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Short Stories

  • The Artists Creation

    The artist stepped into the old warehouse. The steel door slammed shut behind him. The room was completely dark and the only sound was the artist's breathing. The artist peered ...

    7 min read
  • "As I wish..."

    I'm working on entering a writing contest for some literary mag. The guidelines are that you can only write in dialogue, no narration (including said tags). This was my first ...

    6 min read
  • Such a Good Boy

    This is for jasminebells' contest Seven Deadly SinsThe sin: Wrath A loud crash echoed through the well-kept one story home, followed by a loud string of curses. Johnny winced and ...

    12 min read
  • It Means Nothing (version two)

    This is the edited version of my entry for Rosey Unicorns contest. Reviews would be appreciated, and thanks to everyone who reviewed the first version. Joseph’s bare feet left red ...

    17 min read
  • Don't Waste Your Time

    Rated for mild language and suggestive themesI wrote this last night, in a bout of plot bunny related inspiration. It's not very good, but it amused me so I figured ...

    22 min read
  • The Epidemic

    Rated for mild language. Spoiler! : I have a previous version of this story posted, in Romantic Fiction Short Stories, but this is the most recent draft of the story. ...

    25 min read
  • Daddy's Gone Away

    Something I wrote on a whim.I can’t stand it when you look at me that way.Like I can do something, something to fix this. I wish I could baby girl, ...

    3 min read
  • A Job In the Market

    Spoiler! : This is a short piece for a contest, with a 250 word limit so bear with the brevity xD It was also a picture-prompt of a busy market ...

    2 min read
  • Charlie

    Submitted - thanks for the reviews guys!

    1 min read
  • Look At Yourself

    Submitted for a contest

    1 min read
  • Alien [Revisited]

    So you’re the young lady who knows everything? Madame tapped Sophie sharply on the back, calling the young girl’s attention back to the well-dressed man standing in front of ...

    44 min read
  • When the Stars Went Out (Part 1)

    Part one of a two part short story

    9 min read
  • Cannibal At the West County Blood Drive

    When injecting young human blood into your veins makes you younger, the world becomes a scary place.

    19 min read
  • Genetic Savings & Clone

    Not long after Theresa's mother dies, she receives an interesting offer.

    20 min read
  • Ghost Story

    A flash piece. TW: alcohol, suicide

    3 min read
  • In the Eye (1/3)

    A depressed woman finds a whale on her beach.

    9 min read
  • In the Eye (2/3)

    A depressed woman asks a hunky marine biologist to help her save a whale.

    12 min read
  • In the Eye (3/3)

    A depressed woman and a teenage girl attempt to save a whale.

    10 min read


It is only a novel... or, in short, only some work in which the greatest powers of the mind are displayed, in which the most thorough knowledge of human nature, the happiest delineation of its varieties, the liveliest effusions of wit and humour, are conveyed to the world in the best-chosen language
— Jane Austen, Northanger Abbey