Category: short stories
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Flash Fiction: The Lunch Date
The glass case over the pastry display was shattered, a masked goon moaning on the floor in front of it. Half the tables in the small cafe were overturned, broken plates and smashed sandwiches scattered across the tile. The rest of the customers had fled, and a terrified barista peeked…
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Short Story: The Monster with Many Eyes
We all have our monsters. Sometimes, we feel ashamed by them, but we shouldn’t let that stop us from asking for help fighting them. That’s the concept behind The Monster with Many Eyes, which is also a story about two girls beating the crap out of a monster. It appears…
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5 Short Stories About Witches (that you can read for free right now)
I’m going to be a witch this Halloween. I’ve got the hat and the black dress, and I just need to figure out my makeup. Witches have always been one my favorite paranormal beings. Maybe it’s the spells and potions or the feminist undertones. It could also be a side-effect…
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Short Story: Around the old Hawthorn Tree
Addison found the box one Sunday afternoon when her mom asked her to clean out the closet in the guest bedroom. It was a dusty old cardboard thing, and inside, she found a few notebooks with her late grandma’s name on the front and a beautiful silver necklace with a…
Kristen Brand 