I Suppose I Could Find Reasons To Hate You by Zary Fekete
“I just remembered I bought a lottery ticket today,” she said.
“But you said there would be no more of that,” he said. [...]
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Short Fiction and Poetry
Burger Place by Rick Kast
As the restaurants began to open up after the pandemic, I found myself craving something really basic: a burger with fries. [...]
Shortlist Saturdays: Rites of Blossom and Thorn by Sarah Royston
They call it blackthorn winter, this spring that isn’t spring. I brave the bitter sleet and go to the Common. [...]
Dragon In The Mirror by Lisa Borkovich
I awoke that morning, just like every other morning. Got out of bed, put my feet into my Birkenstocks, and shuffled blindly [...]
Without Sleep by Kathy Pawluk
When you don’t sleep, your senses become intensified. You hear a pin drop. Something moves…just a fraction…but you see it. [...]
Shortlist Saturdays: Netherworld by Frances Boyle
Mia had fretted for weeks, wondering if James had gotten involved in something illegal, maybe even organized crime [...]
Where's Suzie by Maxine Flam
It was a cold and rainy day, my birthday was. October 13th. I turned seven but there were no celebrations [...]
The Foreboding by Dave Cuzzolina
Several days of soul-searching and wavering finally convinced Colin Finch he had to tell his wife. Deep down he knew it all along. [...]
Shortlist Saturdays: Saint Kinga by Zary Fekete
“She’ll appear,” said Tomi. He looked up at the portrait at the front of the sanctuary. “Mother Zsuzsa said she would.” [...]
Hear From You by Kim Morton
I decided it was worth it – you were worth it – when I moved the last hundred dollars from my savings to my chequing [...]
My Last Dream by Dennis Stein
I awoke with a start. No idea what the time was, only that it was still dark outside the bedroom windows, and the room was dark [...]
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 [...]
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. [...]
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