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Short Story Library - Free online short story magazine | December 20th 2009 by Casey Quinn
On some nights in the lambent, moonlit air shadows of tall pines and burial mounds seem to dance and move volitionally all along the mountain. They tumble and chase one another like children or young animals at play. There are stories that tell of th read more
Pardon the lateness of this fiction
Surface Tension | December 19th 2009 by Thom Gabrukiewicz
I've been terribly busy. And this has been rumbling away in the cortex of my brain pan.Love ChildUncle Tupelo was playing on the car stereo when she broke down, spilled the news in a choke of snot and tears.The baby wasn’t mine.Sudden heat flushes read more
Flash Friday
Surface Tension | December 18th 2009 by Thom Gabrukiewicz
OK, so I'm thinking of dumping Video Friday for Flash Friday and doing some creative writing. We'll see.But here's a slip of fiction:Invite“You’re not the man I though you were,” she cried through an expensive silk hanky.“Excuse me?”“That read more
Flash Fiction: Fluffy's Christmas Toys
Dandelyon's Worlds | December 18th 2009 by Deirdre Murphy
Fluffy lay on the couch, licking the last of the possum blood off of her feet, and watching her human put shiny things on a dead pine tree. She was exhausted. Going out every full moon and hunting something big enough to sate a werewolf’s app read more
#FridayFlash: Shy Cowboy
J. Dane Tyler's Fiction Blog | December 18th 2009 by J. Dane Tyler
This is another exercise in character study; this time, I’m attempting to portray awkwardness and embarrassment, shyness and nerves. Please feel free to let me know how you like it, what works, what doesn’t, etc. Thanks for the read! UPDA read more
One Up
The Other Aaron | December 18th 2009 by Aaron Polson
Two men lock stares across a worn table; both of their faces mottled with stubble and sweat, one wearing a green Pioneer cap. A buck knife sticks from the pocked table top. The crowd circling them, most with sewn-on name tags, grease stains, and brea read more
Airport Flash Fiction Challenge: Skyler Hobbs and the Man Who Cou…
Davy Crockett's Almanack of Mystery, Adventure and The Wild… | December 17th 2009
.“Watson, look!” Skyler Hobbs pointed over my shoulder, his eyes distended. “That woman is a man!”“The name’s Wilder,” I reminded him. “Jason Wilder.” Careful not to look, I turned him around and aimed him toward the airport securit read more
Wednesday's Three Word Wednesday
Surface Tension | December 16th 2009 by Thom Gabrukiewicz
The words over at Three Word Wednesday are bleak, hiccup and queer.Time MachineI return from the university to find my parents have converted my room into a massive time machine.Orange power cords run everywhere, to every wall socket and snake down t read more
"On the River" at Burst Literary Ezine
Kevin Gendreau | December 16th 2009
My flash fiction story, "On the River" is one of the ten stories just published in the Winter 2010 issue of Burst Literary Ezine. Burst is first literary magazine designed for mobile devices.Here's a link to the Winter 2010 issue and here's a direc read more
‘Works every time’ at Blink|Ink
MissUnderstood | December 15th 2009 by Jelena Vencl Ohlrogge
My story Works every time is published on Blink|Ink. The story is about 50 words long. It is about insomnia and one way to cure it. Posted in Microfiction, Published elsewhere Tagged: Blink Ink, Flash fiction, insomnia, Microfiction, published, st read more
Guaranteed Happiness (again)
Diary of a Heretic | December 15th 2009 by Kathleen Maher
Here’s Diary of a Heretic’s all time readers’ favorite: My family called me, “Pris,” which I hated. It bothered me until I was thirteen and Felicity sauntered into our humdrum classroom, after being expelled from some top echelon school. Wi read more
Stuff Those Stockings!
leftbrainwrite | December 14th 2009 by Linda Simoni Wastila
There's still some time to boost this year's economy, and what better way than buying a book for your favorite curmudgeon -- or yourself. Here's my top ten picks published this year.Indy Debut Fiction--Peter Selgin marries schizophrenia, filmography, read more
A journey of many colors (end)
BluAmaryllis | December 14th 2009 by Maryse Godet Copans
The house is too small. When they first moved in she needed to walk from one room to the other to fully soak up the space around her. The walls were white and bare. The few pieces of furniture brought over from their small apartment could not keep th read more
Sunday Scribblings, Brave
Surface Tension | December 13th 2009 by Thom Gabrukiewicz
This one is from the archives, but fits the Sunday Scribbling prompt of "Brave."Maternal Warrior My mother stands at the sink peeling potatoes, her navy pantsuit protected by an apron that has happy yellow gingham ruffles sewn on, when I burst thro read more
Betrayal
My Random Thoughts | December 13th 2009 by Reema
Payal loved her Suresh Uncle. He used to give her chocolates and dolls! Yet, somehow she felt scared walking down that dark alley with him to meet some other Uncles. Suddenly Payal woke up. Its been 5 years. She still dreamed about that alley everyda read more
Flash Fiction : Light Years (14/100)
Spellmaking | December 12th 2009 by Simon Kewin
... No ... Light Years is a work of flash fiction. In fact it is the slowest piece of flash-fiction ever written. In real-time its one hundred words would take exactly 10,000 years to recount. Because of the limitations of a normal human life read more
Going in Hope
Very Short Novels | December 12th 2009 by davidbdale
Where we live, the troopers are always on call, even if their kids are in the patrol car with them on their way to the shoe store. I’m twenty minutes out, is all Mom said to the dispatcher, but I could tell from the road we took she wouldn’t be d read more
A Saturday burst of fiction
Surface Tension | December 12th 2009 by Thom Gabrukiewicz
And it came out all tender and sweet. Huh.InstrumentHer wish was that their daughter be introduced to music. She’d told him her hope, her desire, clutching his hands tight as the cancer coursed through her body.Their daughter had reached an age tha read more
Flash Fiction: Coyote's Explanation
Dandelyon's Worlds | December 11th 2009 by Deirdre Murphy
So, a few weeks back there was this news story about a coyote who got himself stuck in the grille of a car.Andysabetwordsmith asked how Coyote was going to explain that to Raven and Jackrabbit.Raven! Jackrabbit! I'm so glad to see you!It was a nice, read more
Armour-Plated Rooftops
The Other Aaron | December 11th 2009 by Aaron Polson
Ralphie peered from a tiny chink in the boarded window with the shotgun in his right hand."What'er they doin'?" Nichole asked. Hunkered behind an overturned table across the room, she clutched a Berreta like a lover."Dunno. They're all milling around read more
FridayFlash - The Tree
Gloria Oliver's Blog | December 11th 2009 by Gloria Oliver
Miaka sensed immediately that something in her kingdom had changed. There was a new scent filtering through the house -- one that spoke of nature and outside. It sent a tingle through her furry frame, awakening primal instincts. She scurried to th read more
#FridayFlash: Western-Fantasy Vignette 2
J. Dane Tyler's Fiction Blog | December 11th 2009 by J. Dane Tyler
He stood under the salmon sky while the wind slapped denim, skin, hair. She faced away toward the road, skirt flapping over broken dust-colored boots. Her coat ruffled in the thin air. Her locks tattered as she held them captive beneath the hat she p read more
dyke writing
Stuff Dykes Like | December 10th 2009 by ulla kelly
cyberpunk / speculative fiction - infinity sideways read more
Flash – Orb Chapter Two
Tumblemoose Writing Productions | December 10th 2009 by George Angus
From: http://www.mssl.ucl.ac.uk/www_plasma/visitors/aurora.php He hesitated, then slowly reached his hands into the fading light of the strange globe that fell from the sky. As his hands penetrated the ethereal light, Francois felt a warmth spread read more
Wednesday's Three Word Wednesday
Surface Tension | December 9th 2009 by Thom Gabrukiewicz
The prompt words over at Three Word Wednesday are grave, lithe and offend.Meat LockerSmoke hangs over her head, gray storm clouds building each time she exhales a lungful of air.Despite the baggy clothing, she’s lithe, slick, boyish. She hides her read more
Enough!
My Random Thoughts | December 9th 2009 by Reema
My first attempt at writing a 55er fiction. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Sneha was happy and at peace. At last Rahul was over his ex-gf. They were on yet another date to finalize the details of their marriage next week. Rahul went to the men read more
Need your eyes and SyFy review
Science Fiction and Other ODDysseys | December 9th 2009 by Ann Wilkes
Getting over a cold. Yes just a cold. And I didn't even get a flu shot. A friend of mine sent me a series of videos of this Dr. Baylock on the flu vaccine. Look at his surroundings. Yeah. If I were him I would invest in a projector screen or folding read more
The Poll is Still Open
Dandelyon's Worlds | December 9th 2009 by Deirdre Murphy
I'd still like to hear from you which of my flash fiction posted here is your favorite!Here's the poll! read more
Just As Every Cop Is A Criminal
The Truth Is Far From Here | December 7th 2009
Bianca is my least favorite of the girls that I drive for. She listens to ‘electronica’ and carries on a cellophane-hidden persona that is supposedly wiser than you and imperceptible to the flaws and fears that plague all of our species. read more
A Journey of Many Colors (part 4)
BluAmaryllis | December 7th 2009 by Maryse Godet Copans
She’s watching “Charmed” on DVD. It’s her favorite show. Piper, Paige, and Phoebe have just killed the Source!! Yes!! After a long battle against the source of all evil, the deed is finally done. Good has triumphed!! Her children join her; th read more
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