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Run by several creative writers, this publication is Medium’s home to short stories, web-novels, drabbles, and other creative work. We also share writing prompts, and stories about the craft of writing, as well other author advice!
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A Drabble a Day 32: Drabbleraker
A Drabble a Day 32: Drabbleraker
A Drabble a Day words for 8/19–8/25
Grim Flandango
Aug 19
Butter Fly or Flutter By
Butter Fly or Flutter By
A My Granddaddy Stories Drabble
DW Davis
Aug 19
This is the End
This is the End
Part 11 — Bad Seeds
AmyLee, Writer || Fiction, Personal Essays, Poetry
Aug 18
Drabble Review: Real Bad Things by Kelly J. Ford
Drabble Review: Real Bad Things by Kelly J. Ford
My impressions in a nutshell
Jay C Wells
Aug 18
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Short Stories
Polly’s Freedom
Polly’s Freedom
He Thought He Understood Her
S.J. Frederick
Aug 12
Moon Over Sea
Moon Over Sea
A horror story
E.A. Colquitt
Aug 11
As the Waves Rolled In
As the Waves Rolled In
Rick finds himself deep in thought
Greg Fewer
Aug 11
Impulse
Impulse
A short story
Maisie Archer
Aug 9
Serial Fiction
Lander — Part Eight
Lander — Part Eight
Flying and Landing
Ulf Wolf
Aug 17
Going Home — Song of Arventis, Final Chapter
Going Home — Song of Arventis, Final Chapter
After falling in battle, Arventis awakes in a precarious situation, and settles his fate.
Riley Helm
Aug 16
The Last Battle — Song of Arventis, Part Fourteen
The Last Battle — Song of Arventis, Part Fourteen
A bard finds himself swept up in an ambush, unarmed but for his lute.
Riley Helm
Aug 16
Sisters and Other Liars, Part Eleven
Sisters and Other Liars, Part Eleven
Secrets and sacrifices in an unforgiving small town
Maisie Archer
Aug 14
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