Microfiction

Playing Cards with Death
In a game against Death, she was dealt a hand empty of winners. Faced with losing it all, she gambled and said, “Hey Death, I’m all in. The winner takes it all.”
By R.S. Sillanpaa3 years ago in Fiction
Fiction?
Monday 12 October, 7.30pm 434 Bakersfield Avenue "911, what's your emergency?" "It's...it's my husband...I think he's going to..."
By Paul Stewart3 years ago in Fiction
Killer Heels
You stagger across the hallway. Killer heels on your feet and vodka on your breath. You come across a lift. Somewhere in your alcohol-filled brain a memory from childhood stirs. How fun it was to press every button and piss people off. You do that now and giggle.
By R.S. Sillanpaa3 years ago in Fiction
The Others
They said it was for my own good when they put me in here and locked the door. They took away the key just like they took my freedom and my possessions.
By R.S. Sillanpaa3 years ago in Fiction
Minutiae
‘Happily ever after’ she murmured, pacing circles under the crescent moon. She’d tried to silence the questions circling her mind. Questions perhaps necessary prior to enchantment.
By Ruth Rambles3 years ago in Fiction
Lipstick on a Date
I was nervous about the date. I met him online. I put on lipstick. I didn’t like the color. I changed colors. I was now wearing crimson red. I drove to the restaurant. I found the table we reserved. The date went well. I brought him back home. Jim looked around. “Who are all these other men?” He asked. “My other husbands. Welcome to the clan. We can get married tomorrow,” I said. He tried to leave, but the door was locked. “Don’t worry, Jim, you’ll get used to it,” one of my husbands said.
By Alex H Mittelman 3 years ago in Fiction
Weather Forecast
The weather was changing. The wind had been from the north for days, bringing with it an arctic blast of cold air. And now, the TV meteorologist forecast snow.
By R.S. Sillanpaa3 years ago in Fiction
Taking the plunge
"I can't do it.' Emma stood at the top of the plunge, knowing that this was a defining moment of her life. To leap or not to leap? She was attached to the world by a piece of elastic, faced with an abyss below her and a potentially disappointed partner beside her.
By Rachel Deeming3 years ago in Fiction
Area 51. Top Story - May 2023.
It would have been called Area 50 but some bar in Florida had already taken the name. Thanks to advancements in 3D printing (plus sedating the guy I would impersonate) the stage was set to gain clearance.
By Lamar Wiggins3 years ago in Fiction
Strange Meeting
"Can I join you?" Melanie looked at the stranger and was unable to discern his features fully due to the sun's position. He had a gruff voice and a sunhat on, maybe? It was difficult to tell. She didn't want him to sit next to her but she found herself acquiescing nonetheless.
By Rachel Deeming3 years ago in Fiction
The Smiling Deer
I drove up on it in the dead of a cold winter's night. My, what a ghastly sight it was! At first, it seemed a normal deer; maybe just a little thin. But when it lifted its head to look at me, I could tell there was something off.
By Megan Baker (Left Vocal in 2023)3 years ago in Fiction
The Forgotten Key
Chapter 1: The Mysterious Chest In a small village nestled at the foot of a misty mountain range, a young girl named Lily lived a simple and quiet life. One day, while exploring the attic of her ancestral home, she stumbled upon an old wooden chest covered in dust and cobwebs. Intrigued by its mysterious appearance, Lily carefully opened the chest and discovered a small, tarnished key nestled among forgotten treasures.
By Kenneth Argüello3 years ago in Fiction