by Elise Moser

Martin wrote 3 hours ago: I think this is witty because the title is sort of a pun and the story is sort of a metaphor. Which … more →

Tags: SF, elise moser, witpunk

"#fridayflash No. 6: Flash Photography"5 comments

Jon the Storyteller wrote 3 hours ago: Flash Photography It was an hour and a half before.  Before the end.  Before they would disappear fo … more →

Tags: Friday Flash, Flash Photography

Short Story Reading Clubs

youthadvocate wrote 4 hours ago: Booklist has just published an article on their blog entitled “How to run a short story group … more →

Tags: Programming Ideas, adult programs, short story reading clubs

Hanging On: Chapter Nineteen2 comments

Uncle Tree wrote 4 hours ago: Back about the time when Sam and his posse had been in the cave, Matthew had been back in Bedlam def … more →

Tags: Bedlam, being scared stiff, black stallions, Dark Shadows, death by hanging, fearing the worst, fears, ghost towns, Ghosts

The Tree2 comments

rose appleby wrote 5 hours ago: Today I found a magic tree. It was covered in deep, rich, pink blossom. When I reached it and sat be … more →

Tags: Lightning, Short Story, Tree

Thankfully Reading Weekend starts6 comments

Vasilly wrote 5 hours ago: Today is the official start of the Thankfully Reading Weekend. I started my reading yesterday with a … more →

Tags: Fiction, Non-Fiction

The Thing Around Your Neck

Sophie Alal wrote 6 hours ago: The short story is making a comeback. Publishers have recently taken to giving them the status once … more →

Tags: Book Reviews, Books, Chimamanda Adichie Ngozi, Immigrants, Nigeria

golf at the hague

littledebbieoatmealcookie wrote 7 hours ago: setting: a North Carolina B&B community time: 2003 SCENE 1 common person 1: “I paid my bil … more →

Tags: 1, Art, Fiction, Fringe, Literature, Poems, Poetry, Recipes, Stories

goats on hillside, beep beep

littledebbieoatmealcookie wrote 7 hours ago: we ate, each of us, a bucket of ham to go along with enough bread all right and we drank a pound of … more →

Tags: 1, Art, Fiction, Fringe, Literature, Poems, Poetry, Recipes, Stories

'Bagged 'n' Tagged' by Eugene Bryne

Martin wrote 7 hours ago: Now this is sardonic but it is also well past its sell-by date. I first read this story in Interzone … more →

Tags: SF, eugene bryne, witpunk

Never Say Leave

sensitivevirgo wrote 10 hours ago: Terror Attack “Leave me alone. I don’t want to see you ever again.” This is how I … more →

Tags: 26.11., Bereaved, Childless, Jewels, Mumbai Attacks, News Broadcast, parentless, Terror, trifle issue

The Mouse Trap

Collin wrote 11 hours ago: A mouse looked through the crack in the wall to see the farmer and his wife open a package. What foo … more →

Tags: Encouraging Stories, Inspirational Stories, Motivational Stories, Parables, Inspirational God Stories

Heart Murmurs: A Leap Year Story (part 2)

badthings07 wrote 12 hours ago: -December 25, 2003 For being Christmas Day, it sure isn’t very cheerful. I’m back at my … more →

Tags: 1, Original Writing, Short Story

Bulls on Parade

caleblewis wrote 13 hours ago: Bulls on Parade “The revolution is not an apple that falls when it is ripe. You have to make it fall … more →

The First Week - 4

kajiradreams wrote 23 hours ago: It is peaceful here. The canopy overhead is teaming with life, with natures creation and the only so … more →

Tags: bdsm, Gorean, Fiction, Gor, kajira, Love, Máster, Slave, Surrender

Thanksgiving Revolution - Two Minute Epic: Flash Fiction

freestories wrote 1 day ago: Hey all, I’m thankful for choice and causality.  I’m thankful for fists and open palms. … more →

Tags: short- short stories, Fiction, Creative Writing, writing, Stories, Story, Free, Literature, Family

Tears Over Coffee5 comments

Black Rose wrote 1 day ago: Part I of Kinship of Spirit - The door bell rang. Miths made her way through her apartment’s l … more →

Tags: Kinship of Spirit, angst, Coffee, Friends, Hurt, Love, Relationships, Short Story, writing