Shortlist Saturdays: I'm In This Story And I Don't Like It by Melissa Ridley Elmes
Listen, I know this whole thing is going to sound crazy as all get out but bear with me. The thing you need to know is [...]
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Stories
Join Us by Lauren Farmer
“I knew when we met that you’d be perfect. I’m about to give you the opportunity of a lifetime,” [...]
The Starer by Carys Crossen
Every night, unfailing. Regular as a metronome, he would peer in, eyes as pale as mushrooms and blank as boiled eggs. [...]
The Old Leather Suitcase by Sugar De Santo
Disappeared. Without a trace. Without a reason. People vanish, without notice.
There was an old medium-sized dark leather suitcase [...]
Shortlist Saturdays: A Blind Eye by Christopher Butt
Casey Johnson stared at the old three-storey house and shuddered. The light from the full moon cast a sinister shadow over the estate.[...]
Danger Noodle by Melissa Ridley Elmes
What at first appeared to be a thick green vine clinging to the trunk of the ancient tree past which she was walking [...]
Rusty by Richard Krause
When at first Rusty the Poodle got hit with a golf ball, everyone ran up wobbly to him [...]
Klarkie's Christmas by Ernest Youhouse
Of all the characters that inhabit my childhood memories, few have reached the prominence of Klark Lionel Elyon Gold. He was mute [...]
Shortlist Saturdays: Onesie by JP Relph
She’s trapped in a crush of clothes at the front of the thrift store -“JUST IN!”, like snippets of breaking news. [...]
Take Me Out by William Falo
My boyfriend Kyle and I were big fans of horror movies. So, when my parents went to Italy for two weeks, I was in my glory [...]
Cold Fire by Melissa Pleckham
The first time Bridget saw the flames flicker to life on the far dark shore of the lake that bordered her home, Hagan had already been [...]
Something Forgotten by John Timm
5:30 p.m. Dark already. And cold. Just want to get home, enjoy a glass of wine, eat something, put on my pajamas, watch TV or a movie [...]
Fertilizer by Langdon L. Lytle
The familiar sound of the dial-up modem bleated into the kitchen from across the house. Emmitt turned the volume knob up [...]
Together We Stand by Danila Botha
I don’t remember how we met. Everyone says it was in preschool, but I couldn’t tell you what we said to each other [...]
Hold Me But Please Don't Let Me Fall Asleep by Jack Franks
I remembered the room because of its blaring lack of remarkability. The bed was blue, the couch light blue. The rug was also light blue[...]
The Secret by Maxine Flam
Raina went out to play with her friends as she did every day after school. She was a precocious seven-year-old [...]
Chasing The Wind by Ali Arya
“This is going to be a good day for you,” the wind told him. “Can you smell it?”
The man looked at the trees quietly for a while. [...]
Take Me to Church by Courtenay Gillett
From the first moment I saw her, I knew she was different; knew she was trouble. Not in the way the other girls I’d known were trouble [...]
30 Pearls by Rohan Clifford
“It looks like a giraffe.” Rod’s arm snaked across her shoulders, guiding her to the topiary shrub signifying the end of the path. [...]
If You Had Just Made Me Happy by Katie Cossette
Blood drips down my ivory dress—it might as well be a tablecloth now. Here lies my beloved fiance, my husband-to-never-be [...]
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