Found 1271 stories.
Jan 4, 2019 · 1,568 words (6 minutes) · 1 like
Even mad scientists need love.
Jan 4, 2019 · 1,086 words (4 minutes)
A story of latch-key kids, enchanted statues and what to do with wishes
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?
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.
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.
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.
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.
Jan 2, 2019 · 2,050 words (8 minutes)