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Short Tales
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Short Tales
Red Roof
Red Roof
A story of young love looking out the window — and not really seeing anything
Lucas Grochot
Sep 1
24 Years Later
24 Years Later
His eyes were narrow because he had used his ocular sense very little in his many years underground.
Thu Rein
Aug 25
The Echo of Iron and Ash
The Echo of Iron and Ash
Closure finds you if you’re lucky
Ani Eldritch
Aug 18
The Father of All Fishes
The Father of All Fishes
This man has a large, sharp knife. It is not for you.
Thu Rein
Aug 11
Hades on a Subway
Hades on a Subway
Charon and the queen in exile
Ani Eldritch
Aug 11
The Birds Sound Weird
The Birds Sound Weird
The asteroid’s getting closer every day and all Dad wants to do is play one last game of tennis as a family. He called me over when he…
CG Miller
Aug 6
Beyond the Shards.
Beyond the Shards.
Staring into a mirror and speaking into a phone, his hollow speech rang out with an illusion of weight, only to be swallowed by a deafening…
Ben McDonald
Jul 25
The Probability of Shadows
The Probability of Shadows
On second chances
Ani Eldritch
Jul 16
A Very Long Way
A Very Long Way
Appearances can be deceiving
Charity Kilbourn
Jun 23
Swallow
Swallow
I just swallowed. Again, already? Did enough saliva build-up to justify? Two back-to-back swallows have me struggling on the third. About…
CG Miller
Apr 27
Pretty Boy P…
Pretty Boy P…
Inspired by police brutality against the gay community in 1980’s Leicester, UK
StartledEgg
Mar 17
What Not to Do as a Wizard at Christmas
What Not to Do as a Wizard at Christmas
When Merlin saw who was calling, he immediately regretted his decision not to disappear. He excused himself making it clear that the call…
Haley Day
Dec 17, 2023
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