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June 23, 2026

General Stories Thomas Turner

Lucky Number Seven

1995- Sonny and Candy have been in Iowa for a few years now. He makes a list of his lucky number seven friends 1-Pastor Joseph F Wall (Pastor of Christ of King Church .River landing city.) 2-Dennis Mason(general manager of hills mall. Also Captain of the Iowa…

June 23, 2026

Flash Fiction Matias Travieso-Diaz

The Fawn In The Forest

So they walked on together through the wood, Alice with her arms clasped lovinglyround the soft neck of the Fawn, till they came out into another open field, and herethe Fawn gave a sudden bound into the air, and shook itself free from Alice's…

June 14, 2026

Horror Stories Paula Bernstein

Midnight Snack

I have always preferred to stalk my victims in the winter. I love the early sunsets and the long chill nights which allow a long foreplay to the final ecstasy of sinking my teeth into that vulnerable place, feeling my mouth fill with the gush of warm juice.…

June 07, 2026

Romance Stories Linda Boroff

Charlotte's Law

Charlotte always arrived at work half an hour early. She left her apartment at 7:15 each morning, brown bag in hand, to wait beside a car rental agency for the 7:22 Wilshire Boulevard bus, a tall, broad-beamed secretary with plump knees in miniskirt and high…

June 07, 2026

Fantasy Stories Matias Travieso-Diaz

Aurora’s Blemish

A storm tests the strength of roots, not the beauty of leaves. Aloo Denish Obiero Once upon a time there was a king whose domains extended far and wide, making him the envy of his neighbors. All was well with him save for a lingering misfortune: the queen had…

June 07, 2026

Horror Stories Nicholas Kellogg

Playtime With Lolly Polly

Emily sat in her red Subaru afraid that when her wheels touched the curb it had torched their integrity. She looked down at her phone— that same background photo of her and mom posing at the bottom of some mountain they’d climbed long ago, looking back. Her…

June 07, 2026

General Stories Marvel Chukwudi Pephel

The Wondrous Life of Evelyn Sawyer

It is simply beautiful, like the sight of butterflies on yellow leaves, to have the gift of imagination. It is simply, even undoubtedly, a largely held notion – unless you were born on some other planet – that babies should cry when they come. But Evelyn…

June 07, 2026

Horror Stories Tom Kropp

The Wendigo’s Disciple

The wendigo exploded out of the underbrush in a rush that human eyes could barely follow. Seven year old Robert watched out the window of his cabin in horrified disbelief. The wendigo resembled a cross between some kind of bipedal dark demon and deer with…

June 07, 2026

General Stories Thomas Turner

Living Life On Life's Terms

Written by Thomas Turner. Dictated by Richard Turner. Advised by Curt Chown Sonny is talking to Curt and Tom about his family. Curt says ‘You can't undo the past. Look at your life now. You did a lot of great things. You have a wife, kids and friends. You…

May 18, 2026

Horror Stories Tom Kropp

Chupacabra Demon Hunt

“It’s the Chupacabra,” Andres declared while glancing warily around the grassy range under the pale moonlight. Dan frowned as he studied his dead goat. It was the fifth goat he’d found in the past weeks with two messy puncture wounds in the neck and very…

May 18, 2026

Fantasy Stories Charles E.J Moulton

Corners Of A Spiritual Room

When Juliet met Annabelle Lee, almost all they could talk about was the Mona Lisa. Was she really Francesco del Giocondo's wife, or was Mona actually Leonardo? His mother? Or someone completely different? “Well,” Juliet countered, “you know it was actually…

May 18, 2026

General Stories Matias Travieso-Diaz

Three Autumnal Tales

I. Changes Pass Eighty By the time you’re 80 years old you’ve learned everything. You only have to remember it. I often say that the life of a human is like an American football game. During the first quarter (ages 0 to 20) one grows, develops, matures,…