Category: Short Stories
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Romy pulled her old, mud-splashed boots from the basket by the back door, a familiar scent of damp earth and hay clinging to them. The farm had always been her […]
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“Mama Anya, can you tell us about the tower again?” The little family had just finished dinner. As was their custom, the children had run to their great-grandmother’s tent. Little […]
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Jerry’s flat was a testament to his suspended ambition. Bookshelves sagged under the weight of unread paperbacks. Half-drunk coffee mugs formed fossilized rings on his desk, amidst stacks of half-filled […]
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A profound, intimidating silence reigned within the halls.They held the accumulated knowledge of humanity, gleaned from every corner of the known world. Each scroll and parchment was a hushed testament […]
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Michael was strapped into the passenger seat of a roaring race car. His fingers dug into the leather as the world outside blurred past at terrifying speeds. The driver beside […]
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“I’m the fastest!” bleated Pipkin, the eldest of the kid goats, his tiny hooves a blur as he zipped around and over his siblings. “Quiet! I’m the strongest!” retorted Poppy, […]
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The city of Atheria shimmered beneath a perpetual twilight, the sky a canvas of soothing periwinkle hues. Elegant buildings, all in harmonious shades of lavender, lilac, and mauve, stretched towards […]
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Mr. Bellamy awoke with a customary sigh in his mansion of now three decades. Every morning was about the same, with 50,400 in his account each time. The numbers on […]
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Paradise is lost. Two guardians stand watch, as a forbidden power rises, threatening to consume all of creation.
