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Stories in Fiction that you’ll love, handpicked by our team.

Sail On, Silver Girl
I was still mad about it, all these years later. I was barely an adult, and only thinking about boys, partying, and occasionally studying. I know, quite a change, isn’t it? I swear, the universe laughs, and the Deity feeds and thrives on the irony produced by our efforts.
By Meredith Harmona day ago in Fiction
We Needed a Third
The asphalt burned through our sandals and cheap Converse soles, heat rising in waves that made the air shimmer. The only place where we could find some relief was the library.
By Imola Tóth3 days ago in Fiction
The Walk. Runner-Up in The Rule Everyone Knows Challenge.
You can do this. You can totally do this. You made it this far. Her own steps, echoing on the encased pebbles that made up the sidewalk, were making her uneasy. Lisa clutched her hands around the stroller's handle. Her knuckles flashed white.
By Sasha Desideri10 days ago in Fiction
Time Bomb. Content Warning.
Theresa hobbled forward like a broken clock. Tick…tick tock, tock, tick… She thought about the events in her young life that had brought her to this moment. What was the ticking bomb that pushed her over the edge?
By Julie Lacksonen5 days ago in Fiction
April Fool's Ode
Rules are meant to be followed. Rules are meant to be broken. This was the schizophrenic world in which Ode had found himself.
By Katherine D. Graham10 days ago in Fiction
The Portrait of Matteo
Seventeen-year-old Manny got off a public bus at a busy intersection in downtown Philadelphia. When the bus released its brakes and passed his narrow view, he checked whether the art museum across the street was still there. He had been visiting it every day that week but wondered for a second the veracity of its presence. Now, the spring sun betrayed its gray highlights, giving it a warm glow.
By Paul Aaron Domenick9 days ago in Fiction
Bacon. Content Warning.
Satan, laughing, spreads his wings. He launches into an atmosphere riddled with smoke, soot, and ash. He feels the radiation from a thousand fallen nukes. For humanity, it’s certain death. For him, it’s like bathing in a sauna. He laughs again at the thought.
By C. Rommial Butler7 days ago in Fiction
How to Break a Monstrous Curse
1. Extraction - remove yourself from all sources of conflict; the birthplace of curses. A week before your eighteenth birthday, your mother will sit you down and tell you not to panic, “there’s something you need to know—”
By Lauren Everdell9 days ago in Fiction
When Tickets Go on Sale
From our bedroom upstairs, my husband drops something heavy on the floor, forcing my attention away from the laptop screen.
By Kera Hollow7 days ago in Fiction
Cerebral Venom
I’m sensitive to energies and sure, some would call me a freak, weirdo, I’ve even been called a pyscho but I’ve always known who I really was in the back of my mind.
By Latoya M.D7 days ago in Fiction
Swan
“During the Metal Age, humans took photographs of everything beautiful, which was everything, yet machines did not even wear shoes. The Fauxna thought of a better way. They colored all of the light rose, for a corrupted source cannot be verified.” - Origin Parable, 011
By Nicky Frankly10 days ago in Fiction
Grace. Winner in The Rule Everyone Knows Challenge.
“Caroline, Zach! Dinner’s ready!” my mother called up the stairs. I marched down and took my place at the table. “Wash your hands, dear,” my mother said.
By Bride of Sound9 days ago in Fiction