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When Brownie was alive by Michael Douglass

Open the CageI’m wide awake and dreaming.

Mazzotti Mansion by Lorraine Creagh

Welcome Aboard! by William C. Gladish

DelusionalHe knew he was in trouble the day he started seeing fairies in the garden.

Addiction – Six Word StoryJoined Redbubble / Got Addicted / Never Sleep

Cardinality“panentheism? / or pantheism?” / “body and soul, / mind -god / body – Jesus / soul – spirit / trinity! / fat…

A Vision from the OceanHer voice called to me in the night, musical and haunting; calling from beyond the crash of the surf.

The Bunyip of Boobera‘There’s something in the water,’ Bill mumbled, speaking through lips that were already swollen, along with the entire side of his face.

“walkin blues”…he’d wake up alone – stringless and strung out. / She’d left and taken his guitar, the only thing he cared about more than herR…

A Knight In Shining Armour – A True Storyman thumped a pregnant women in the face / she fell onto the floor / just going to give her another kick.

ReliefNSFW

The Cast by Chris Baker

9/11“America could feed the third world with the amount they spend on nuclear weapons. Yet they don’t?!” / “It’s just hunger to gain more, just…

Dad saidNSFW

There's Beauty in the Breakdown by Selkie

REAL LIFE ALARM. Short story. A call in the night.When we race in for an alarm call, she doesn’t stop for red-lights.

The Horrible Coma Call’d LivingMichael blinked, and the shadows receded to the spaces between the stacks, and along the exposed spines of the books. It was cold tonight, …

The Secret KeeperHe stood in the dark wood, doubtfully looking at the moon through the trees. He shivered in the cold air. Before he had time to consider hi…

Moviebarcode: The Animatrix 4 Kid's Story (2003) by moviebarcode

The Other-SidersI didn’t think about the fact that my imaginary hook wouldn’t make a splash until I noticed it not make a splash…

The WIFFLE. Short story.At the wedding I’d meet my new extended family, but more importantly I was to be presented to the Empress and Matriach of the Clan, my darl…

What Would You Give?“What wouldn’t you give…?” said a quiet murmuring voice. “What wouldn’t you give for silken skin like this?”

ChildlessShe was shrouded in shadow, yet he could see the outline of the sharp object she had brought with her from the kitchen.

What is reality?Darkness subsides and a dream-like effect / Takes over my being, in every aspect. / So light, so free and yet so confused / As to where I a…

In Love With the OceanShe emerged from the dark and drifted to the surface. Her naked, pale skin was obscured by swirling blonde hair. She held his look, staring…

Princess: The "Frog Prince" Story - Cool Graphic Design Grunge T-Shirt by Denis Marsili

Dinner With Fighting FishBe patient. First we have to drive. The fish are already there.

No161 My Monster Inc minimal movie poster by Chungkong

The Secret to HappinessWhat do you do when you work out that life, the world and everything you have done or ever will do is pointless?

The Functional Forest (Story)‘I knew it, I just fricken’ knew it,’ Ron muttered, and flicked on an additional bank of lights. The scene revealed itself, and his mouth g…

Door AjarToxic-Tony I called him.The zingers he flung at me on a regular basis cut, tore and ground like broken grass into my fragility. Another doo…

How to break two heartsI have my heart in my hands, ready to give it to my husband, whom I’ve always trusted, wanting him to have all of it, and I am blindfolded …

BobbyGlints of slatted sunlight reflected off the glass that protected a framed painting. A lamb standing on a hill’s green slope. Underneath it…

Under The Bridge“I want to spend some time with you this summer too, want to spend my life time loving you!” / “I really love you and want to spend whole l…

lies, all liesAnother stupendous stuff up under my belt. Some more self flagellation for the heck of it. Sometimes I embarrass myself from being so weak.

The Haunting of a PoltergeistWe heard a loud thump and something being dragged along the floor / bedroom brrrrr so cold and I’m sure I heard a moan / The stairs door r…

55 MINI-STORIES; 55 Words EachBirth, Death, Infidelity, Reincarnation, Puns, Nuns, Alien Abduction, Suicide, Jealousy, Revenge and Irony. This bunch of 55-word short sto…

Just Can’t Believe My EyesMy therapist says that at times he’d like to see me spend some time institutionalized.

Short Story Competition – The PassengerOn the outside I am unblemished – he demands perfection in everything. He is clever – there are so many ways to beat a person without leavi…

A Little JourneyIt is a little known fact, in the human world, that flowers are actually capable of intelligence…

Cast Off! by William C. Gladish

The War in Heaven (Story)‘Welcome to the presence of God,’ the voice boomed, and the scientist trembled quietly to himself. He hated these visits.

ColdIt was cold.

Happy Birthday: A letter to my LoveDrama-Filled! A heartfelt story that will touch your life…

Murder in Suburbia (ooh! cool title!)I thought I was losing it.

Irish Joke – “3 Pints of Guiness̶…Patrick walks into a bar in Dublin / Well now, I have two brodders / The barman admits that this is a nice custom

The Absence of YouIt was on my bed next to wrinkled sheets, a box, cardboard. I sat against the wall and ran my fingers along the cracks in the hardwood flo…

Birthday poem, age 28.The day life begins. / And for every year again. / Twenty eight of them now, / and such a lucky man. / How? / Enter this love. / Swooped in…

Fishface For Short by John Douglas

Obsession – Six Word Storyredbubble / redbubble / redbubble / redbubble / redbubble / redbubble

Eyes of a Star by William C. Gladish

LyraShe stopped in her tracks and lifted her head to look at me. „I’m looking out for the ants“, she stated, as if it was the most obvious thin…

The Odd SpotOn the same morning the local paper ran a story about a German bus-driver convicted of penetrating two golden retrievers, Kevin Miller chew…

A Cloning Of My Carit was a Policeman and the officer said / without paying for your petrol? / Police station …. and its you!

Full Stop! by William C. Gladish

Hold the Mayo by John Fish

NormaNorma finished her cereal as per always to the sounds of the ABC, the dose of morning news and current affairs combining with the bowl of f…

Ping Pong VThe man had lived in Despair for far to long now, walked it’s streets, knew it’s hills and valleys, dead ends, junctions and closed doors. …

Love StoryHer image appeared like a beheaded Juno in the mirror. Her body looked soft, incongruously so. Flesh that would split at the slightest pres…

Grieving For Mom by Ellen Hecht © 2011 All R…“I’d never gotten the last word in with that woman, ever. Here was my opportunity.”

Seduced By Moonlight by Anthea Slade

Incredible Invention No. 225“Congratulations, Professor! You’ve finally done it!!” / “Thanks J. I couldn’t have done it without your assistance.” / This invention will…

Cryptic Logic (Erotica)…Hey you were warned!NSFW

barter system“You are in financial difficulties, that coin you have in your clenched fist It isn’t worth much but I know how much this body is worth!” /…

Magic like that lasts foreverIt was a magic so powerful that it brings tears to my eyes just thinking about it.

You’re my Hope AngelShe left me without a word, and without a single tear, / The shock was so tremendous that I really couldn‘t bare!

The Girl in the Red Leather CoatNSFW

The House on the hillThere stood on a desolate mountain a windowless house with only a door. An autumn man as decrepit as the house dwelled within. One stormy n…

Kansas, 1934Look back across the years, and you will see us. See each moment as clear and self-contained as a raindrop before it hits the earth and me…

The Club (Story)‘Shit!’ she screamed. She hadn’t thought Julie would actually leave.

The Exuberance of YouthThe kids were coming. The sun hadn’t even set and he could see them filling the street, eager and excited, bouncing at the idea of bags of …

Leadership is Art by William C. Gladish

apokroyoyn“There is something more than that when a pair is attracted sentimentally, there exists a very powerful bond with each other”

Note from memory IIWe sat in the pub in silence. / And occasionally one of use would try to break it, how much she hated her boss, how much I needed to look f…

Timeline Shift‘Thus the life ends when the planet killers arrive. But everyone is too busy with the dance of chaos to perceive how close the moment…

Mary, Marie, How does your Garden Grow?A little tale about neighbours, gardening and the blood thirsty spirit of competition.

Addiction III – Six Word StoryBought Camera / Took Picture / HELP ME!

Sleep Deprivation by Polly Peacock

PracticalitiesDead? / Thoughts jumped rapidly through his head. Synapses quickly pushed aside denial and were replaced by scenes that now made perfect se…

The Story WeaverSurrounded by shimmering fibres, glittering threads, and in a cloud of colour the Story Weaver sits at her magnificent loom like a spider i…

Queen of the Dead‘I can’t believe you guys convinced me that this would be more fun than skiing!’ Holly shivered, wrapping her arms more tightly around her …

The Send Off“Maybe now you’ll believe me when I say you were popular.” I tell him as I arrange the flowers I’ve bought. Obby’s definitely not a flower…

Middle CLast Wednesday, I found a middle C on the footpath in the city. It looked dusty and worn. I wondered who lost the middle C…

The Frog TattooThe tattoo expanded and contracted like a big ol’ bull-frog.

First KissI spent most of my childhood alone. I had a step brother who was much older than me. He had to go to a mental hospital when I was five. …

Growing Up (Flash)Once upon a time the world was mine. With a snap of my fingers it would appear.

KleptomaniaCould you guess what she has stolen? / She left me astonished into silence when she stole my love! / She has stolen my life. / I never knew…

Jackson Harris by Adolph Hernandez

HolidayA river of frozen snow stretches before us. We run. The glorious, satisfying crunch rings in our ears as we crush hundreds of tiny ice-cath…

Social Sniping (Story)‘I’ve worked out a spot you could shoot someone from and get away without being seen,’ he said smugly. I looked at him carefully, weighing…

Mr BrownMr Brown winced a little as he climbed the stairs to the second floor. He had passed wind as well and hoped no-one would come by while the …

I’m Your Venus – ReduxThen I saw a vision of the two of them bargaining and negotiating over a set of craps dice that came up snake eyes. This was too heavy; th…

Otherworld beastsOtherworld beasts / Save me / From the tortured and the crestfallen / Hearts of the lonesome / The love in my soul / Decaying / Like dreame…

This One’s For You“It’s confirmed. The call came from the widow’s house.” Hawkman said.

Read All About It! (A short story)The widow Anna gets a nice surprise, lighting up her eternal gloom for a brief but pleasant moment…

COLOURING YOUR WORLD (the power of thought)I stared down through the darkened clouds at the twinkling lights below and then lifted my gaze up through the unbroken graduation of colou…

A Short Story by muz2142

Bully BoyGreg lied to uphold his dignity. The shame of it was more than he could endure. A lie was all he had.

Monday Afternoon PianoIt was in Mrs. McCall’s kitchen that I came face to face with my criminal tendencies.

My Salute To Sam“no one steals unattended baggage, it’s the over guarded things, these thieves are after” He’d said. He’s always full of unbeli…

Faith in Fifteen MinutesOh to live with no more fear from the enemy who seeks only to steal, kill and destroy! / What is your life worth today?

The Cow-girl ChickI saw a crazy guy on TV once, he sang a song called I put a spell on you. I had a girl put a spell on me, and as it turns out the spell wou…

Paper Cuts Deepest When It Is EmptyThis is a story of toil and dedication. / Of a young marriage and hopes and dreams. / Of sacrifice from a young man for the woman he loved,…

Mr Shaggy BonesCataclysmic force, red and orange elliptical fire balls on a black background. Flying fists, fury and grimacing faces set against the black…

A dream of nightI squinted my eyes, trying to make out its features, but it was too dark, I could not even see the shape of its face. The eyes moved forwar…

The Boy Who Lost His Laugh.There once lived a small and beautiful bird, so beautiful that words themselves could never describe her. She was a small delicate thing wh…

An Attack In A Cemetery – This Is a true st…Like a gentleman I asked if everything was ok and was told to “F**K off” / Police mentioned she shouted “You B*****d you’ve called the Pol…

In Oregon: roadside tree.A road sign gave us the information, pulling over would be important. “The oldest tree in Oregon.” I wanted to keep driving, two more ho…

Slash of orangeSweat joined with the swirls or red and strokes of black drying on the canvas face. The stench of oil and body fluids permeated the room, c…

Pink BalloonOn a day when heat warps into shimmering abstract and unmasked nakedness the only bearable state, a day in a red hot summer when the long a…

The HatchettsThe old gypsy woman’s face puckered like a prune through the sea of wrinkles in obvious distain as she handed over the amulet. “This should…

Men TalkA sand fly, large and black, landed on Dylan’s red nose and stung him. He slapped his nose. ‘Ouch!’ He shook his white hair, the colour o…

The Operation“What will your husband think?” / “Oh, he’s accepted it. He just wants me to be happy . . . ”

Memoirs of an Absurd Hero…these moments of my life I never forgot; were never erased from my mind; and despite the progression of time, would never cease to h…

MidsummerSummer solstice marked the very beginning. It seemed fitting to leave on such a significant day, all of us taking it as a good omen that ad…

Scouting the Way Ahead: A Beakface StoryLike a grey missile he whistled down, loving every second of the acceleration, thrilling as the yellow bird rushed up into his vision.

Manners Maketh ManA few years on, with an appalling lack of manners and tact, Tristan’s wife ran off with a young, sullen, stubble-faced writer.

KevinaliaThe expectant mother and her inspecting husband waited. / It had been an hour since they arrived and both felt anxious that the baby would …

Picture ThisHe had fallen victim to another woman’s beguiling smile. I didn’t like it one bit; I thought her dangerous to our relationship. In a moment…

QuakeIt’s Saturday morning, 9am. Dad gets me out of bed. / “Got a load for the tip. Get your boots on.” / I pull on an old shirt, jeans, walk …

Predicting DialogueI leaf through a magazine during the television show. One of those nighttime dramas she continues to watch though she mostly laughs at the…

Pink is the Wrong Colour for SuicideIt’s been one year since i held the razor to my wrist (ironically encased in a benign Daisy pink as well – apparently my black …

The Secret in the Wall (Part II)It’s quiet outside. The screaming and clamouring has died down. The knights and would-be-heroes have gone to sleep, only a few flicke…

That we metThat we met. / By coincidence or fate or fortune or whatever I don’t know. / But I do know it was at a café. A shared interest……

Unforgotten Pasts, Beautiful Presents and the Mys…This photograph was taken on the road from Point Reyes National Park to San Rafael, CA. / The Fence / Certain remnants of the past will alw…

Don’t Laugh, it’s TrueAnd that’s when it it hit me. / In that split second, I knew the sad, overwhelmingly obvious, now-clear-as-a-bell-why-listen-to-it-chime ir…

Bidding Wars (Hail Fellow comp entry)Many were itching to place a bid. The threat of a broken knee by Big Mikey stopped the itch more effectively than any powder ever could.

But No One Seems To UnderstandMy memory of life ……………. some has been taken away from me, / My mood swings are quite often ………. Their really challenging my personality! /…

Just For You MumWell Mum this little ode, sonnet or song, / I love you Mum with all my heart / thank you Mum, you’re the best Mum you are OK

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