Fiction

Save One Bullet. Top Story - August 2023.
Shaking myself back to life after my near miss with death and prison, I checked on my phone for motels in the area and found three that looked promising. The closest one was the ‘Rest Inn’. It was five minutes away from my location, so I drove past it, quickly. Ugh. Nope. Not while I still had working credit cards.
By Tina D'Angelo3 years ago in Chapters
A Moment Of Passion
The warm summer air filled Michael's lungs as he inhaled deeply, taking in the peaceful beauty of the night. Standing on his back porch, he savoured this precious moment of tranquilly before heading inside.
By Chelsea Rose3 years ago in Chapters
Meth Zombies 2
Read Meth Zombies 1 here <<<<<<< Two weeks had passed since the beginning of the zombie outbreak, and Lisa and Mike hadn’t left their house except to forage for food. She had been babysitting her son’s children the day it started, and her son and his wife joined them shortly after. Other than them, she hadn’t seen anyone else in her family, let alone her friends, since before it all started.
By Mother Combs3 years ago in Chapters
Healing Hearts
Chapter One: The Call of the Heart: Exploring the Urge to Connect Meka had always been a firm believer in the power of destiny. As a child, she would gaze at the stars, wondering if somewhere out there, her soulmate was looking at the same sky. She felt an inexplicable yearning, a call deep within her heart that whispered of a connection yet to be made.
By Halie Cox3 years ago in Chapters
Titan's Daughter
Previous Chapter 12 hours ago: Persephone slammed the bathroom door with a force that startled a girl who had just exited. Thick chunks of crimson sauce dripped down her face, and a chaotic tangle of spaghetti strands cascaded onto her yellow flowery dress.
By William Saint Val3 years ago in Chapters
A Lasting Storm
Growing up in Wisconsin, Jim had ideas about the future. There were things he wanted to do, experience, and enjoy. There were eons of reality between Jim and those aspirations becoming a reality. Yet, Jim would still give it his best shot.
By Jason Ray Morton 3 years ago in Chapters
Detective Andy Cooper, undercover Secret agent
Prompt You are invited to guess the identity of the guilty party at the end of the episode. The answer will be revealed in the following episode. If you choose, write a short story of your own naming yourself "Detective (insert name) Whodunnit" to solve the case yourself, explain your pick of villain for the ending of this episode. Post it here. Good luck! Winner will get a 😘.
By Novel Allen3 years ago in Chapters
I Told Sunset About You
Every morning, after the dark night gives a message that there is still some light is left after the dark. It tells that no matter how much you suffer, you will find ease at some point. Every day is not a same day, it has something different from the previous one. Some people find peace in the late hours of night. I think that after midnight when everyone is fallen asleep, my time has begun. I get up late night although they have same routine everyday. Early morning duty calls, work, travelling and stuff like the other people
By Bella3 years ago in Chapters
The Whispering Winds of Courage
In a world where the ordinary and extraordinary intertwine, there lived a young artist named Elijah. He was not a stranger to the canvas, yet he shied away from the bold strokes that could breathe life into his art. A whisper of fear had nestled itself deep within him, casting shadows over his every attempt to express his inner world.
By magic.eth3 years ago in Chapters
The Awakening Dreamer
In a realm where reality and the ethereal intersect, nestled within the embrace of a distant village, lived a young woman named Maya. Her eyes, often lost in contemplation, held the glimmer of worlds unseen, for Maya was no ordinary soul; she was an awakening dreamer.
By magic.eth3 years ago in Chapters
Bridge To The Moon: The Return
(In which it’s time for our well-travelled Earthling to head for home.) Great-great-great-great-great-great-granddad: I had mixed feelings about it being time to head back home to Earth. I was both happy and sad to be leaving the Moon. I didn’t know if I would ever return, and, as things have turned out, two hundred odd years later, I haven’t as yet - I probably never will now. At the same time, I was glad to be heading home.
By Nicholas Edward Earthling3 years ago in Chapters
Bridge To The Moon: The Lunar Tour
(In which our intrepid traveller and friends are acquainted with many of the wonders of the moon.) Great-great-great-great-great-great-granddad: After breakfast the next day we started our six week tour of the Moon. It sounds like a long tour, but when you consider that it’s a tour of an entire heavenly body, it’s not that long really. There was still plenty that we didn’t see!
By Nicholas Edward Earthling3 years ago in Chapters