Literary Fiction stories
Found 206 stories tagged 'Literary Fiction'.
Book of Changes
Mar 6, 2019 · 1,447 words (6 minutes) · 27 views
The I Ching (Book of Changes) is an ancient Eastern oracle that reveals the future in hexagrams of six solid or broken lines. But sometimes the future is a terrible thing. (This story was first published in Japan 20 years ago.)
Illegal Citizens
Mar 6, 2019 · 3,105 words (12 minutes) · 20 views
Literary Fiction Science Fiction
First published in "More Alternative Truths" edited by Bob Brown and Phyllis Irene Radford, this story sprang from an as yet unfullfilled campaign promise. What is the true purpose of Mr. Trumps wall.
Neither Fishing nor Mending Nets chapter 7
Mar 6, 2019 · 1,454 words (6 minutes) · 41 views
Humor Literary Fiction Alcoholism disabled lead character banter
In which trouble is waiting in the drivers seat for Alice. This is chapter seven of a larger work, which deals with a disabled young woman in a rural community and the people she comes to know once she leaves home. This will update fortnightly.
The Boy Who Loved Clouds
Mar 5, 2019 · 7,717 words (29 minutes) · 21 views
Fantasy Literary Fiction Magical Realism erotic in a wholesome sort of way
Adyahksa Samahita left India as an aspiring writer and returns as an acclaimed but jaded darling of the literary world ... and a writer who has run out of stories to tell. Out in the countryside of Uttar Pradesh, he meets someone or something that challenges everything he thought he knew about writing and life. This story first appeared in Amazing Stories and was later anthologized in Best Erotic Fantasy, edited by Cecilia Tan.
Rideshare
Mar 3, 2019 · 2,352 words (9 minutes)
Literary Fiction rideshare death Magical Realism jen knox fiction short fiction Fantasy Satire
"Am I dead?” “You should be so lucky. All this craziness going on in your world.” As she spoke, a child who looked like Peter from The Snowy Day, the first book I remember reading, ran alongside us on the street in his red suit.
Pop Rocks
Mar 2, 2019 · 1,893 words (7 minutes) · 1 like · 2 views
Horror Literary Fiction Satire Science Fiction Bitter Suites nano meds renewable death recreational suicide
This is the first chapter for Suite and Sour, the sequel to Bitter Suites, a 2018 Bram Stoker Awards® finalist. Like the last book, it all starts with our "Pop" guy at the Bitter Suites, a hotel that specializes in renewable death experiences. He's found a church with meetings at the hotel. They seek to experience resurrection in an immediate way. Of course, there are limitations... but "Popped" finds a work-around. All for the greater good?
Metaphorosis
Feb 24, 2019 · 2,582 words (10 minutes) · 2 views
Literary Fiction Science Fiction
Never change, sweetheart. Not into that.
Neither Fishing nor Mending Nets chapter 6
Feb 20, 2019 · 2,062 words (8 minutes) · 29 views
Time to hit the gym! This is chapter six of a larger work, which deals with a disabled young woman in a rural community and the people she comes to know once she leaves home. This will update fortnightly.
The Purest Art
Feb 19, 2019 · 813 words (3 minutes) · 27 views
A derelict part of town. A strange house where the rich and elite come to view The Purest Art.
