Found 1271 stories.
My Heart is a Quadratic Equation
Jan 4, 2019 · 1,568 words (6 minutes) · 1 like
Even mad scientists need love.
Every tear unshed
Jan 4, 2019 · 1,086 words (4 minutes)
A story of latch-key kids, enchanted statues and what to do with wishes
Exit Strategy
Jan 3, 2019 · 4,382 words (16 minutes)
“Exit Strategy” is Ocean’s Eleven meets High Fantasy. What happens when a dwarf, a mage, and a thief conspire to steal a dragon’s horde? The same things that always happen during a heist: complications, quick improvisation, and double crosses. Oh, and did I mention the dragon?
Keep It Short
Jan 3, 2019 · 2,525 words (10 minutes)
For a while I worked as a journalist for a suburban newspaper. "Keep It Short" was inspired by that job, though, of course, the characters are pure fiction... well, maybe impure fiction. I was trying for a kind of sardonic realism, and in subsequent stories featuring the main character, the push of the stories became more crime-related, weirder and more fictitious. I'm now working on a novel set in this milieu.
The Shadow Over My Dorm Room
Jan 2, 2019 · 3,965 words (15 minutes) · 2 likes
A modern-day Miskatonic University student sees only the best in his roommate in this Lovecraftian humor story.
Lady Marmalade's Special Place in Hell (a Picaresque Burlesque of the Nether Realms)
Jan 2, 2019 · 4,826 words (18 minutes)
Stuck navigating an afterlife she doesn't believe in and struggling to rescue those dearest to her, a drag queen takes over a small piece of Hell and redecorates in her own image.
The First Trebuchet on Mars
Jan 2, 2019 · 2,326 words (9 minutes) · 3 likes
Life is hard in a Mars research colony, but there's still downtime and plenty of boredom, which is why Jill Cooper built the first trebuchet catapult on Mars.
In Which Archibald Wiggers Deeply Regrets His Second Trip to Manfred Mussholm's Curio Shop in the Woods
Jan 2, 2019 · 2,050 words (8 minutes)